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NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
Volume 39, Issue 6, Pages 4708-4715Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c5nj00556f
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- Priority Research Centers Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [2014R1A6A1031189]
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Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)-sensitized wide band gap TiO2 (Au/P-TiO2) and narrow band gap TiO2 (Au/M-TiO2) nanocomposites were prepared using an electrochemically active biofilm. The optical and structural properties of the Au/P-TiO2 and Au/M-TiO2 nanocomposites were characterized using standard techniques. The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) absorption characteristics of the AuNPs on the TiO2 surface extended the absorption edge of P-TiO2 and M-TiO2 to the visible light region. The photocatalytic activity of the Au/P-TiO2 and Au/M-TiO2 nanocomposites was evaluated by the photodegradation of methylene blue and methyl orange, and 2-chlorophenol under visible light irradiation, where Au/M-TiO2 nanocomposite exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity compared to the Au/P-TiO2 nanocomposite and P-TiO2 and M-TiO2 nanoparticles. Furthermore, the higher photoelectrochemical performance of the Au/M-TiO2 nanocomposite compared to the Au/P-TiO2 nanocomposite and P-TiO2 and M-TiO2 nanoparticles further support its higher visible light active behavior under visible light irradiation. The pronounced photoactivities of the Au/M-TiO2 nanocomposite in the visible region were attributed to the interfacial synergistic effects of the two phenomena, i.e. the SPR effect of AuNPs and the defect-induced band gap reduction of M-TiO2 nanoparticles. The present work provides a newer insight into the development of nanocomposites of noble metals and defective metal oxides with high efficiency in the field of visible light-induced photoactivity.
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