{"title":"Precursor synthesis and photocatalytic activity of Mn-doped Sr2TiO4 for the oxidation of As(III) and HQ in aqueous solutions","authors":"T.I. Chupakhina , O.I. Gyrdasova , A.M. Uporova , Yu.A. Deeva , R.F. Likerov , I.V. Yatsyk , M.A. Cherosov , R.G. Batulin , R.M. Eremina , L.Y. Buldakova , I.V. Baklanova , M.Y. Yanchenko , N.V. Podval’naya","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118762","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sr<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>1-x</sub>Mn<sub>x</sub>O<sub>4</sub> (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.1) solid solutions were synthesized using the precursor technology employing formates of the corresponding metals. Mn doping effectively narrows the band gap to E<sub>g</sub> = 2.5 eV for Sr<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>0.9</sub>Mn<sub>0.1</sub>O<sub>4</sub>. Using voltammetry and EPR spectroscopy, it was established that manganese is present in two oxidation states: the major state is Mn<sup>4+</sup> and the minor state is Mn<sup>2+</sup>. The Mn<sup>2+</sup><sup>/</sup><sup>4+</sup> cation actively participates in excitonic charge separation and promotes the formation of oxidizing radicals (•O<sub>2</sub>– and •OH) on the surface of Sr<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>1-x</sub>Mn<sub>x</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, which was confirmed by the Radical Trap method. All solid solutions exhibited a high photooxidative activity in aqueous solutions of hydroquinone (benzene-1,4-diol) and sodium metaarsenate (NaAsO<sub>3</sub>) under UV and visible light. The photoactivity increases with increasing manganese concentration (x). The kinetic characteristics of Sr<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>0.9</sub>Mn<sub>0.1</sub>O<sub>4</sub> under UV irradiation exceed those of the commercial catalyst Degussa P25 by more than 4 times.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"323 ","pages":"Article 118762"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092151072500786X","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Sr2Ti1-xMnxO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.1) solid solutions were synthesized using the precursor technology employing formates of the corresponding metals. Mn doping effectively narrows the band gap to Eg = 2.5 eV for Sr2Ti0.9Mn0.1O4. Using voltammetry and EPR spectroscopy, it was established that manganese is present in two oxidation states: the major state is Mn4+ and the minor state is Mn2+. The Mn2+/4+ cation actively participates in excitonic charge separation and promotes the formation of oxidizing radicals (•O2– and •OH) on the surface of Sr2Ti1-xMnxO4, which was confirmed by the Radical Trap method. All solid solutions exhibited a high photooxidative activity in aqueous solutions of hydroquinone (benzene-1,4-diol) and sodium metaarsenate (NaAsO3) under UV and visible light. The photoactivity increases with increasing manganese concentration (x). The kinetic characteristics of Sr2Ti0.9Mn0.1O4 under UV irradiation exceed those of the commercial catalyst Degussa P25 by more than 4 times.
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