Plasmonic Au nanoparticles supported on both sides of TiO<sub>2</sub> hollow spheres for maximising photocatalytic activity under visible light

doi:10.1007/s11705-019-1815-2

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2019, Vol. 13

Issue (4) : 665-671 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-019-1815-2

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Plasmonic Au nanoparticles supported on both sides of TiO₂ hollow spheres for maximising photocatalytic activity under visible light

Jianwei Lu¹, Lan Lan², Xiaoteng Terence Liu³(

), Na Wang⁴(

), Xiaolei Fan²(

)

¹. School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
². School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
³. Department of Mechanical & Construction Engineering, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
⁴. Advanced Manufacturing Institute of Polymer Industry (AMIPI), Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang 110142, China

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Abstract

A strategy of intensifying the visible light harvesting ability of anatase TiO₂ hollow spheres (HSs) was developed, in which both sides of TiO₂ HSs were utilised for stabilising Au nanoparticles (NPs) through the sacrificial templating method and convex surface-induced confinement. The composite structure of single Au NP yolk-TiO₂ shell-Au NPs, denoted as Au@Au(TiO₂, was rendered and confirmed by the transmission electron microscopy analysis. Au@Au(TiO₂ showed enhanced photocatalytic activity in the degradation of methylene blue and phenol in aqueous phase under visible light surpassing that of other reference materials such as Au(TiO₂ by 77% and Au@P25 by 52%, respectively, in phenol degradation.

Keywords TiO₂ hollow spheres plasmonic Au nanoparticles confinement visible light photocatalytic degradation

Corresponding Author(s): Xiaoteng Terence Liu,Na Wang,Xiaolei Fan

Just Accepted Date: 20 March 2019 Online First Date: 26 April 2019 Issue Date: 04 December 2019

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Jianwei Lu,Lan Lan,Xiaoteng Terence Liu, et al. Plasmonic Au nanoparticles supported on both sides of TiO₂ hollow spheres for maximising photocatalytic activity under visible light[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2019, 13(4): 665-671.

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Fig.1 Scheme of synthesis and formation of the single Au core-anatase TiO₂ shell nanostructure. (a?d) TEM images showing the morphological evolution of the yolk-shell Au(TiO₂

Fig.2 TEM images of the as-prepared materials: (a) Au(SiO₂, (b) core-core-shell Au(SiO₂(TiO₂, (c) yolk-shell Au(TiO₂, (d) Au@Au(TiO₂, (e) SiO₂ core, (f) SiO₂(TiO₂ core-shell, (g) TiO₂ HSs, (h) Au@TiO₂ HSs

Fig.3 (a) The rate of MB degradation under visible light promoted by various TiO₂ photocatalysts; (b) The corresponding pseudo-first-order kinetic rate plot

Fig.4 (a) The rate of phenol degradation under visible light promoted by various TiO₂ photocatalysts; (b) The corresponding pseudo-first-order kinetic rate plot

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