Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2)nanocomposite was synthesized through the combination of sol-gel process and hydrothermal(HT)method followed by ion exchange method in the paper.Transmission electron microscope,UVevis absorption proper...Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2)nanocomposite was synthesized through the combination of sol-gel process and hydrothermal(HT)method followed by ion exchange method in the paper.Transmission electron microscope,UVevis absorption property and X-ray diffraction were utilized to characterize the morphology,optical absorption property and phase structure of the as-prepared photocatalysts.The morphological and performance studies of Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2)revealed that a well-interconnected mixed phase heterojunction photocatalyst was achieved through as-prepared TiO^(2)and the subsequent ion exchange method.By the degradation of Rhodamine B under xenon lamp,Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2)exhibited a significant enhancement in photocatalytic activity compared with TiO^(2)and Ag/TiO^(2).The band gap of Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2)can reach to 2.53eV compared with 3.22eV of the prepared TiO^(2).Furthermore,the synthesis process and photoreaction mechanisms of TiO^(2),Ag/TiO^(2)and Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2)photocatalysts were proposed.It demonstrated that the enhancement of photocatalytic was mainly due to the reducing of electron-hole recombination in Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2).展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51762028 and No.11504146.
文摘Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2)nanocomposite was synthesized through the combination of sol-gel process and hydrothermal(HT)method followed by ion exchange method in the paper.Transmission electron microscope,UVevis absorption property and X-ray diffraction were utilized to characterize the morphology,optical absorption property and phase structure of the as-prepared photocatalysts.The morphological and performance studies of Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2)revealed that a well-interconnected mixed phase heterojunction photocatalyst was achieved through as-prepared TiO^(2)and the subsequent ion exchange method.By the degradation of Rhodamine B under xenon lamp,Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2)exhibited a significant enhancement in photocatalytic activity compared with TiO^(2)and Ag/TiO^(2).The band gap of Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2)can reach to 2.53eV compared with 3.22eV of the prepared TiO^(2).Furthermore,the synthesis process and photoreaction mechanisms of TiO^(2),Ag/TiO^(2)and Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2)photocatalysts were proposed.It demonstrated that the enhancement of photocatalytic was mainly due to the reducing of electron-hole recombination in Ag/AgCl/TiO^(2).
