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Reducing the barrier effect of graphene sheets on a Ag cocatalyst to further improve the photocatalytic performance of TiO₂.

ABSTRACT: Graphene-based cocatalysts can improve the photocatalytic properties of semiconductors, but sometimes, they also function as barrier-like materials, influencing the photoactivity of composites. However, in a multi-cocatalyst system, less attention is paid to these negative effects of graphene on the performance of other cocatalysts. In this study, by adjusting the loading sequence of graphene and Ag cocatalyst on the surface of TiO₂ spheres, the barrier effect of graphene sheets on Ag nanoparticles could be controlled effectively. As a result, these ternary composites with almost no Ag nanoparticles wrapped by graphene possessed improved properties for the photocatalytic reduction of nitro-aromatics as compared to those with some Ag nanoparticles covered by graphene. Furthermore, this phenomenon of barrier effect caused by graphene could be found in the control reaction with metal silver as the main catalyst; this indicated that by avoiding the possible negative influence of graphene on other cocatalysts, the properties of composites with graphene-containing multi cocatalysts could be further improved.

SUBMITTER: Ma J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9079882 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Reducing the barrier effect of graphene sheets on a Ag cocatalyst to further improve the photocatalytic performance of TiO<sub>2</sub>.

Ma Juanjuan J Zhou Chaocun C Long Jinlin J Ding Zhengxin Z Yuan Rusheng R Xu Chao C

RSC advances 20180416 25

Graphene-based cocatalysts can improve the photocatalytic properties of semiconductors, but sometimes, they also function as barrier-like materials, influencing the photoactivity of composites. However, in a multi-cocatalyst system, less attention is paid to these negative effects of graphene on the performance of other cocatalysts. In this study, by adjusting the loading sequence of graphene and Ag cocatalyst on the surface of TiO<sub>2</sub> spheres, the barrier effect of graphene sheets on Ag ...[more]

PMID: 35539309

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