• 文献标题:   Minimizing Graphene Defects Enhances Titania Nanocomposite-Based Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 for Improved Solar Fuel Production
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LIANG YT, VIJAYAN BK, GRAY KA, HERSAM MC
  • 作者关键词:   photocatalysi, graphene, defect, titania, nanocomposite, solar fuel
  • 出版物名称:   NANO LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1530-6984 EI 1530-6992
  • 通讯作者地址:   Northwestern Univ
  • 被引频次:   378
  • DOI:   10.1021/nl2012906
  • 出版年:   2011

▎ 摘  要

With its unique electronic and optical properties, graphene is proposed to functionalize and tailor titania photocatalysts for improved reactivity. The two major solution-based pathways for producing graphene, oxidation-reduction and solvent exfoliation, result in nanoplatelets with different defect densities. Herein, we show that nanocomposites based on the less defective solvent-exfoliated graphene exhibit a significantly larger enhancement in CO2 photoreduction, especially under visible light. This counterintuitive result is attributed to their superior electrical mobility, which facilitates the diffusion of photoexcited electrons to reactive sites.