Visible light responsive mesoporous graphene-Eu sub(2)O sub(3) /TiO sub(2) nanocomposites for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol

Mesoporous graphene-Eu sub(2)O sub(3) /TiO sub(2) nanocomposites with different weight percentages were synthesized by hydrothermal method using Pluronic P123 as the structure directing template. The synthesized materials were characterized by XRD, HRTEM, SEM-EDAX, N sub(2) adsorption-desorption stu...

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Veröffentlicht in:RSC advances 2016-04, Vol.6 (41), p.35024-35035
Hauptverfasser: Myilsamy, Mallanaicker, Mahalakshmi, Mani, Subha, Nallasivam, Rajabhuvaneswari, Ariyamuthu, Murugesan, Velayutham
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Zusammenfassung:Mesoporous graphene-Eu sub(2)O sub(3) /TiO sub(2) nanocomposites with different weight percentages were synthesized by hydrothermal method using Pluronic P123 as the structure directing template. The synthesized materials were characterized by XRD, HRTEM, SEM-EDAX, N sub(2) adsorption-desorption studies, XPS, UV-vis DRS, FT-IR and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of the catalysts for the degradation of 4-chlorophenol, a model pollutant was evaluated under visible light irradiation. 0.7 wt% GR-Eu sub(2)O sub(3)/TiO sub(2) nanocomposites showed higher efficiency under visible light among the synthesized materials due to high surface area with narrow band gap and effectively suppressed electron-hole recombination. UV-Vis DRS showed the shift in the light absorption band-edge position to visible region for GR-Eu sub(2)O sub(3)/TiO sub(2) nanocomposites. The well reduced photoluminescence intensity revealed the effective charge separation for GR-Eu sub(2)O sub(3)/TiO sub(2) nanocomposites than GR-TiO sub(2), Eu sub(2)O sub(3)-TiO sub(2 ) and bare meso TiO sub(2). Eu super(3+) ions were trapping and transferring the exited electrons to graphene layer and adsorbed oxygen efficiently, hence the co-doping of europium and graphene synergistically suppressed the electron-hole recombination. The suppressed electron-hole recombination enhanced &z.rad; OH radicals formation and subsequently the photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol.
ISSN:2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/c5ra27541e