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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Volume 124, Issue 1, Pages 203-207Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2010.06.020
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Micro-arc oxidation; Porous; Films; Methylene blue; Ceramics; Photocatalysis
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Very recently, we fabricated (WO3)(x)-(TiO2)(1-x) layers via micro-arc oxidation process under different applied voltages. Morphological and topographical studies, accomplished by SEM and AFM techniques, revealed that the pores size as well as the surface roughness increased with the voltage. Phase structure and chemical composition of the layers were also investigated by XRD and XPS and the results showed the grown layers consisted of titanium and tungsten oxides. It was found that WO3 dispersed in the TiO2 matrix and also doped into the TiO2 lattice. In addition, optical properties of the synthesized layers were studied employing a UV-vis spectrophotometer. Band gap energy of the layers was approximately determined as 2.87 eV. Finally, methylene blue was selected as a model material and its degradation rate on the surface of the layers was measured to determine the photocatalytic efficiency. The degradation rate constants were measured as 2.2 x 10(-2) and 0.9 x 10(-2) min(-1) under ultraviolet and visible irradiations. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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