• 文献标题:   N-doped graphene quantum dots-functionalized titanium dioxide nanofibers and their highly efficient photocurrent response
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WANG XT, LING DD, WANG YM, LONG H, SUN YB, SHI YQ, CHEN YC, JING Y, SUN YM, DAI YQ
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH
  • ISSN:   0884-2914 EI 2044-5326
  • 通讯作者地址:   Southeast Univ
  • 被引频次:   17
  • DOI:   10.1557/jmr.2014.152
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

Titanium dioxide (TiO2), a widely used inorganic semiconductor owing to its superb photoelectric properties, has frequently been fabricated into composites to reduce its relatively large band gap and overcome its limited visible light absorption. In this article, a "layer-by-layer" method has been developed to prepare the composite structure of nitrogen (N)-doped graphene quantum dots (GQDs)-sensitized TiO2 nanofibers. The as-prepared structure shows considerable luminescence and exhibits excellent photoelectric properties. Various factors including the crystalline phase of TiO2, amount of N in GQDs, and irradiation wavelength were investigated to find the optimal conditions for enhanced photoelectric activity. It is demonstrated that the combination of highest N amount GQDs with TiO2 nanofibers of mixed phases (750 degrees C-sintered TiO2 nanofibers) possess the best photoelectric properties. The enhancement of properties using TiO2 nanofibers with mixed phases mainly contributes to the transfer of electrons between conduction bands of different phases in TiO2 and the distinctive photoluminescence (PL) property of N-GQDs. Furthermore, this enhancement can be achieved in most areas of the visible light range. The general mechanism of the electron generation and transfer of the structure is based on the normal PL and upconversion PL property of N-GQDs which serve as the sensitizer. We consider it a feasible method to improve the photoelectric conversion efficiency in photovoltaic devices.