期刊
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
卷 97, 期 3-4, 页码 389-397出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2010.04.023
关键词
Titanate; Nanobelts; Photocatalysis; Visible-light-driven; Charge separation
资金
- National Science Council of the Republic of China (Taiwan) [NSC-98-2113-M-009-015-MY2, NSC-98-2218-E-009-003]
- National Chiao Tung University [99W963]
We demonstrated for the first time that Na-intercalated H2Ti3O7 (NaxH2-xTi3O7) NBs, prepared in the typical alkaline hydrothermal process, can effectively absorb visible light to carry out photocatalytic reactions. With the capability of effective light absorption in visible range, NaxH2-xTi3O7 NBs performed much better in the photoclegradation of thionine than the other three counterpart products including H2Ti3O7, mixed Na2Ti6O13/TiO2 and anatase TiO2 under visible-light irradiations. As compared to the relevant commercial products like P-25 TiO2 and Na2Ti3O7 powders, the as-synthesized NaxH2-xTi3O7 NBs exhibited superior photocatalytic efficiency under UV illumination, demonstrating their potential as an efficient photocatalyst in relevant redox reactions. A further enhancement in the photocatalytic activity can be achieved for NaxH2-xTi3O7 NBs when Au nanoparticles of suitable amount were deposited on their surfaces. This improvement is due to the band offsets between NaxH2-xTi3O7 and Au, which may promote charge carrier separation to favor the photocatalysis. The recycling test reveals that Au-decorated NaxH2-xTi3O7 NBs could be promisingly utilized in the long-term course of photocatalysis. Furthermore, the result of performance evaluation under natural sunlight shows that the current Au-decorated NaxH2-xTi3O7 NBs can be used as highly efficient photocatalysts which may practically harvest energy from sunlight. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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