Author
Haink, Asena Cerhan, Başım, G. B.
Publication Date
2019-12-18
Publication Place
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Wiley
Subject
Photocatalytic activity, Self-cleaning textiles, Nanoboron, P-type dopant
Type
Periodical
Language
English
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Özyeğin University
Library Asset ID
1097-3958
Record ID
79f639e3-ea70-4456-a21f-c0274917ed96
Date
2019-12-18
Notes
Eureka PhotoCat project ; Kivanc Tekstil Company in Adana
Sample Text
Boron is a commonly used p-type dopant for semiconductor and photonic applications. In this study, standard photocatalytic titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles were doped with nanosized boron particles and coated on textiles to bring the photocatalytic light intensity closer to the visible light range. Boron/titania nanoparticle composites were initially prepared in DI water solutions and studied for their photocatalytic response through a statistical central composite design. To determine the most effective titania and nanoboron particle blend for photocatalytic textile coating, absorbance and stain bleach analyses were performed by UV light exposure. The performance of the composite particles at the optimal concentration has also been evaluated in the finishing solution and compared with the performances of the pure titania particles. It was found that the textiles coated with 0.08 wt% anatase doped with 0.16 wt% nanoboron as a p-type dopant provided improvement in self-cleaning ability under the visible light range in the DI water environment. Energy band gap calculations further verified the nanoboron-doped titania blend to have a lower energy barrier as compared with the 0.1 wt% anatase in agreement with the photocatalytic activity improvements. Nanoboron is shown to be a strong candidate as a p-type dopant to titania for photocatalytic textile coatings.
DOI
10.1002/jsde.12380
Cilt
23
