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N-doped TiO 2 with oxygen vacancies exhibits many advantages for photocatalysis, such as enhanced visible light absorbency, inhibition of the photogenerated charge carrier recombination, etc. However, preparation of N-doped TiO 2 with oxygen vacancies under mild conditions is still a challenge. Herein, N-doped TiO 2 nanospheres with tetrahedral Ti 4+ sites were synthesized by using dodecylamine as template and assisted by l-alanine acids. The obtained samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-Vis DRS). It was found that the dodecylamine as a neutral surfactant controlled the structure of TiO 2 spherical, while l-alanine acids provided a nitrogen source. The existence of tetrahedral Ti 4+ sites in N-doped TiO 2 was also confirmed. The N-doped TiO 2 sample with tetrahedral Ti 4+ sites exhibited significantly improved photocatalytic performance for degradation of methylene blue solution under UV light or visible light irradiation. A combined time-resolved infrared (IR) spectroscopy study reveals that the enhanced photocatalytic performance could be attributed to a large amount of photogenerated charge carriers and efficient charge separation. It is demonstrated that the shallow donor state produced by oxygen vacancies of tetrahedral Ti 4+ sites can effectively promote separation of charge carriers besides capturing electrons.

Efficient Charge Carrier Separation in l-Alanine Acids Derived N-TiO2 Nanospheres: The Role of Oxygen Vacancies in Tetrahedral Ti4+ Sites