Sunlight-driven C-TiO2/FeTiO3 composites were synthesized with different weight fractions of FeTiO3. The as-prepared samples were characterized by UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrare...Sunlight-driven C-TiO2/FeTiO3 composites were synthesized with different weight fractions of FeTiO3. The as-prepared samples were characterized by UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dis- persive X-ray spectroscopy, and photoluminescence. Under sunlight irradiation, the C-TiO2/FeTiO3 photocatalysts degraded methyl orange （MO） efficiently and displayed much higher photocatalytic activity than that of pure FeTiO3 or carbon-doped titanium dioxide （C-TiO2）, and the C-TiOE/FeTiO3 photocatalyst with 10 wt% of FeTiO3 exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity. The enhancement of photocatalytic activity was mainly ascribed to the formation of a heterojunction between C-TiO2 and FeTiO3, which facilitated the transfer and separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. The quenching effects of different scavengers demonstrated that the reactive superoxide radicals （02-） and hydroxyl radicals （OH） played a major role in the MO degradation. The possible photocatalytic mechanism is discussed on the basis of the band structures of C-TiO2 and FeTiO3. To further enhance the photocatalytic efficiency, double-heterojunctioned CQD/C-TiO2/FeTiO3 composite was prepared by loading carbon quantum dots onto the C-TiO2/FeTiO3 surface.展开更多
基金the University Grants Commission(UGC), New Delhi,India,for financial support with Ref.No.:17-06/ 2012(i)EU-V
文摘Sunlight-driven C-TiO2/FeTiO3 composites were synthesized with different weight fractions of FeTiO3. The as-prepared samples were characterized by UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dis- persive X-ray spectroscopy, and photoluminescence. Under sunlight irradiation, the C-TiO2/FeTiO3 photocatalysts degraded methyl orange （MO） efficiently and displayed much higher photocatalytic activity than that of pure FeTiO3 or carbon-doped titanium dioxide （C-TiO2）, and the C-TiOE/FeTiO3 photocatalyst with 10 wt% of FeTiO3 exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity. The enhancement of photocatalytic activity was mainly ascribed to the formation of a heterojunction between C-TiO2 and FeTiO3, which facilitated the transfer and separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. The quenching effects of different scavengers demonstrated that the reactive superoxide radicals （02-） and hydroxyl radicals （OH） played a major role in the MO degradation. The possible photocatalytic mechanism is discussed on the basis of the band structures of C-TiO2 and FeTiO3. To further enhance the photocatalytic efficiency, double-heterojunctioned CQD/C-TiO2/FeTiO3 composite was prepared by loading carbon quantum dots onto the C-TiO2/FeTiO3 surface.
