Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Preparation and Characterization of Nanometer-sized Magnetic Photocatalyst TiO2/SiO2/Fe3O4

LIAO Zhen-Hua1,2; CHEN Jian-Jun2; YAO Ke-Fu1; ZHAO Fang-Hui2; LI Rong-Xian2   

  1. 1.Department of Mechanical Engineering; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084; China; 2.New Materials and Bio-Technology Key Laborary; Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen; Shenzhen 518057; China
  • Received:2003-06-27 Revised:2003-09-11 Published:2004-07-20 Online:2004-07-20

Abstract: By using nanometer-sized Fe3O4 as support, TiO2/SiO2/Fe3O4 coated particles were prepared by a sol-gel method. Its structure and morphology were
characterized by XRD, TEM, and element analysis methods. The photocatalytic reactivity of TiO2/SiO2/Fe3O4 was studied with methyl orange
solution. The results indicate that the TiO2/SiO2/Fe3O4 two-double coated particles are composed of SiO2 mesosphere and anatase
TiO2 crust. The new photocatalyst has not only excellent photocatalytic activity but also good magnetic property that can make the callback easy.

Key words: TiO2/SiO2/Fe3O4, coating, magnetic, photocatalysis

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