A novel layered hexagonal boron nitride/titanium dioxide(h-BN/TiO2) composite photocatalyst has been constructed by anchoring TiO2 nanoflakes on the surface of hBN flakes via a solvothermal method. The morphology and ...A novel layered hexagonal boron nitride/titanium dioxide(h-BN/TiO2) composite photocatalyst has been constructed by anchoring TiO2 nanoflakes on the surface of hBN flakes via a solvothermal method. The morphology and dispersion of TiO2 can be tuned by controlling the amount of flake h-BN. Benefiting from the unique hetero-structure, the photocatalytic performance of the obtained composite toward rhodamine B(Rh B) degradation is greatly enhanced, among which 12 wt% h-BN/TiO2 composites show 3.5 and 6.9 times higher degradation rate than the synthesized TiO2 and commercial TiO2(P25), respectively, and an excellent cycling stability has also been obtained. Moreover, the first-principles calculation reveals the synergetic catalytic effect between TiO2 and h-BN flake, which is found to be responsible for the significantly enhanced photocatalytic performance of h-BN/TiO2 composites.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation for Excellent Young Scholars of China (51522402)the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents (BX20180034)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (FRF-TP-18-045A1)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M641192)
文摘A novel layered hexagonal boron nitride/titanium dioxide(h-BN/TiO2) composite photocatalyst has been constructed by anchoring TiO2 nanoflakes on the surface of hBN flakes via a solvothermal method. The morphology and dispersion of TiO2 can be tuned by controlling the amount of flake h-BN. Benefiting from the unique hetero-structure, the photocatalytic performance of the obtained composite toward rhodamine B(Rh B) degradation is greatly enhanced, among which 12 wt% h-BN/TiO2 composites show 3.5 and 6.9 times higher degradation rate than the synthesized TiO2 and commercial TiO2(P25), respectively, and an excellent cycling stability has also been obtained. Moreover, the first-principles calculation reveals the synergetic catalytic effect between TiO2 and h-BN flake, which is found to be responsible for the significantly enhanced photocatalytic performance of h-BN/TiO2 composites.
