• 文献标题:   TiO2-graphene nanocomposites. UV-assisted photocatalytic reduction of graphene oxide
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WILLIAMS G, SEGER B, KAMAT PV
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, tio2, carbon nanostructure, photocatalysi, electron transfer, uvassisted reduction, graphenesemiconductor composite
  • 出版物名称:   ACS NANO
  • ISSN:   1936-0851
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Notre Dame
  • 被引频次:   1863
  • DOI:   10.1021/nn800251f
  • 出版年:   2008

▎ 摘  要

Graphene oxide suspended in ethanol undergoes reduction as it accepts electrons from UV-irradiated TiO2 suspensions. The reduction is accompanied by changes in the absorption of the graphene oxide, as the color of the suspension shifts from brown to black. The direct interaction between TiO2 particles and graphene sheets hinders the collapse of exfoliated sheets of graphene. Solid films cast on a borosilicate glass gap separated by gold-sputtered terminations show an order of magnitude decrease in lateral resistance following reduction with the TiO2 photocatalyst. The photocatalytic methodology not only provides an on-demand UV-assisted reduction technique but also opens up new ways to obtain photoactive graphene-semiconductor composites.