Enhancement of photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical properties of BiOI nanosheets and silver quantum dots co-modified TiO2 nanorod arrays |
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| Authors: | Haocheng Yang Jinjun Chen Yong Zuo Miao Zhang Gang He Zhaoqi Sun |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Physics & Materials Science, Anhui University, Hefei, PR China;2. Electrical Engineering College, Guizhou University, Guiyang, PR China |
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| Abstract: | In this study, TiO2 nanorod arrays (TNR), Ag quantum dots (QDs) sensitized with TNR TiO2/Ag, bismuth oxyhalide (BiOI) nanosheets, and Ag QDs co-modified with TNR and TiO2/BiOI/Ag (TBA) were prepared by a stepwise process. The morphological, structural, compositional, optical, photocatalytic (PC), and photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of the samples were investigated. The TBA-2 sample exhibited the highest photocurrent density (281.8 μA/cm2) and photodegradation efficiency (93.3%), with values 9.7 times and 2.25 times higher than those for TNR, respectively. The improvement in sample performance can be attributed to the formation of a heterojunction between BiOI and TiO2, thereby enhancing the absorption of visible light and improving the charge separation efficiency; Ag QDs limit interfacial electron-hole pair recombination. The experimental results show that TBA can effectively promote light-induced carrier transport and visible light absorption, while inhibiting the recombination rate of the electron-hole pairs, PEC, and PC. |
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| Keywords: | Ag quantum dots bismuth oxyhalide nanotechnology TiO2 nanorod arrays visible light absorption |
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