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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 813, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152184
Keywords
Titanium dioxide; Copper oxide; Quantum dots; Heterojunction; Hydrogen evolution reaction
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- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2016M591072]
- Research Start-up Funds of DGUT [GC300502-43]
- Academic and Technical Leaders of Major Disciplines in Jiangxi Province [20182BCB22020]
- Social Science and Technology Development Key Project of Dongguan City [20185071021602]
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Converting solar energy to product hydrogen fuel thought photocatalytic water splitting has been considered as one of the most promising strategies to address the aggravated energy crisis and environmental problems. Here, we demonstrate a facial strategy to prepare copper oxide (CuO) quantum dots decorated TiO2 nanosheets with exposed {001} facets. As a result, the CuO/TiO2 heterostructure exhibit high photocatalytic performance with a H-2 evolution rate of similar to 0.04 mmol h(-1), and the value is 20 times higher than that of the pure TiO2 nanosheets. The as-prepared samples were characterized and investigated by XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, UV-vis, PL spectra and electrochemical analysis. The significantly improved photocatalytic performance was attributed to the improved light absorption and efficient separation of high energy electrons. This work provides a new insight to enhance the photocatalytic properties of noble metal free through the rational design of the heterojunctions. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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