Template‐free Fabrication of Hierarchical Macro‐/mesoporous N‐doped TiO2/graphene Oxide Composites with Enhanced Visible‐light Photocatalytic Activity |
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| Authors: | Gaopeng Dai Xin Wang Suqin Liu Ying Iiang Ke Liu |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang 441053,P.?R. China;2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, Xiangyang 441053, P.?R. China |
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| Abstract: | Hierarchical macro‐/mesoporous N‐doped TiO2/graphene oxide (N‐TiO2/GO) composites were prepared without using templates by the simple dropwise addition mixed solution of tetrabutyl titanate and ethanol containg graphene oxide (GO) to the ammonia solution, and then calcined at 350 °C. The as‐prepared samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Brunauer‐Emmett‐Teller (BET) surface area, X‐ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and UV‐Vis absorption spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange in an aqueous solution under visible‐light irradiation. The results show that N‐TiO2/GO composites exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity. GO content exhibited an obvious influence on photocatalytic performance, and the optimal GO addition content was 1 wt%. The enhanced photocatalytic activity could be attributed to the synergetic effects of three factors including the improved visible light absorption, the hierarchical macro‐mesoporous structure, and the efficient charge separation by GO. |
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| Keywords: | Macro‐/mesoporous N‐doped TiO2 Graphene oxide Photocatalytic activity |
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