Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 317, Issue -, Pages 43-48Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.08.099
Keywords
TiO2; Fe2O3; Core-shell structures; Mesoporous structures; Photocatalysis
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21003079]
- Research Award Fund for Outstanding Middle-Aged and Young Scientist of Shandong Province [B52011CL020]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [ZR2011BM018]
- Qingdao Project of Science and Technology [12-1-4-3-(20)-jch]
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An ideal photocatalyst for degradation of organic pollutants should combine the features of efficient visible light response, fast electron transport, high electron-hole separation efficiency, and large specific surface area. However, these requirements usually cannot be achieved simultaneously in the present state-of-the-art research. In this work, we develop a rational synthesis strategy for the preparation of one-dimensional (1D) mesoporous Fe2O3@TiO2 core-shell composites. In this strategy, Fe0OH nanorods are firstly coated by TiO2 shell, followed by a calcination process. The as-prepared composites are thoroughly investigated with X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectroscopy, transmission electron microscope, N-2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, UV-visible diffuse-reflectance spectra, and photoluminescence spectra. Endowed with the advantages of its composition and specific structural features, the presented sample possesses the combined advantages mentioned above, thus delivering evidently enhanced photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methyl orange under UV light irradiation and Rhodamine B under visible light irradiation. And the possible mechanism of the enhanced photocatalytic performance is proposed. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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