Journal
CATALYSTS
Volume 12, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal12050564
Keywords
visible light; photocatalyst; nanocomposite; gold; titanium; photolysis; pulsed-laser
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- Changhua Christian Hospital Research Program [Y-110-0157]
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Gold-titanium oxide nanocomposites (Au-TiO2 NCPs) were fabricated using pulsed laser-induced photolysis (PIPS) and demonstrated effective visible light catalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB). The efficient production of NCPs using the PIPS method suggests its potential for commercialization. By analyzing the optical spectrum of the light sources, it was found that the charge transfer between Au and TiO2 contributed to a 37% photodegradation efficiency at 405 nm wavelength.
Gold-titanium oxide nanocomposites (Au-TiO2 NCPs) were fabricated through pulsed laser-induced photolysis (PIPS) and verified to be usable for the visible light catalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB). The PIPS method can produce a sufficient amount of NCPs quickly and has potential to be commercialized. In contrast to other studies, we clarified the optical spectrum of the light sources, including peak power, bandwidth, and total intensity used for photodegradation reactions and discovered that the photodegradation efficiency of the produced Au-TiO2 NCPs in the wavelength range of 405 nm could reach 37% in 30 min due to the charge transfer between Au and TiO2. The control experiment shows that the addition of individual Au and TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) to an MB solution has no enhancement of degradation ability under visible light illumination. The photodegradation of Au-TiO2 NCPs can be further improved by increasing the concentrations of auric acid and TiO2 NPs in a precursor under PIPS fabrication.
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