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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Coupled Semiconductor Systems for Photocatalysis. Preparation and Characterization of Polycrystalline Mixed WO3/WS2 Powders
A. Di PaolaVincenzo AugugliaroAnna Maria VeneziaLeonardo Palmisanosubject
Diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transformScanning electron microscopeChemistryInorganic chemistryMole fractionSurfaces Coatings and FilmsChemical stateX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyChemical engineeringMaterials ChemistryPhotocatalysisCrystallitePhysical and Theoretical ChemistryPhotodegradationdescription
Mixed WO3/WS2 powders were prepared by oxidation of WS2. The physical properties of the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy; they were strongly dependent upon the time and temperature of oxidation. The chemical state and the elemental distribution of the sample surface were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The photocatalytic results have showed that the aqueous suspensions of the mixed WO3/WS2 systems have significantly higher activities than pure WS2 and WO3 for the photodegradation of phenol. The enhanced performance can be related to the presence of heterojunctions WO3/WS2 on the single particles. The best results were obtained when the surface WS2 molar fraction was about 0.5.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-09-01 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry B |