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Main Authors: Katai, Masae, Edalati, Parisa, Hidalgo-Jimenez, Jacqueline, Shundo, Yu, Akbay, Taner, Ishihara, Tatsumi, Arita, Makoto, Fuji, Masayoshi, Edalati, Kaveh
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.12731
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author Katai, Masae
Edalati, Parisa
Hidalgo-Jimenez, Jacqueline
Shundo, Yu
Akbay, Taner
Ishihara, Tatsumi
Arita, Makoto
Fuji, Masayoshi
Edalati, Kaveh
author_facet Katai, Masae
Edalati, Parisa
Hidalgo-Jimenez, Jacqueline
Shundo, Yu
Akbay, Taner
Ishihara, Tatsumi
Arita, Makoto
Fuji, Masayoshi
Edalati, Kaveh
contents Photocatalytic CO2 conversion is a clean technology to deal with CO2 emissions, and titanium oxide (TiO2) polymorphs are the most investigated photocatalysts for such an application. In this study, black TiO2 brookite is produced by a high-pressure torsion (HPT) method and employed as an active photocatalyst for CO2 conversion. Black brookite with a large concentration of lattice defects (vacancies, dislocations and grain boundaries) showed enhanced light absorbance, narrowed optical bandgap and diminished recombination rate of electrons and holes. The photocatalytic activity of the black oxide for CO2 conversion was higher compared to commercial brookite and benchmark P25 catalyst powders. First-principles calculations suggested that the presence of oxygen vacancies in black brookite is effective not only for reducing optical bandgap but also for providing active sites for the adsorption of CO2 on the surface of TiO2.
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spellingShingle Black brookite rich in oxygen vacancies as an active photocatalyst for CO2 conversion: experiments and first-principles calculations
Katai, Masae
Edalati, Parisa
Hidalgo-Jimenez, Jacqueline
Shundo, Yu
Akbay, Taner
Ishihara, Tatsumi
Arita, Makoto
Fuji, Masayoshi
Edalati, Kaveh
Materials Science
Photocatalytic CO2 conversion is a clean technology to deal with CO2 emissions, and titanium oxide (TiO2) polymorphs are the most investigated photocatalysts for such an application. In this study, black TiO2 brookite is produced by a high-pressure torsion (HPT) method and employed as an active photocatalyst for CO2 conversion. Black brookite with a large concentration of lattice defects (vacancies, dislocations and grain boundaries) showed enhanced light absorbance, narrowed optical bandgap and diminished recombination rate of electrons and holes. The photocatalytic activity of the black oxide for CO2 conversion was higher compared to commercial brookite and benchmark P25 catalyst powders. First-principles calculations suggested that the presence of oxygen vacancies in black brookite is effective not only for reducing optical bandgap but also for providing active sites for the adsorption of CO2 on the surface of TiO2.
title Black brookite rich in oxygen vacancies as an active photocatalyst for CO2 conversion: experiments and first-principles calculations
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.12731