One-pot plasma electrolytic oxidation synthesis of TiO<inf>2</inf>/Sb<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> coatings for photocatalysis

Abstract

Anatase TiO2 coatings modified by Sb2O3 particles were formed by plasma electrolytic oxidation of titanium in 10 g/L Na3PO4⋅10H2O with addition of Sb2O3 particles. The photodegradation of methyl orange under simulated sunlight was used to probe the photocatalytic potential of TiO2/Sb2O3 coatings. The photocatalytic activity (PA) of obtained coatings is higher than pure TiO2 for adding up to 2.0 g/L of Sb2O3 particles to electrolyte. The highest PA was observed for coatings formed in electrolyte with the addition of 0.75 g/L Sb2O3. Increased PA is related to a decrease of photogenerated electron/hole recombination rate as a result of TiO2 and Sb2O3 coupling.