Local Surface Plasmonic Resonance, Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering, Photoluminescence, and Photocatalytic Activity of Hydrothermal Titanate Nanotubes Coated with Ag Nanoparticles

In this work, we successfully fabricated homogeneous hydrothermal titanate nanotubes (TNTs) coated with Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and elucidated the role of Ag NPs on local surface plasmonic resonance, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, and the enhanced photocatalytic activity of TNT/Ag nanocomposite....

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Published in:Journal of nanomaterials 2021-12, Vol.2021, p.1-9
Main Authors: Thuy, Pham Thi, Minh, Vo Cao, Mai, Vo Quang, Tuan, Nguyen Tri, Van Tuan, Pham, Cuong, Hoang Ba, Sang, Nguyen Xuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catalytic activity
Crystal structure
Electromagnetic absorption
Nanocomposites
Nanoparticles
Nanotubes
Optical properties
Photocatalysis
Photodegradation
Photoluminescence
Photomicrographs
Plasmonics
Raman spectra
Raman spectroscopy
Resonance scattering
Semiconductors
Silver
Spectrum analysis
Surface plasmon resonance
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Summary:In this work, we successfully fabricated homogeneous hydrothermal titanate nanotubes (TNTs) coated with Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and elucidated the role of Ag NPs on local surface plasmonic resonance, surface-enhanced Raman scattering, and the enhanced photocatalytic activity of TNT/Ag nanocomposite. The results showed that the photodegradation process reached equilibrium in just ~5 min for the TNT/Ag nanocomposite, which was much shorter than that of the TNT sample (~90 min). TEM micrographs showed that Ag NPs were well dispersed on the walls of the nanotubes. XRD patterns and Raman spectra indicated that the TNTs were in the monoclinic structure of H2Ti3O7. Furthermore, Raman active modes of the TNTs were significantly enhanced in the TNT/Ag sample, which was attributed to surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of the TNT/Ag sample was explained by UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and photoluminescence emission spectroscopy, which showed local surface plasmonic resonance-induced visible light absorption enhancement and effective charge separation, respectively.
ISSN:1687-4110
1687-4129
DOI:10.1155/2021/3806691