稀土学报（英文版）
稀土學報（英文版）
희토학보（영문판）
JOURNAL OF RARE EARTHS
2015年
2期
160-167
,共8页
nano perovskite%oxidation%photocatalyst%congo red%dye degradation%rare earths
A-site substituted La0.8A0.2TiO3.5–δ(A=Ba, Sr, Ca) nano perovskites were prepared by sol-gel method and characterized using thermogravimetry/differential thermal analysis (TGA/DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectros-copy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). XRD analysis showed that the La0.8A0.2TiO3.5–δ(A=Ba, Sr, Ca) nano perovskites derived after calcination at 800 oC were in single phase with orthorhombic structure. The particle size of all nano perovskites was found to be~20 nm. The synthesized nano perovskites were tested for the photocatalytic decomposition of an azo dye, Congo red. The sequential behavior of La0.8A0.2TiO3.5–δ(A=Ba, Sr, Ca) nanoperovskites for photocatalytic decomposition of congo red in aque-ous solution by visible light at room temperature was studied at various time intervals and the efficiency of degradation of the nanop-erovskites was compared. Among all the A-site substituted La0.8A0.2TiO3.5–δ(A=Ba, Sr, Ca) nano perovskites, Ba substituted com-pound showed the highest dye degradation.
