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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 315, Issue -, Pages 1-10Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.04.053
Keywords
Nano-graphite; TiO2; Photoelectrocatalysis; Photoelectrode; Phenol
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China for Youth [21106035]
- Youth Scholar Backbone Supporting Plan Project for General Colleges and Universities of Heilongjiang province [1151G034]
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Process & Technology for High-efficiency Conversion
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Nano-graphite(Nano-G)/TiO2 composite photoelectrode was fabricated via sol-gel reaction, followed by the hot-press approach. The morphology, structure and light absorption capability of composite was characterized by various characterizations. The photoelectrochemical property and photoelectrocatalytic(PEC) activity of photoelectrode were also investigated. Results revealed that anatase TiO2 nanoparticles with an average diameter of 10 nm were dispersed uniformly on the thickness of 2-3 nm Nano-G, and Ti-O-C bond was formed. The absorption edge of Nano-G/TiO2 photoelectrode was red shifted towards low energy region and the enhanced visible light absorption was obtained. The charge transfer resistance of Nano-G/TiO2 photoelectrode was significantly decreased after the addition of Nano G. And its transient photoinduced current was 10.5 times the value achieved using TiO2 electrode. Nano-G/TiO2 photoelectrode displayed greatly enhanced PEC activity of 99.2% towards the degradation of phenol, which was much higher than the 29.1% and 58.3% degradation seen on TiO2 and Nano-G electrode, respectively. The highly efficient and stable PEC activity of Nano-G/TiO2 photoelectrode was attributed to the synergy effect between photocatalysis and electrocatalysis, as well as enhanced light absorption ability and higher separation efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers. Moreover, contribution of series of reactive species to the PEC degradation of Nano-G/TiO2 photoelectrode was determined. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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