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    Preparation and characterization of visible light sensitive nano titanium dioxide photocatalyst

    , Article Scientia Iranica ; Volume 19, Issue 6 , December , 2012 , Pages 1626-1631 ; 10263098 (ISSN) Tabaei, H. S. M ; Kazemeini, M ; Fattahi, M ; Sharif University of Technology
    2012
    Abstract
    Dye sensitizers loaded on TiO2 decrease the electron excitation energy, thereby improving the photocatalytic performance by causing an increase in sensitivity under visible light irradiation. Three dye sensitizer precursors, Mordant Orange 1, N3 (red dye) and Cobalt (II) Phthalocyanine Tetrasulfonate (CoPcTs), were utilized to load the photocatalyst. The rate of the electron trapping process on platinum is clearly compatible with the migration rate of boundary electrons. Consequently, the migration of boundary electrons from the conduction band towards electron acceptors is increased by loading platinum onto the titanium dioxide. In this research, TiO2 was synthesized from a titanium...