Electrospun metal and metal alloy decorated TiO₂ nanofiber photocatalysts for hydrogen generation.

ABSTRACT: Photocatalytic nanofibers of TiO₂ decorated with 2% metal (Pt, Pd, and Cu) and metal alloys (Pt₂Pd and PtCu) were synthesized by the polymer-assisted electrospinning method, followed by microwave-assisted ethylene glycol reduction. Structurally, nanofibers calcined at 500 °C adopted an anatase phase along with a remnant rutile phase. Morphological, structural, and photocatalytic studies were carried out using scanning and transmission electron microscopy equipped with an energy dispersive spectroscopy attachment, X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and photocatalytic hydrogen generation under UV-Vis irradiation. The calcined nanofibers were found to have a diameter of 60.0 ± 5.0 nm and length of up to several microns. High resolution TEM imagin

SUBMITTER: Ligon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9086326 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature