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Role of bismuth in nano-structured doped TiO2 photocatalyst prepared by environmentally benign soft synthesis

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An environmentally benign synthesis method was used to prepare a nearly uniform dispersion of TiO2 nanoparticles modified by bismuth for photocatalytic purposes. The role of bismuth in the catalyst structure was evaluated using numerous methods such as XRPD, HTXRPD, TEM and HRTEM, and XPS, as well as Raman, FTIR, and UV–Vis spectroscopy. The bismuth doping significantly improved the photocatalytic performance of azo dye RB5 discoloration due to the formation of surface Bi3+ species and the abundant hydroxylation of the catalyst surface. The great advantage of this procedure lies in the low temperature preparation under ambient pressure without use of the titanium organometallic precursors. Therefore, this developed synthesis procedure could be easily adapted to the industrial scale.

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We acknowledge project OP VK ENVIMOD CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0205. JH and VS thank T. Matys Grygar for assistance with interpretation of the results and P. Bezdička and K. Šafářová for assistance with the XRD and TEM measurements.

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  1. Materials Chemistry Department, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry AS CR v.v.i., 25068, Řež, Czech Republic

    Jiří Henych & Václav Štengl

  2. Faculty of Environment, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, 400 96, Ústí n. L., Czech Republic

    Jiří Henych

  3. Faculty of Science, J.E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, 400 96, Ústí n. L., Czech Republic

    Martin Kormunda

  4. Department of Solid State Physics, The Angström Laboratory, Uppsala University, 751 21, Uppsala, Sweden

    Andreas Mattsson & Lars Österlund

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Henych, J., Štengl, V., Kormunda, M. et al. Role of bismuth in nano-structured doped TiO2 photocatalyst prepared by environmentally benign soft synthesis. J Mater Sci 49, 3560–3571 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8083-9

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