期刊
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
卷 650, 期 -, 页码 520-527出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.08.002
关键词
Cu2O/graphene/TiO2; Ternary nanocomposites; Synergistic effects; Visible light; Photocatalytic activity
资金
- Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission [15ZZ092]
- Training Program for Young Teachers in Shanghai Colleges and Universities [ZZgcd14010]
- Startup Foundation of Shanghai University of Engineering Science [2014-22]
- Graduate Innovation Program of Shanghai University of Engineering Science [15KY0516]
A ternary composite of Cu2O, graphene and rutile TiO2 nanorods was prepared using Cu(CH3COO)(2)center dot H2O, graphene oxide and TiCl4 as the starting materials and its enhanced photocatalytic performance was demonstrated. Graphene/TiO2 nanorod composites (GT) were obtained by a simple hydrothermal method and then, Cu2O was coupled onto the surface of graphene/rutile TiO2 to form Cu2O/graphene/rutile TiO2 nanorod (CGT) composites via a chemical bath deposition process. The as-prepared sample was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), emission field scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), specific surface area analyzer (BET), Raman spectroscopy and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS). It is found that the introduction of graphene and Cu2O has little effect on the morphology of TiO2 nanorods with average dimensions of 140 nm (length) x 30 nm (diameter)(L/D ratio approximate to 5). A red shift of light absorption edge and more absorption in the visible light region were observed for the resulted ternary samples compared with TiO2 and graphene/TiO2 composites. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by the photodegradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation, which showed 2.8 times corresponding enhancement of the degradation efficiency for the ternary composites compared with TiO2. This work provides a new strategy to improve the visible light response of TiO2 and facilitate its application in environmental remediation. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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