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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
卷 117, 期 45, 页码 23848-23857出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp4085525
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- Ministry of Education, Science, Sport, and Culture, Japan [24550239]
- Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering
- Sumitomo Foundation
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) [SFI 09/SIRG/I1620]
- European Commission [CM1104]
- Higher Education Authority
- European Commission Partnership in Advanced Computing (PRACE) [RI-261557, RI-283493, RI-312763]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [24550239] Funding Source: KAKEN
Cu(acac)(2) is chemisorbed on TiO2 particles [P-25 (anatase/rutile = 4/1 w/w), Degussa] via coordination by surface Ti-OH groups without elimination of the acac ligand. Post-heating of the Cu(acac)(2)-adsorbed TiO2 at 773 K yields molecular scale copper(II) oxide clusters on the surface (CuO/TiO2). The copper loading amount (Gamma/Cu ions nm(-2)) is controlled in a wide range by the Cu(acac)(2) concentration and the chemisorption-calcination cycle number. Valence band (VB) X-ray photoelectron and photoluminescence spectroscopy indicated that the VB maximum of TiO2 rises up with increasing Gamma, while vacant midgap levels are generated. The surface modification gives rise to visible-light activity and concomitant significant increase in UV-light activity for the degradation of 2-naphthol and p-cresol. Prolonging irradiation time leads to the decomposition to CO2, which increases in proportion to irradiation time. The photocatalytic activity strongly depends on the loading, Gamma, with an optimum value of Gamma for the photocatalytic activity. Electrochemical measurements suggest that the surface CuO clusters promote the reduction of adsorbed O-2. First principles density functional theory simulations dearly show that, at Gamma < 1, unoccupied Cu 3d levels are generated in the midgap region, and at Gamma > 1, the VB maximum rises and the unoccupied Cu 3d levels move to the conduction band minimum of TiO2. These results suggest that visible-light excitation of CuO/TiO2 causes the bulk-to-surface interfacial electron transfer at low coverage and the surface-to-bulk interfacial electron transfer at high coverage. We conclude that the surface CuO clusters enhance the separation of photogenerated charge carriers by the interfacial electron transfer and the subsequent reduction of adsorbed O-2 to achieve the compatibility of high levels of visible and UV-light activities.
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