Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 224, Issue -, Pages 705-714Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.11.028
Keywords
Photocatalysis; Black NiO nanoclusters; TiO2 nanorods; p-n heterojunctions; Toluene degradation
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21507029, 21501138]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province [B2016502063]
- Open Foundation of Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering [KLIEEE-15-02]
- China Ministry of Education
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2016MS109]
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This work provides an engineering guide to construct active sites on TiO2 nanorods (NRs) by coupling p-type black NiO nanoclusters (E-g = 1.42 eV) with rich crystal defects and match-up band structure for excellent solar photocatalysis. Photo-oxidation of toluene was used as a model reaction to evaluate the photocatalytic performance of black NiO/TiO2 hybrids under simulated solar light irradiation from a 300 W Xe-lamp. The black NiO/TiO2 hybrids Exhibit 80% of photodegradation conversion and 56% of mineralization efficiency, which are 7.9 and 4.5 times higher than those of TiO2 NRs. Detailed characterizations reveal that highly dispersed NiO and p-n heterojunction effectively facilitate light-harvesting, separation and transfer of photo-generated charge carries, and significantly inhibit the recombination of electrons and holes. Furthermore, the realignment of band structure and the p-n heterojunctions in NiO/TiO2 result in the production of center dot O-2(-) and h(+) with a longer lifetime, which could efficiently attack the aromatic ring of toluene. The efficient adsorption of toluene by H-bonding formation also facilitates the photo-oxidation of toluene on NiO/TiO2.
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