A Correlation between activation energy and light absorption of WO3 incorporated TiO2

Abstract

The variation of electrical conductivity properties and light absorption properties are studied in W 6+ incorporated Ti02, Both conductivity and light absorption depend on the percentage of W 6+ incorporated into the crystal matrix of Ti02. The activation energy decreased by a maximum of 30% as a result of doping and the lowest activation energy was measured when the dopant concentration was 0.2%. The light reflectance decrease with the dopant percentage, but not in a monotonically decreasing passion. The variation of light reflectance as a function of dopant concentration showed a minimum when the dopant concentration was 0.2%. Both features are quite important in improving the photocatalytic properties of Ti02.