Graphene/TiO2 nanocomposites: synthesis, characterization and application in hydrogen evolution from water photocatalytic splitting

被引:913
作者
Zhang, Xiao-Yan [1 ]
Li, Hao-Peng [1 ]
Cui, Xiao-Li [1 ]
Lin, Yuehe [2 ]
机构
[1] Fudan Univ, Dept Mater Sci, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China
[2] Pacific NW Natl Lab, Richland, WA 99352 USA
关键词
TIO2; PHOTOCATALYSTS; CHEMICAL-REDUCTION; CARBON NANOTUBES; GRAPHITE OXIDE; NANOPARTICLES; ASSEMBLIES; COMPOSITE; SHEETS; NANOSHEETS; CATALYSTS;
D O I
10.1039/b917240h
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A series of titanium dioxide and graphene sheets (GSs) composites were synthesized with a sol-gel method using tetrabutyl titanate and graphite oxide (GO) as the starting materials. The obtained TiO2/GSs photocatalysts are characterized by X-ray diffraction, N2 adsorption analysis, Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and ultravioletvisible (UV-vis) diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared samples was evaluated by hydrogen evolution from water photo-splitting under UV-vis illumination. The influence of GSs content and calcinations atmosphere on the photocatalytic activity was also investigated. The results show that both GSs content and the calcinations atmosphere can affect the photocatalytic activity of the obtained composites.
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页码:2801 / 2806
页数:6
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