本研究以電暈放電之型態,研發自製一套新穎、備製時間短、低耗能且常壓常溫之液相非熱電漿系統,藉由予瞬間產生一強烈之電場與伴隨之UV光,製備出含氮二氧化鈦 (TiOxNy) 光觸媒。本研究應用商業級之Degussa P-25 (DP-25) 和氯化銨粉末混合於去離子水,藉由高壓放電,將TiO2中之O原子由Ti中趕出,順利的將NH4Cl中的N原子與TiO2中的O原子進行置換,縮短二氧化鈦之能隙,改變二氧化鈦光吸收特性以利可見光使用,並有效的增加光催化效益。 本研究所製備出含氮二氧化鈦之最佳控制參數為商業級Degussa P-25 (DP-25)與氯化銨之比例為 1:6 ,在常溫常壓條件下,電漿製備時間為40分鐘 。透過化學分析影像能譜儀 (ESCA) 表面元素分析、能量散佈光譜儀 (EDS) 及紫外光/可見光吸收光譜儀 (UV/Visible) 可得知:電漿製備時間為40分鐘時,已成功將N原子與TiO2中的O原子進行置換,產生O-Ti-N 鍵結(含氮量為 0.43 at.%),藉由 UV/Visible 分析得知含氮二氧化鈦之吸收光譜皆位移至可見光區域 (>400 nm),能隙從 Degussa P-25的 3.2 eV降低至 TiOxNy的 2.82 eV,而從X 光繞射儀 (XRD) 分析中發現,高壓放電過程 (14.1 W、40 min) 並不改變二氧化鈦之晶相變化,依舊維持原本anatase晶相之型態,爾後經由可見光下(光波長為419 nm)進行偶氮染料(Acid Orange 7)降解,約在12小時後降解效率即能達到85%,其最佳反應速率約為Degussa P-25之3.4倍。
We have developed a simple, economical procedure for preparing nano-crystalline nitrogen-doped TiO2 by adopting a corona-type non-thermal plasma technology. The suspended mixture of Degussa P-25 TiO2 in NH4Cl solution was irradiated under the high-voltage discharge system to dope nitrogen from NH4+ into TiO2 nano particles. And the N-doped TiO2 truly improve the visible light utilization rate and decompose pollutants in the visible light range. The obtained N-doped TiO2 photocatalysts were characterized with UV-Vis spectrophotometer, XRD, ESCA, SEM and BET surface area, respectively. The UV-Vis spectrum of N-doped TiO2 showed that the absorption band was shifted to 439 nm and the band gap was reduced to 2.82 eV. From the ESCA spectra showed that the presence of N-doping in the TiO2 particles is substantiated by N 1s spectra. The structure analysis of XRD spectra showed that the peak positions and the crystal structure were scarcely changed by plasma-treating at 14.1 W for 40 min, which still remain anatase type. The photocatalytic activity of N-doped TiO2 was evaluated by conventional de-colorization method using Acid Orange 7 and visible-light (wavelength is 419 nm). Eighty-five percent of Acid Orange 7 was degraded under visible light irradiation for 12 hours.