XPS study of surface absorbed oxygen of ABO3 mixed oxides

Perovskite-type complex oxides ABO3 (A=Sr, La; B=Mn, Fe, Co) were prepared by citric acid method. The degradation of water-solubilized dyes was carried out using the mixed oxides as photocatalyst. The surface absorbed oxygen was analyzed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results indicated that there was a relationship between the photocatalytic activity and the content of the surface absorbed oxygen. The higher the content of the surface absorbed oxygen was, the better the performance of the photocatalyst.