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    Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic Activity in FeNbO4 Nanoparticles
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    School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul National University, Shillim-dong, San 56-1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-744, South Korea, School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kookmin University, Jeongneung-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-702, South Korea, and Nano-Science Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, South Korea
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    Cite this: J. Phys. Chem. C 2008, 112, 47, 18393–18398
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    A novel method was used to synthesize orthorhombic FeNbO4 nanoparticles by a hydrothermal process followed by calcination at 600 °C, and their optical, photoelectrochemical, and photocatalytic properties were investigated. The microstructural and local structural properties were characterized using X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Raman spectroscopy. The FeNbO4 particles obtained were composed of much smaller nanocrystallines, with an average size of 10−20 nm, compared to particles prepared at 1000 °C through a conventional solid-state reaction method. Moreover, the optical band gap energy of the nanoparticles was estimated to be 1.93 eV from the UV−vis diffuse reflectance, and their flat-band potential in 1 M NaOH was −0.4 V (SCE). The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis revealed that the nanoparticles had fewer surface defects, such as oxygen vacancies, than the particles prepared by the solid-state reaction method. The FeNbO4 nanoparticles also exhibited a much higher photocatalytic activity for the degradation of rhodamine B dye solution under visible light irradiation (>420 nm). This higher photocatalytic activity of the FeNbO4 nanoparticles was attributed to their higher optical absorption ability and smaller particle size, as well as fewer surface defects.

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