EPR study of the illumination effect on properties of paramagnetic centers in nitrogen-doped TiO 2 active in visible light photocatalysis

E. A. Konstantinova, A. I. Kokorin, K. Lips, S. Sakthivel, H. Kisch

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Abstract

An electron paramagnetic resonance study of nitrogen-doped TiO 2 samples has been carried out in the dark and under illumination with light at different wavelengths. N · and NO · paramagnetic species were detected in the samples and their dynamics under illumination of TiO 2 was investigated. Photosensitivity of the nitrogen-doped TiO 2 and its photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiation increases through the creation of additional levels in the band gap of TiO 2 caused by doping.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)421-427
Number of pages7
JournalApplied Magnetic Resonance
Volume35
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2009
Externally publishedYes

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