A Novel Route to Synthesize Tantalum Nitride Nanoparticles for Organic Dye Removal Under Visible-Light Irradiation

作者:Wang, Sai; Xu, Xuewen*; Bai, Yinghao; Ma, Yuanhui; Zhang, Jun; Meng, Fanbing; Zhao, Jianling; Tang, Chengchun
来源:Science of Advanced Materials, 2016, 8(5): 1020-1027.
DOI:10.1166/sam.2016.2688

摘要

Tantalum nitride (Ta3N5) photocatalyst was synthesized by ammonization of the water-soluble tantalum oxalate precursors. The monolithic Ta3N5 nanoparticles with the average size of 40 nm were prepared at 800 degrees C in the flowing ammonia. Various analytic techniques had been applied to characterize the phase transformation, microstructure, optical absorption and photocatalytic activity of the well-crystallized Ta3N5 particles. The as-prepared Ta3N5 nanoparticles exhibited higher photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methylene blue and rhodamine B under visible light irradiation than bulk Ta3N5 particles. This work provides a new approach to design and fabricate Ta3N5 nanostructure, the promising candidate for visible-light photocatalyst.