In situ synthesis of MoO3/Ag/TiO2 nanotube arrays for enhancement of visible-light photoelectrochemical performance |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Materials Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, PR China;2. State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, PR China;3. Nanomaterials & Solar Energy Conversion Lab, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India;1. Research Division of Applied Material Chemistry, Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology Izumi Center, Ayumino 2-7-1, Izumi-city, Osaka 594-1157, Japan;2. Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan;1. Ministry Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China;2. College of Science, Xinjiang Institute of Education, Urumqi 830000, China;1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, 300384 Tianjin, China;2. Tianjin the first commercial school, 300180 Tianjin, China;3. School of Civil Engineering and Achitecture, Xinxiang University, Xinxiang 453003, China |
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| Abstract: | A ternary composites of MoO3/Ag/TiO2 nanotube arrays were synthesized by in-situ annealing of TiO2 nanotube arrays impregnated with AgNO3 over MoO3 powders. During the annealing process, the crystallization of the TiO2 nanotubes, the thermo-decomposition of AgNO3 to Ag nanoparticles, and the sublimation of MoO3 occur jointly. The photoelectrochemical measurements of the resultants indicate that MoO3/Ag/TiO2 nanotube arrays present better photoelectrochemical properties compared with Ag/TiO2 nanotube arrays and pristine TiO2 nanotube arrays. Especially, the highest photocurrent and open circuit voltage are up to 21.29 μA/cm2 and 0.058 V under visible light irradiation, whereas 1.77 and 3.87 times larger than those of TiO2 nanotube arrays, respectively. Superior photoelectrochemical stability and larger photo-conversion efficiency of the ternary composites are also demonstrated. The improved photoelectrochemical properties are related to the close interfacial contact among MoO3, Ag, and TiO2 as well as the surface plasma resonance of Ag in the ternary composites, which broaden the range of light response and enhance the efficiency of charge separation. This study provides a skillful solution to construct TiO2-based composite materials and demonstrates it is an unique architecture to promote the visible light driven photocatalytic application of TiO2. |
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| Keywords: | Composites In-situ calcination synthesis Photo-electrochemical performance Photocatalysis |
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