Band-gap tuning of N-doped TiO2 photocatalysts for visible-light-driven selective oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes in water

Zizhong Zhang; Zhishan Luo; Zhiping Yang; Shuying Zhang; Yu Zhang; Yangen Zhou; Xuxu Wang; Xianzhi Fu

doi:10.1039/C3RA40518D

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Band-gap tuning of N-doped TiO₂ photocatalysts for visible-light-driven selective oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes in water†

Zizhong Zhang,*^a Zhishan Luo,^a Zhiping Yang,^a Shuying Zhang,^a Yu Zhang,^a Yangen Zhou,^a Xuxu Wang*^a and Xianzhi Fu^a

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Abstract

The VB energy level of TiO_2−xN_x can be fine tuned in a wide range by controlling the N content, which realized a high selectivity for the photocatalytic oxidation of alcohols into aldehydes in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3RA40518D
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 30 Jan 2013
Accepted: 19 Mar 2013
First published: 22 Mar 2013

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RSC Adv., 2013,3, 7215-7218

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Band-gap tuning of N-doped TiO₂ photocatalysts for visible-light-driven selective oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes in water

Z. Zhang, Z. Luo, Z. Yang, S. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. Wang and X. Fu, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 7215 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA40518D

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