Do you know how to prepare rare-earth-doped yellow tungsten oxide photocatalyst? The preparation process of such a photocatalyst: prepare pure yellow tungsten oxide (WO3) powder at first, and then dope WO3 powder with rare earth metal.

Yellow tungsten oxide or WO3 can be used as a photocatalyst. Rare-earth-doped yellow tungsten oxide is WO3 doped with rare earth element that has better photocatalytic performance than pure WO3 powder. Rare earth elements are prone to generate multiple electronic configurations. Their oxides have the characteristics of polymorphism, strong adsorption selectivity and good thermal stability. Also, after doping, the light absorption band of the photocatalyst moves to the visible light region.

By doping modification, yellow tungsten oxide’s photocatalytic degradation can be enhanced. Wherein, metal ion doping is a more common method used. Metal ion doping can improve the surface state of yellow tungsten oxide (WO3) catalysts, inhibit the recombination of photo-generated electrons and holes, and increase surface active groups. Therefore, a detailed study of the effects of metal ion doping on the structure, surface properties and photocatalytic activity of WO3 will help to understand the photocatalytic reaction mechanism and guide the preparation of highly active WO3 photocatalysts.

Yellow tungsten oxide, namely tungsten trioxide or WO3, is a kind of semiconductor material having excellent performance and wide applications. As a semiconductor photocatalyst, tungsten trioxide has a wide range of applications in the fields of photolysis of water to produce hydrogen and oxygen, and degradation of organic pollutants or inorganic pollutants. However, the photocatalytic activity of WO3 needs to be further improved to make better use of solar energy. In this regard, the experts have proposed a method to improve the photocatalytic activity of yellow tungsten oxide.