Facile fabrication of porous Cr-doped SrTiO3 nanotubes by electrospinning and their enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic properties

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 3935-3943 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongfang Hou ◽  
Xianluo Hu ◽  
Wingkei Ho ◽  
Pei Hu ◽  
Yunhui Huang

Porous Cr-doped SrTiO3 nanotubes by electrospinning exhibit enhanced photocatalytic activity for removal of azo dye and NO under visible-light irradiation.

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (36) ◽  
pp. 18622-18635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanginee Nayak ◽  
Lagnamayee Mohapatra ◽  
Kulamani Parida

Dispersion of exfoliated CN over the surface of exfoliated LDH composite materials, and its photocatalytic water splitting under visible-light irradiation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 2267-2275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong Liu ◽  
Shi Duo Zhao ◽  
Xue Lin

Ba0.6Mg0.4TiO3 (BMT) particles with different morphologies were synthesized through hydrothermal method and their optical and photocatalytic properties were investigated. Their crystal structure and microstructures were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). XRD patterns demonstrate that the as-prepared samples are tetragonal structure. FESEM shows that BMT crystals can be fabricated in different morphologies by simply manipulating the reaction parameters of hydrothermal process. The UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-vis DRS) reveal that the band gaps of BMT photocatalysts are about 2.37 - 2.51 eV. The as-prepared BMT photocatalysts exhibite higher photocatalytic activities in the degradation of methyl orange (MO) under visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm) compared with traditional N-doped TiO2 (N-TiO2) and pure BaTiO3 (BTO). The high photocatalytic performance of BMT photocatalysts could be attributed to the recombination restraint of the e-/h+ pairs resulting from doping of Mg2+ ions. The influence of morphologies upon the photocatalytic properties of BMT was studied. Furthermore, BMT nanowires reveal the highest photocatalytic activity. Up to 94.0% MO is decolorized after visible light irradiation for 360 min.


2013 ◽  
Vol 750-752 ◽  
pp. 1091-1097
Author(s):  
Xiao Ming Gao ◽  
Feng Fu ◽  
Feng Xing Niu ◽  
Li Ping Zhang

Ag-loaded Bi2WO6nanoparticles were prepared by hydrothermal method. The products were characterized by XRD, UV-vis DRS, SEM and BET. The results indicated that it was the orthorhombic phase of Bi2WO6and showed a markedly blue-shift Compared with pure Bi2WO6. Ag/Bi2WO6photocatalysts exhibited obviously enhanced photocatalysis than pure Bi2WO6in degrading phenol-containingwastewater under visible light irradiation. The influence of the content of silver on the photocatalyticactivity of Bi2WO6has been investigated. The resultsrevealed that the significant enhancement of photocatalytic activity can beattributed to the synergetic effects between noble metal and semiconductor component.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (19) ◽  
pp. 10360-10367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianli Wu ◽  
Shijian Chen ◽  
Dingke Zhang ◽  
Junke Hou

In this work, semimetallic MoP2 nanoparticles are discovered as a new photocatalyst to efficiently degenerate methyl orange and produce H2 from water under visible light irradiation.


Author(s):  
Shu Chin Lee ◽  
Wee Shern Chew ◽  
Hendrik O. Lintang ◽  
Leny Yuliati

Carbon nitride is a material of interest for photocatalytic reactions due to its catalytic and visible light absorption properties. However, the photocatalytic activity is still low. Hence, modifications must be carried out to improve the photocatalytic activity of carbon nitride. In this work, a series of gallium oxide/carbon nitride composites with various gallium to carbon ratios (Ga/C = 1-50 mol%) was prepared by impregnation method for removal of cyclohexane under visible light irradiation for the first time. The successful preparation of gallium oxide/carbon nitride composites was supported by several characterization techniques. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns and diffuse reflectance UV-visible (DR UV-vis) spectra revealed that the increased Ga/C ratio resulted in the increased formation of Ga2O3. Furthermore, all the prepared composite samples also showed visible light absorption up to about 430 nm. In the photocatalytic removal of cyclohexane under 6 h of visible light irradiation, sample with low loading of 1 mol% Ga/C improved the photocatalytic activity of carbon nitride for two times. The high activity obtained on the gallium oxide (1 mol%)/carbon nitride composite clearly suggested the presence of synergic effect between small amount of gallium oxide and carbon nitride when they were combined. This study showed that a visible light-driven gallium oxide/carbon nitride composite could be prepared by impregnating a small amount of gallium oxide on carbon nitride and the composite is a potential photocatalyst for removal of cyclohexane under visible light irradiation.  


RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (29) ◽  
pp. 16305-16312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi-Wei Xu ◽  
Qiu-Shuang Wang ◽  
Shan-Shan Li ◽  
Xia Li

Four Cu(ii)/Ni(ii)-metal–organic frameworks were constructed from different homometallic clusters by O-cpia/N-ligands. Cu(ii)-complexes show highly efficient photocatalysts for the degradation of RhB under visible light irradiation.


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