• 文献标题:   Two-Dimensional Interface Engineering of a Titania-Graphene Nanosheet Composite for Improved Photocatalytic Activity
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SUN J, ZHANG H, GUO LH, ZHAO LX
  • 作者关键词:   photocatalysi, tio2 nanosheet, graphene, 2d2d heterojunction, interfacial charge transfer
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   89
  • DOI:   10.1021/am403937y
  • 出版年:   2013

▎ 摘  要

A graphene-based two-dimensional (2D) nanoplatform provides new opportunities for fabricating 2D heterojunction interfaces to fortify charge transfer in semiconductor assemblies. In this report, TiO2 nanosheet/graphene composite based 2D-2D heterojunctions were fabricated by a solvothermal process. Microscopic and spectroscopic characterization revealed a homogeneous sheetlike morphology with intimate interfacial contact between the TiO2 nanosheet and graphene due to chemical interactions. Compared with 0D-2D Degussa P25 (TiO2)/graphene and 1D-2D TiO2 nanotube/graphene composites, the 2D-2D TiO2 nanosheet/graphene hybrid demonstrated higher photocatalytic activity toward the degradation of rhodamine B and 2,4-dichlorophenol under UV irradiation. Radical trapping and ESR experiments revealed the enhanced generation of center dot OH and O-2(center dot-) in the 2D-2D heterojunction system. By analyzing TiO2 excited state deactivation lifetime, the interfacial electron transfer rates determined for 0D-2D, 1D-2D, and 2D-2D TiO2/graphene composites were 1.15 x 10(8) s(-1), 3.47 x 10(8) s(-1), and 1.06 X 10(9) s(-1), respectively. It was therefore proposed that the fast charge separation in the TiO2 nanosheet/graphene photocatalyst promoted the generation of reactive oxygen species and enhanced the photodegradation reactions. The results underscore the key role of nanomaterial dimensionality in interfacial charge transfer processes.