tio2 nanoparticles, as a photocatalyst for oxidation of dimethyl methylphosphonate (dmmp) as an organophosphorus simulant of chemical warfare agent, were prepared by using sol-gel method. the prepared nanoparticles were then modified with transition metals in order to decrease the electron-hole recombination and increase the photocatalytic activity. transition metal ions including pt, pd and ni...

Thin films (<10 nm) of platinum or palladium were deposited on TiO2 or GaN to form Schottky diodes. We detected and monitored the continuous electron flow across the metal-oxide interfaces of Pt/TiO2, Pd/TiO2, and Pt/GaN during the catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide. The electron excitation and flow in the metals were due to conversion of energy released by the oxidation of carbon monoxide ...

In this work, TiO2 /SiO2 (pure anatase), and TiO2 /SiO2 (anatase/rutile) nano-photocatalysts are prepared by using sol-gel method and control of acidity. The particles size is calculated using Scheerer, s equation and is estimated to be around 7-15 nm. In order to improve the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 /SiO2 ,1% (wt) platinum particles are loaded on both catalysts using photoreductive meth...

An efficient photocatalytic material TiO2/Pt was prepared via the sonochemical synthesis followed by the thermal treatment. The TiO2/Pt nanocomposite was able to photocatalytically degrade the azo dye methylene blue (MB) under UV (ultraviolet) and Vis (visible) irradiation. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of Pt/TiO2 for methylene blue degradation is attributed to the following factors; to ...

nanocomposites of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and titanium dioxide (mwcnt/tio2) were synthesized by the sol-gel method. regarding hydrophobicity of carbon nanotubes (cnts), benzyl alcohol was used as the linking agent between cnt powder and tio2 gel which was prepared from the precursor of titanium tetraisopropoxide. the prepared samples were treated under thermal treatments. a part of the sa...

Pt/TiO2-xNy film has been synthesized successfully through the sol-gel method and spin coating method. The roughness and absorption wavelength were analyzed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and ultraviolet and visible spectrophotometer(UV-vis). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) showed that the elements contain Pt, N, Ti and O. Moreover, the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue demon...

Direct evidence of plasmon-enhanced H2 generation is observed in photocatalytic water reduction by using TiO2 electrospun nanofibers co-decorated with Au and Pt nanoparticles through dual-beam irradiation. The Au/Pt/TiO2 nanofibers exhibit certain activity for H2 generation under single irradiation at 420 nm that excites the defect/impurity states of TiO2. Significantly, when secondary irradiat...

A 0.5 wt.% Pt/TiO2 catalyst was prepared and used for the low-temperature selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO with C3H6 in the presence of excess oxygen. The effects of Pt loading and O2 concentration on Pt/TiO2 catalytic performance for low-temperature SCR were investigated. It was found that optimal Pt loading was 0.5 wt.% and excess O2 favored low-temperature SCR of NOx. The mechanism ...