Synergistic effects of Fe and graphene on photocatalytic activity enhancement of TiO2 under visible light

2012 ◽  
Vol 258 (15) ◽  
pp. 5827-5834 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.R. Khalid ◽  
Zhanglian Hong ◽  
E. Ahmed ◽  
Yuewei Zhang ◽  
He Chan ◽  
...  
Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueding Jiang ◽  
Weicheng Xu ◽  
Lian Yu

Ag nanoparticles loaded onto TiO2 nanosheets with exposed {001} facets were synthesized by solvothermal hydrolysis and photoreduction deposition methods. The results suggested that Ag NPs were uniformly dispersed on the surface of anatase TiO2 NSs with a metallic state. The Raman scattering and visible light absorption performances of Ag/TiO2 NSs were enhanced by Ag NPs due to their surface plasmon resonance effect. Photocatalytic oxidation experiments for HCHO were carried out under visible light, and the enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ag/TiO2 NSs can be attributed to the synergistic effects of the following factors: (1) the {001} facets, which possessed higher surface energy, showed higher photocatalytic activity; (2) the Ag NPs, the increased oxygen vacancies, and O2 adsorption on {001} facets can trap photoelectrons, thus inhibiting the recombination of photoelectrons and holes; (3) the Ag NPs can extend the light response range of TiO2 into visible light. The in situ FTIR results showed that higher mineralization efficiency of HCHO was achieved on Ag/TiO2 NSs than on Ag/TiO2 NPs. Additionally, the mechanism for HCHO photocatalytic oxidation was also discussed.


2009 ◽  
Vol 79-82 ◽  
pp. 2127-2130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song Tao Gu ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
Qiang Liu ◽  
Hao Quan Liu ◽  
Gui Jun Jiang ◽  
...  

A visible-light-active nitrogen and gadolinium codoped TiO2 catalyst was synthesized by the sol-gel route. For comparison, Gd-doped sample, N-doped sample, and pure titania were prepared through the same method, without adding the corresponding dopants. The as-prepared photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Uv-vis spectra. The results showed that the codoped photocatalyst exhibited a smaller size than the undoped titania. The transformation from anatase to rutile was suppressed by doping with N and Gd atoms. Furthermore, the absorbance spectra of N, Gd-codoped TiO2 exhibited a significant red shift to the visible region. The photocatalytic activity of N, Gd-codoped TiO2 was evaluated by photodegradation of methyl orange under visible light irradiation. This codoped sample exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity compared to N-doped TiO2, Gd-doped TiO2, and pure TiO2. The improvement of the photocatalytic activity was ascribed to the synergistic effects of the N and Gd co-doping.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (69) ◽  
pp. 56136-56144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengqiao Zang ◽  
Lei Shi ◽  
Lin Liang ◽  
Defeng Li ◽  
Jianmin Sun

The heterostructured g-C3N4/Ag–TiO2 composites exhibited high photocatalytic activity, which was attributed to the synergistic effects of the enhanced absorption of visible light and the efficient separation rates for photogenerated electrons-holes.


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