Journal
MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN
Volume 107, Issue -, Pages 194-203Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2018.07.016
Keywords
Magnetic; NIR-driven; Upconversion; Hexagonal prism NaYE4:Yb3+,Tm-3(+); TiO2 photocatalysts
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Funding
- National Science Foundation of China [51478449, 51778598]
- Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation [2015J01644, 2017J01590, 2017J01710]
- Scientific Research Plan of Education Bureau of Fujian Province [JAT160431]
- Putian University [2015060, 2016015, 2016065]
- National College Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Project [201711498008, 201711498006, 201811498011]
- Fujian college Students' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Project [201711498037, 201811498033]
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To extend the activities of TiO2 to the near infrared (NIR) region and to separate and recycle photocatalysts easily is vital for the high harvest of solar energy for sustainable society. The magnetic NIR activated Fe3O4@SiO2/beta-NaYE4:Yb3+,Tm-3(+)/TiO2 (FS/UC/T) composites have been synthesized by using the solvothermal method by adding Fe3O4@SiO2 and Degussa P25 into the mixed solution of NaOH, ethanol, oleic acid, Re(NO3)(3) and NH4F. Moreover, the obtained composites were explored for photocatalytic applications. It was found that FS/UC/T emit UV-vis light under irradiation of 980 nm laser and efficient energy transfer from beta-NaYE4:Yb3+,Tm(3)(+ )to TiO2 was verified. The photodegradation experiments for treating methylene blue (MB), rhodamine B (RhB), methyl orange (MO) and colorless phenol were carried out to evaluate the photocatalytic activities of the samples. The photodegradation rates reach 76.62%, 68.48%, 30.05% and 27.16% for MB, RhB, MO and phenol under irradiation of 980 nm laser, respectively, which suggested magnetic FS/UC/T composite is an advanced NIR-driven photocatalyst. Moreover, the magnetic photocatalyst showed easy separation and good stability in the recycled tests. It suggested a promising system to utilize the NIR energy for photocatalysis based on TiO2 and to utilize the magnetic for separation of photocatalysts, which will contribute to practical environmental remediation in the future.
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