In this work, pure and copper-doped bismuth titanate perovskites were synthesized using the modified amorphous citrate method to evaluate the influence of the dopant on the material's structure and its efficiency as a catalyst. X-ray diffraction method has been employed for the analysis of the crystal structure while scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques were used to examine the material's morphology. Electron dispersion spectroscopy (EDS) was also employed to confirm the doping of the material. The doped material exhibited a bandgap within the visible region calculated using the Tauc plot from UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The dopant influenced the emergence of secondary bandgaps with considerably lower values than the pure materials, directly impacting the photocatalytic performance of hydrogen gas (H2) production. The highest H2 gas production occurred in the doped and more crystalline sample. Comparing these results with other studies, it can be concluded that copper is a metal with great potential as a dopant for the development of bismuth titanate-based catalysts.
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