Enhanced photocatalytic performances of n-TiO2 nanotubes by uniform creation of p–n heterojunctions with p-Bi2O3 quantum dots

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Publication Date 2015-05-28
DOI 10.1039/C5NR02468D
Impact Factor 7.79
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Mingzheng Ge, Chunyan Cao, Shuhui Li, Songnan Zhang, Shu Deng, Jianying Huang, Qingsong Li, Salem S. Al-Deyab


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Abstract

An ultrasonication-assisted successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) strategy was developed for uniform deposition of high density p-type Bi2O3 quantum dots on n-type TiO2 nanotube arrays (Bi2O3@TiO2 NTAs), which were constructed by electrochemical anodization in ethylene glycol containing the electrolyte. Compared with pristine TiO2 NTAs, the Bi2O3 quantum dots sensitized TiO2 NTAs exhibited highly efficient photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO). The kinetic constant of Bi2O3@TiO2 NTAs prepared by an ultrasonication-assisted SILAR process of 4 cycles was 1.95 times higher than that of the pristine TiO2 NTA counterpart. The highly efficient photocatalytic activity is attributed to the synergistic effect between the formation of a uniform p–n heterojunction with high-density for enhancing light absorption and facilitating photogenerated electron–hole separation/transfer. The results suggest that Bi2O3@TiO2 p–n heterojunction nanotube arrays are very promising for enhancing the photocatalytic activity and open up a promising strategy for designing and constructing high efficiency heterogeneous semiconductor photocatalysts.

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