PEI Fuyun, XU Shengang, LIU Yingliang, et al. Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water by dye-sensitized titania/graphene nanocomposite[J]. CIESC Journal, 2013, (8): 3062-3069.
DOI:
PEI Fuyun, XU Shengang, LIU Yingliang, et al. Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water by dye-sensitized titania/graphene nanocomposite[J]. CIESC Journal, 2013, (8): 3062-3069.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2013.08.051.
Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water by dye-sensitized titania/graphene nanocomposite
Eosin Y(EY)dye sensitized nanocomposite of TiO2 with graphene(T-G-EY)was prepared by hydrothermal process starting from EY
TiO2(P25)and graphene oxide(GO).X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)measurement showed dramatically decrease in the content of oxygen-containing functional groups due to the reduction of GO in the hydrothermal process.Transmission electron microscopy(TEM)observation illustrated that the graphene in T-G-EY nanocomposite was relatively uniformly covered and anchored by P25.The nanocomposite had a band gap of 2.75 eV
which was narrower than that of P25(3.25 eV)and light absorption was extended to the visible light region.Photoluminescent quenching was also observed in the T-G-EY nanocomposite
illustrating the interactions between components.The photocatalytic activity of T-G-EY for hydrogen evolution from water under a 500 W xenon lamp irradiation was greatly enhanced than that of P25.