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Their physicochemical properties were characterized and their photocatalytic activities were investigated under visible light irradiation. In TiO2 doped with metal ions and nitrogen, the light absorption region was extended to visible light. The photoluminescence intensity was much greater in N\/Ni\/TiO2 than in N\/Ag\/TiO2 and N\/Fe\/TiO2. The photolysis activities of N\/Ni\/TiO2 were the highest in formaldehyde decomposition and methylene blue decomposition. The sterilization efficiency of N\/Ni\/TiO2 was the highest in the evaluation test for the inhibition of the proliferation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The bandgap of N\/Ni\/TiO2 was 2.4 eV, which was significantly lower than that of anatase TiO2 (3.2 eV). 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