• 文献标题:   Amalgamation of N-graphene quantum dots with nanocubic like TiO2: an insight study of sunlight sensitive photocatalysis
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIM PF, LEONG KH, SIM LC, ABD AZIZ A, SARAVANAN P
  • 作者关键词:   ngraphene quantum dot, nanocubiclike tio2, bisphenol a, sunlight, visible light, near infrared
  • 出版物名称:   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE POLLUTION RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   0944-1344 EI 1614-7499
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Tunku Abdul Rahman
  • 被引频次:   5
  • DOI:   10.1007/s11356-018-3821-1
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

In this work, a sunlight-sensitive photocatalyst of nanocubic-like titanium dioxide (TiO2) and N-doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) is developed through a simple hydrothermal and physical mixing method. The successful amalgamation composite photocatalyst characteristics were comprehensively scrutinized through various physical and chemical analyses. A complete removal of bisphenol A (BPA) is attained by a synthesized composite after 30min of sunlight irradiation as compared to pure TiO2. This clearly proved the unique contribution of N-GQDs that enhanced the ability of light harvesting especially under visible light and near-infrared region. This superior characteristic enables it to maximize the absorbance in the entire solar spectrum. However, the increase of N-GQDs weight percentage has created massive oxygen vacancies that suppress the generation of active radicals. This resulted in a longer duration for a complete removal of BPA as compared to lower weight percentage of N-GQDs. Hence, this finding can offer a new insight in developing effective sunlight-sensitive photocatalysts for various complex organic pollutants degradation.