Journal
ECS JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
ELECTROCHEMICAL SOC INC
DOI: 10.1149/2162-8777/ab9fe4
Keywords
solvothermal synthesis; TiO2; anatase; multi-walled carbon nanotubes; photocatalytic activity
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51602279]
- Qinglan Project of Jiangsu Province of China (2020)
- Program for High-end Talents in Yangzhou University
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In this study, the nanocomposites of TiO(2)coated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are prepared by a simple solvothermal method using Ti(SO4)(2)ethanol solution and MWCNTs aqueous suspension. The effects of MWCNTs/TiO(2)mass ratio (x) and reaction temperature on the structural, optical and photocatalytic properties of these nanocomposites are investigated. It is found that anatase TiO(2)nanoparticles are grown and uniformly coated on the surface of MWCNTs, and they are in intimate contact with each other. The amount of anatase phase and the crystal size can be enhanced by increasing the reaction temperature from 120 degrees C to 180 degrees C. The new Ti-O-C bond has been formed in these nanocomposites, while the bandgap becomes narrower by increasing the mass ratio (x = 0 similar to 0.3%). The photocatalytic activity is evaluated by degrading of methyl orange solution under ultraviolet and visible-light irradiation. The optimal reaction temperature for photocatalytic efficiency is found at 150 degrees C. The photocatalytic activity is improved greatly by coating TiO(2)nanoparticles on the MWCNTs surface, and the maximum efficiency is present at x of 0.09%. The photocatalyst can be reused for eight cycles, and it retains over 95% photocatalytic degradation efficiency.
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