Abstract
Ultrasound-assisted synthesis of nanosized N-doped TiO2 was carried out by using titanium isopropoxide as titanium precursor and hydroxylamine hydrochloride as an inorganic template. The synthesized nano-plaits have been characterized using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, ultraviolet–visible absorption (UV–vis), and Raman spectroscopy. The influence of reaction parameters (solvent, reaction time, and calcination temperature) on particle size and surface morphology has also been investigated. The morphological studies confirm the successful synthesis of anatase TiO2 nano-plaits having a particle size of 10nm and shows absorption (576 nm) in a visible region. The effect of calcination on crystalline size of the TiO2 was investigated by varying the calcination temperature. The photocatalytic activity of the synthesized catalyst was investigated for the degradation of 2-Chlorophenol under various wavelengths of visible light (490, 565, and 660 nm). N-doped TiO2 nano-plaits exhibited promising photocatalytic activity and 79.8% of 2-Chlorophenol is degraded in the visible region of wavelength 660nm at pH 8.
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