摘要 |
<p>A photocatalytic material having titanium oxide crystals and anions X incorporated therein, which is prepared by at least one of a method comprising substituting anions X for some of the oxygen sites of titanium oxide crystals, a method comprising doping anions X between lattices of a titanium crystal and a method comprising doping grain boundaries of titanium oxide, or a combination of these method. The photocatalytic material has acquired a new energy level formed in a band gap of titanium oxide, which results in its exhibition of a photocatalytic activity by absorbing visible lights. The photocatalytic material can thus exhibit a satisfactory photocatalytic activity under sunlight and also in a room with a fluorescent lamp.</p> |