Title :
Synthesis and photocatalytic properties of U3O8-type complex oxides Ag2M4O11 (M = Nb, Ta)
Author :
Odynets, I.V. ; Khainakov, S. ; Dikhtiarenko, A. ; Babaryk, A.A. ; Slobodyanik, N.S.
Author_Institution :
Chem. Dept., Taras Shevchenko Nat. Univ. of Kyiv, Kiev, Ukraine
Abstract :
The Ag2Nb4O11 (space group R3c, a = 6.1521(3) Å, c = 37.0455(7) Å) and Ag2Ta4O11 (space group R-3c, a = 6.21021(5) Å, c = 36.8708(3) Å) were prepared by conventional solid-state reaction. Their optical absorption, photocatalytic activity and electronic structure are reported.
Keywords :
catalysis; energy gap; materials preparation; narrow band gap semiconductors; photochemistry; semiconductor growth; silver compounds; space groups; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; Ag2Nb4O11; Ag2Ta4O11; U3O8-type complex oxides; conventional solid-state reaction; electronic structure; narrow band gap semiconductor; optical absorption; photocatalytic properties; space group R-3c; space group R3c; Loading; Nitrogen; Ag-contained photocatalysts; U3O8-type niobate and tantalate; band gap engineering; electronic structure; solid-state reactions;
Conference_Titel :
Oxide Materials for Electronic Engineering (OMEE), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lviv
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5960-0
DOI :
10.1109/OMEE.2014.6912421
