Research Article
Visible Light Photocatalysis with Rare Earth Ion-Doped Nanocomposites
Table 1
Summary of results.
| Samples | Molar fraction | Particle size (nm) | (min) | (%) | (×10−2 min−1) |
| CPH Gd·TiO2 | 0.1 | 12 | 60 | 80 | 0.87 | 0.2 | 12 | 60 | 75 | 0.75 | CPH Yb·TiO2 | 0.1 | 13 | 60 | 85 | 1.02 | 0.2 | 13 | 60 | 80 | 0.87 | CPH Y·TiO2 | 0.1 | 16 | 30 | 91 | 2.74 | 0.2 | 19 | 30 | 95 | 2.62 | Commercial | 0.0 | 57 | 120 | 67 | 0.59 | SSR Gd·TiO2 | 0.1 | 37 | 180 | 49 | 0.42 | 0.2 | 34 | 120 | 70 | 0.71 | SSR Yb·TiO2 | 0.1 | 43 | 120 | 61 | 0.53 | 0.2 | 36 | 90 | 75 | 0.78 | SSR Y·TiO2 | 0.1 | 45 | 90 | 75 | 0.79 | 0.2 | 56 | 75 | 79 | 0.89 |
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*After 180 minutes. **First order fitting. +As received pure anatase powder used in SSR samples.
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