Photocatalytic material, photocatalyst, photocatalytic article, and method for the preparation thereof
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1. A photocatalytic material, which exhibits photocatalytic activity when exposed to light comprising a wavelength in a region of visible light, said material comprising Ti—
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N containing nitrogen in lattices of titanium oxide crystal, wherein a chemical bond exists between a nitrogen atom present in the titanium oxide crystal and a titanium atom and which has an impurity level caused by substituting a nitrogen atom for an oxygen site of titanium oxide between a band gap of a valence band and a conduction band of titanium oxide.
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A photocatalytic material, which exhibits photocatalytic activity when exposed to visible light, the material containing Ti—O—N containing nitrogen in lattices of titanium oxide crystal.
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1. A photocatalytic material, which exhibits photocatalytic activity when exposed to light comprising a wavelength in a region of visible light, said material comprising Ti—
- O—
N containing nitrogen in lattices of titanium oxide crystal, wherein a chemical bond exists between a nitrogen atom present in the titanium oxide crystal and a titanium atom and which has an impurity level caused by substituting a nitrogen atom for an oxygen site of titanium oxide between a band gap of a valence band and a conduction band of titanium oxide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A photocatalytic material, which exhibits photocatalytic activity when exposed to light comprising a wavelength in a region of visible light, said material comprising Ti—
- O—
N containing nitrogen in lattices of titanium oxide crystal, wherein a chemical bond exists between a nitrogen atom present in the titanium oxide crystal and a titanium atom and wherein nitrogen content X expressed in atomic % is 0<
X<
13%.
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50. A photocatalytic material, which exhibits photocatalytic activity when exposed to light comprising a wavelength in a region of visible light, said material comprising Ti—
- O—
N containing nitrogen in lattices of titanium oxide crystal, wherein a chemical bond exists between a nitrogen atom present in the titanium oxide crystal and a titanium atom and wherein atomic % values Y, Z, and X for titanium, oxygen, and nitrogen satisfy the expression, 0.4<
Y/(X+Z)<
0.6.
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