Abstract
A series of metal ion (M=Cr, Ni, Cu, Nb) and nitrogen co-doped TiO2 with high hydrogen production by photocatalytic water splitting were prepared by microwave-assisted hydrothermal method using titanium sulfate as precursor in the presence of urea. The catalysts were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis (XPS), N2 sorption and Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy (UV–vis).The photocatalytic water splitting was investigated in the presence of methanol as sacrificial hole scavengers under UV light irradiation and visible light irradiation. The rate of H2 evolution was significantly changed with the variation of doped metal atoms, and their doping concentrations. Our results shows that the Cu/N co-doped TiO2 catalyst prepared by microwave-assisted hydrothermal exhibited the highest photoactivity, with a rate of H2 production of 27.4mmolg−1h−1 under UV light irradiation and 283μmolg−1h−1 under visible light irradiation.
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