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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 22/2018

20-08-2018 | Ceramics

Enhanced photocatalytic performance of SrTiO3 crystals with (100), (110) and (111) orientations treated by N2 (H2) plasma

Authors: Hongyang Zhao, Ziran Fan, Qiuming Fu, Huan Wang, Zhao Hu, Hong Tao, Xiaodan Zhang, Zhibin Ma, Tingting Jia

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 22/2018

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Abstract

The nitrogen/hydrogen (N2/H2) plasma-treated strontium titanate (SrTiO3) crystals with different orientations of (111), (110) and (100) were obtained using microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition, which was proved to be a simple and effective strategy to fundamentally improve the photocatalytic performance. It is found that plasma-treated SrTiO3 crystals exhibit different photocatalytic properties in relation to crystalline anisotropy, plasma types and microwave power. The N: SrTiO3 samples display higher photocatalytic activity compared to the untreated sample and N2/H2-treated sample. The (111) N: SrTiO3 which is treated using N2 plasma of 600 W shows the best photocatalytic performance in the current research. The dopants of nitrogen can serve as electron donors, which introduce impurity states in various positions in the band gap of SrTiO3 and lead to different degrees of modification in electrical conductivity. The enhancement for photocatalytic properties and the effects of N2 plasma treatment on the charge separation and transfer efficiency will be discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Enhanced photocatalytic performance of SrTiO3 crystals with (100), (110) and (111) orientations treated by N2 (H2) plasma
Authors
Hongyang Zhao
Ziran Fan
Qiuming Fu
Huan Wang
Zhao Hu
Hong Tao
Xiaodan Zhang
Zhibin Ma
Tingting Jia
Publication date
20-08-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 22/2018
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-2664-y

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