Retsuo Kawakami, Yuta Makino, Shin-ichiro Yanagiya, Akihiro Shirai, Masahito Niibe, Yoshitaka Nakano

Plasma-assisted annealing of Pt-doped rutile TiO2 nanoparticles for enhanced decomposition and bacterial inactivation under general lighting

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Instrumentation
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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Enhanced photocatalytic activity of rutile-based TiO2 materials under general lighting is practically desired. O2 plasma-assisted annealing (PAA) effects on Pt-doped rutile TiO2 nanoparticles were clarified along with its visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity enhancement. The PAA-treated samples were mainly analyzed using optical spectroscopy and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The photocatalytic activity was assessed by decomposing methylene blue dye and inactivating Bacillus subtilis under general lighting. The PAA treatment changed the O 1s, Ti 2p, and Pt 4f spectra of XPS from those of the pristine sample. This change indicated that the PAA treatment introduced more oxygen deficiency or oxygen vacancies and more oxygen groups adsorbed on the surface. The introduced oxygen vacancies and adsorbed oxygen groups would change the band structure, which primarily narrowed the bandgap energy or broadened the valence band edge, increased the number of electron-trapping sites from the shallow to midgap levels, and enhanced the upward band-bending at the surface. The PAA-induced change in the band structure enhanced the decomposition and bacterial inactivation because it facilitated the separation and concentration of photoexcited carriers. The findings provide a new perspective on enhancing the photocatalytic activities of rutile-based TiO2 nanoparticles under general lighting.

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