Photocatalytic activity of anatase-nickel ferrite heterostructures

Andris Šutka; Martins Millers; Nicola Döbelin; Rainer Pärna; Martins Vanags; Mihael Maiorov; Janis Kleperis; Tanel Käämbre; Urmas Joost; Ergo Nõmmiste; Vambola Kisand; Maris Knite

doi:10.1002/pssa.201431681

Photocatalytic activity of anatase-nickel ferrite heterostructures

Andris Šutka^*
, Martins Millers
, Nicola Döbelin
, Rainer Pärna
, Martins Vanags
, Mihael Maiorov
, Janis Kleperis
, Tanel Käämbre
, Urmas Joost
, Ergo Nõmmiste
, Vambola Kisand
, Maris Knite

^*Corresponding author for this work

Riga Technical University
University of Tartu
RMS Foundation
Estonian Nanotechnology Competence Center

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Abstract

The simple co-precipitation route was used to couple commercial TiO₂ anatase nanopowder with nickel ferrite (NiFe₂O₄). The morphology and the crystalline structure of composite nanoparticles were characterised by TEM, N₂ adsorption-desorption, XRD and Rietveld refinement, XPS and XAS. The optical and magnetic properties were investigated. After co-precipitation NiFe₂O₄ nanoparticles, composed of spinel ferrite crystal phase, were formed on the surface of TiO₂ anatase nanopowder. The TiO₂/NiFe₂O₄ composite oxide demonstrated large specific surface area, high visible light absorption efficiency and efficient charge carrier separation, compared to pristine anatase TiO₂ or pristine NiFe₂O₄, representatively. The obtained TiO₂/NiFe₂O₄ composite oxides, with different nickel ferrite contents (5, 10, 25, 50 and 75 wt%) showed decent visible light photocatalytic efficiency, up to three times higher than pure anatase or pure NiFe₂O₄. However, TiO₂/NiFe₂O₄ composite oxides did not demonstrate high magnetic properties.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	796-803
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science
Volume	212
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201431681
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2015

Keywords

anatase
ferrite
heterostructure
photocatalyst
TiO<inf>2</inf>

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