Ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets with coexposed {001}/{101} facets have attracted considerable attention because of their high photocatalytic activity. However, the charge-separated states in the TiO2 nanosheets must be exte...Ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets with coexposed {001}/{101} facets have attracted considerable attention because of their high photocatalytic activity. However, the charge-separated states in the TiO2 nanosheets must be extended to further enhance their photocatalytic activity for H2 evolution. Herein, we present a successful attempt to selectively dope lanthanide ions into the {101} facets of ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets with coexposed {001}/{101} facets through a facile one-step solvothermal method. The lanthanide doping slightly extended the light-harvesting region and markedly improved the charge-separated states of the TiO2 nanosheets as evidenced by UV-vis absorption and steady-state/transient photoluminescence spectra. Upon simulated sunlight irradiation, we observed a 4.2-fold enhancement in the photocatalytic H2 evolution activity of optimal Yb3+-doped TiO2 nanosheets compared to that of their undoped counterparts. Furthermore, when Pt nanoparticles were used as cocatalysts to reduce the H2 overpotential in this system, the photocatalytic activity enhancement factor increased to 8.5. By combining these results with those of control experiments, we confirmed that the extended charge-separated states play the main role in the enhancement of the photocatalytic H2 evolution activity of lanthanide-doped TiO2 nanosheets with coexposed {001}/{101} facets.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51772041,11474046,61775024)the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(20170540190,201602191)+3 种基金the Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University(LNET)(LR2015016,LR2017004)the Program for Dalian Excellent Talents(2016RQ069)the Science and the Technique Foundation of Dalian(2014J11JH134,2015J12JH201)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(wd01206)~~
文摘Ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets with coexposed {001}/{101} facets have attracted considerable attention because of their high photocatalytic activity. However, the charge-separated states in the TiO2 nanosheets must be extended to further enhance their photocatalytic activity for H2 evolution. Herein, we present a successful attempt to selectively dope lanthanide ions into the {101} facets of ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets with coexposed {001}/{101} facets through a facile one-step solvothermal method. The lanthanide doping slightly extended the light-harvesting region and markedly improved the charge-separated states of the TiO2 nanosheets as evidenced by UV-vis absorption and steady-state/transient photoluminescence spectra. Upon simulated sunlight irradiation, we observed a 4.2-fold enhancement in the photocatalytic H2 evolution activity of optimal Yb3+-doped TiO2 nanosheets compared to that of their undoped counterparts. Furthermore, when Pt nanoparticles were used as cocatalysts to reduce the H2 overpotential in this system, the photocatalytic activity enhancement factor increased to 8.5. By combining these results with those of control experiments, we confirmed that the extended charge-separated states play the main role in the enhancement of the photocatalytic H2 evolution activity of lanthanide-doped TiO2 nanosheets with coexposed {001}/{101} facets.
