P25-graphene composite as a high performance photocatalyst

ACS Nano. 2010 Jan 26;4(1):380-6. doi: 10.1021/nn901221k.

Abstract

Herein we obtained a chemically bonded TiO(2) (P25)-graphene nanocomposite photocatalyst with graphene oxide and P25, using a facile one-step hydrothermal method. During the hydrothermal reaction, both of the reduction of graphene oxide and loading of P25 were achieved. The as-prepared P25-graphene photocatalyst possessed great adsorptivity of dyes, extended light absorption range, and efficient charge separation properties simultaneously, which was rarely reported in other TiO(2)-carbon photocatalysts. Hence, in the photodegradation of methylene blue, a significant enhancement in the reaction rate was observed with P25-graphene, compared to the bare P25 and P25-CNTs with the same carbon content. Overall, this work could provide new insights into the fabrication of a TiO(2)-carbon composite as high performance photocatalysts and facilitate their application in the environmental protection issues.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Absorption
  • Adsorption
  • Carbon / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Electron Transport
  • Light
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry*
  • Photochemical Processes*
  • Titanium / chemistry*

Substances

  • titanium dioxide
  • Carbon
  • Titanium