Ceria doping boosts methylene blue photodegradation in titania nanostructures
Chiara Alberoni, Isabel Barroso‐Martín, Antonia Infantes‐Molina, Enrique Rodrı́guez-Castellón, Aldo Talon, Haiguang Zhao, Shujie You, Alberto Vomiero, Elisa Moretti
Abstract
The photocatalytic activity of titania nanotubes and nanoparticles toward methylene blue (MB) can be enhanced through addition of a small amount of Ce. MB acts as a hole scavenger, fastening the photocatalytic process.
Topics & Concepts
PhotodegradationMethylene bluePhotocatalysisMaterials sciencePhotochemistryScavengerDopingNanoparticleNanostructureChemical engineeringCatalysisNanotechnologyChemistryRadicalOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis