Synthesis of Highly Active Heterostructured Al₂TiO₅/TiO₂ Photocatalyst in a Neutral Medium

Table 1

The crystalline size of the TiO₂ anatase at () and Al₂TiO₅ at () from the XRD pattern; the specific surface area (), the pore volume (), and the pore size () from BET adsorption isotherm, the bandgap energy (), and absorption wavelength () from UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra of the ATO/Ti catalysts.

Catalyst	(nm)	(nm)	(m^2g^–1)	(mLg^–1)	(nm)	(eV)	(nm)
ATO [22]	—	33.6	18.1	—	2.80	3.42	430
TiO2(w) [16]	34.8	—	13.8	—	2.00	3.14	395
25ATO/Ti	34.8	33.5	135.1	0.081	1.78	3.07	404
33ATO/Ti	35.0	33.4	209.3	0.268	2.40	3.06	405
50ATO/Ti	34.8	33.4	103.5	0.064	1.84	3.04	408