Title of article
A route for the synthesis of Cu-doped TiO2 nanoparticles with a very low band gap
Author/Authors
Aguilar، نويسنده , , T. and Navas، نويسنده , , J. and Alcلntara، نويسنده , , R. and Fernلndez-Lorenzo، نويسنده , , C. and Gallardo، نويسنده , , J.J. and Blanco، نويسنده , , G. and Martيn-Calleja، نويسنده , , J.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2013
Pages
5
From page
49
To page
53
Abstract
This letter presents a method for the synthesis of copper-doped TiO2 nanoparticles. The semiconductors synthesized were characterized in order to know the composition, crystalline structure, the band gap energy, etc. The nanoparticles obtained have a very low band gap (1.6 eV for 7.5% Cu-doping) compared with the values reported in the literature. The results obtained revealed that internal doping of the TiO2 structure is produced, and that the predominant crystalline phase is anatase. The semiconductors synthesized would be of great use in photocatalytic and photovoltaic applications due to the high specific surface and the low band gap energy values.
Journal title
Chemical Physics Letters
Serial Year
2013
Journal title
Chemical Physics Letters
Record number
1934855
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