Research Article
The Effect of Calcination Temperature on Structure and Photocatalytic Properties of WO3/TiO2 Nanocomposites
Table 1
Characteristics of WO3/TiO2 nanocomposites. The effect of calcination temperature on energy band gap and photocatalytic properties.
| Sample label | WO3 amount (mol%) | Phenol degradation constant rate (min−1) · 10−2 | Energy band gap (eV) |
| TiO2_100%_400 | 0 | 0.75 | 3.15 | TiO2_100%_800 | 0 | 0.66 | 3.0 | WO3_100%_400 | 100 | 0.37 | 2.65 | WO3_100%_800 | 100 | 0.26 | 2.60 |
| AmT_3%_400 | 3 | 0.06 | 2.95 |
| AmT_5%_400 | 5 | 0.15 | 2.95 |
| AmT_8%_400 | 8 | 0.12 | 2.95 | AmT_8%_500 | 8 | 0.24 | 2.95 | AmT_8%_600 | 8 | 0.32 | 2.85 | AmT_8%_700 | 8 | 0.32 | 2.70 | AmT_8%_800 | 8 | 0.77 | 2.75 |
| AmT_10%_400 | 10 | 0.21 | 2.95 | AmT_10%_500 | 10 | 0.32 | 2.90 | AmT_10%_600 | 10 | 0.34 | 2.80 | AmT_10%_700 | 10 | 0.39 | 2.75 | AmT_10%_800 | 10 | 0.87 | 2.84 |
| WO3_5%_300 | 5 | 0.87 | 3.05 | WO3_5%_400 | 5 | 0.91 | 3.05 | WO3_5%_500 | 5 | 1.21 | 3.05 | WO3_5%_600 | 5 | 0.66 | 3.05 | WO3_5%_700 | 5 | 0.61 | 2.95 | WO3_5%_800 | 5 | 0.95 | 2.75 |
| WO3_8%_400 | 8 | 0.84 | 2.95 | WO3_8%_500 | 8 | 1.04 | 2.98 | WO3_8%_600 | 8 | 0.81 | 2.95 | WO3_8%_700 | 8 | 0.67 | 2.95 | WO3_8%_800 | 8 | 1.27 | 2.95 | WO3_8%_900 | 8 | 0.8 | 2.85 |
| WO3_10%_400 | 10 | 0.56 | 3.0 | WO3_10%_500 | 10 | 0.41 | 3.0 | WO3_10%_600 | 10 | 0.67 | 3.0 | WO3_10%_700 | 10 | 0.39 | 2.95 | WO3_10%_800 | 10 | 0.66 | 2.85 |
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