• 文献标题:   Enhanced photocatalytic activity of a TiO2 /graphene composite by improving the reduction degree of graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG J, WANG M, XIONG JR, LU CH
  • 作者关键词:   photocatalytic, degradation, p25, thermal exfoliation, graphene reductive degree
  • 出版物名称:   NEW CARBON MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1007-8827 EI 1872-5805
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanjing Tech Univ
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1016/S1872-5805(15)60195-0
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Two kinds of graphene prepared by a high-temperature exfoliation and a solvothermal method were used as supports of a TiO2 catalyst (P25) from Degussa, Inc to prepare TiO2/graphene composites. The photocatalytic activities of the composites were evaluated by their degradation of RhodamineB in aqueous solutions under visible light. Results indicate that the composites prepared by high-temperature exfoliation have much higher photocatalytic activities than those produced by the solvothermal method or the unsupported P25. Both the adsorption capacity of Rhodamine B on the composites and their light absorption characteristics are independent of the kind of graphene used. The activity increases with exfoliation temperature and reduction degree of the graphene regardless of the methods and conditions used, indicating that a high degree of reduction of graphene can inhibit the recombination of electron-hole pairs generated by light irradiation by increasing electron transfer from TiO2 to the graphene layer.