• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 7, Issue 10, 956 (2009)
Fanming Meng1、2、3, Ling Cao1、3, Xueping Song1、3, and Zhaoqi Sun1、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Materials Science, Anhui University, Hefei 230039, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
  • 3Anhui Key Laboratory of Information Materials and Devices, Anhui University, Hefei 230039, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL20090710.0956 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Fanming Meng, Ling Cao, Xueping Song, Zhaoqi Sun. Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by nano-TiO2 thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2009, 7(10): 956 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Nano-TiO<sub>2</sub> thin films are deposited by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering using TiO<sub>2</sub> ceramic target and characterized by X-ray diffractometer, atomic force microscope, and ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer. The photocatalytic activity is evaluated by light-induced degradation of methyl orange solutions (5, 10, and 20 ppm) using a high pressure mercury lamp as the light source. The film is amorphous, and its energy gap is 3.02 eV. The photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange solution is the first-order reaction and the apparent reaction rate constants are 0.00369, 0.0024, and 0.00151 for the methyl orange solution concentrations of 5, 10, and 20 ppm, respectively.
    Fanming Meng, Ling Cao, Xueping Song, Zhaoqi Sun. Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by nano-TiO2 thin films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2009, 7(10): 956
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