The vacuum thermal treatment effect on the optical absorption spectra of the TiO2 coated by Ni-B nano-clasters photocatalyst powders

TL;DR

This study investigates how vacuum thermal treatment affects the optical absorption spectra of pure and Ni-B coated TiO2 nanopowders, revealing potential improvements in photocatalytic efficiency due to coating and treatment.

Contribution

It demonstrates that thermal vacuum treatment enhances optical absorption in Ni-B coated TiO2 nanopowders, suggesting improved photocatalytic performance.

Findings

Pure TiO2 spectra remain unchanged after thermal treatment.

Ni-B coated TiO2 shows increased absorption after treatment.

Thermal treatment may significantly improve photocatalyst efficiency.

Abstract

The thermal vacuum treatment effect on the optical absorption spectra of the TiO2 nanopowders, both pure and coated by the Ni-B clasters with the original electroless method was investigated. It was observed that the thermal treatment of pure TiO2 nanopowders does not change their optical absorption spectrum while after the coating of these powder particles by the Ni-B clasters the thermal treatment results in the increase of the optical light absorption in the visual region of spectrum. This points to the possibility of the significant improvement of the photocatalist efficiency of TiO2 nanopowders coated by the Ni-B clasters using the thermal treatment.