Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 270, Issue -, Pages 238-244Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.01.010
Keywords
Single-walled carbon nanotubes; TiO2; Hybrid; Photocatalytic activity; Pirimicarb
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20973128]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province [2011CDB139]
- Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of China [2011QC090]
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A single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)-TiO2 hybrid was prepared hydrothermally by direct growth of TiO2 nanoparticles on the surface of functionalized SWCNTs to develop highly efficient photocatalysts. The SWCNT-TiO2 hybrid was characterized by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, N2-adsorption analysis, FT-IR, Raman, and UV-vis spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of the SWCNT-TiO2 hybrid was examined by the photocatalytic degradation of pirimicarb. Although the SWCNT-TiO2 hybrid exhibits no visible-light-induced activity, the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of pirimicarb over TiO2 can be increased significantly with the introduction of SWCNTs (2-3 times) because SWCNTs can act as electron conductors that hinder the recombination of photo-generated electrons and holes. Compared with a multi-walled carbon nanotube-TiO2 hybrid, it can be found that the electronic configurations of carbon nanotubes significantly affect the photocatalytic activity of carbon nanotube-TiO2 hybrid. Metal-typed SWCNTs act more as an electrical conductor than a photosensitizer, which efficiently suppress charge recombination, improve interfacial charge transfer, and improve the photoactivity. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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