• 文献标题:   High Photocatalytic Performance of Two Types of Graphene Modified TiO2 Composite Photocatalysts
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG J, LI S, TANG B, WANG ZW, JI GJ, HUANG WQ, WANG JP
  • 作者关键词:   carbon material, energy storage conversion, solar energy material
  • 出版物名称:   NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1556-276X
  • 通讯作者地址:   Changzhou Univ
  • 被引频次:   4
  • DOI:   10.1186/s11671-017-2224-4
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

High quality and naturally continuous structure of three-dimensional graphene network (3DGN) endow it a promising candidate to modify TiO2. Although the resulting composite photocatalysts display outstanding performances, the lacking of active sites of the 3DGN not only goes against a close contact between the graphene basal plane and TiO2 nanoparticles (weaken electron transport ability) but also limits the efficient adsorption of pollutant molecules. Similar with surface functional groups of the reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanosheets, surface defects of the 3DGN can act as the adsorption sites. However, the defect density of the 3DGN is difficult to control (a strict cool rate of substrate and a strict flow of precursor gas are necessary) because of its growth approach (chemical vapor deposition method). In this study, to give full play to the functions of graphene, the RGO nanosheets and 3DGN co-modified TiO2 composite photocatalysts are prepared. After optimizing the mass fraction of the RGO nanosheets in the composite photocatalyst, the resulting chemical adsorption ability and yields of strong oxidizing free radicals increase significantly, indicating the synergy of the RGO nanosheets and 3DGN.