Exploring the photocatalytic activities of a highly {001} faceted TiO2 sensitized by coupling with AgBr or Ag3PO4

[Display omitted] •Facile synthesis of highly {001} faceted TiO2 sensitised with AgBr or Ag3PO4.•A wide bandgap photocatalyst sensitized with narrow bandgap semiconductors.•Rhodamine B and caffeic acid are used as target contaminants to explore their photocatalytic mineralization.•Extraordinary UV–v...

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Published in:Materials science & engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology Solid-state materials for advanced technology, 2022-02, Vol.276, p.115555, Article 115555
Main Authors: Puga, F., Navío, J.A., Paulete-Romero, M.A., Córdoba, J.M., Hidalgo, M.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ag3PO4
AgBr
Caffeic acid
Catalytic activity
Contaminants
Coupling
Dyes
Faceted-TiO2
Phosphates
Photocatalysis
Photodegradation
Rhodamine
Silver compounds
Synergistic effect
Titanium dioxide
Ultraviolet radiation
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Summary:[Display omitted] •Facile synthesis of highly {001} faceted TiO2 sensitised with AgBr or Ag3PO4.•A wide bandgap photocatalyst sensitized with narrow bandgap semiconductors.•Rhodamine B and caffeic acid are used as target contaminants to explore their photocatalytic mineralization.•Extraordinary UV–visible light photocatalytic properties of highly {001} faceted TiO2 coupled with AgBr. TiO2 with high {001} facet exposure was coupled with AgBr or Ag3PO4. Catalysts were widely characterized and tested with rhodamine B (RhB) or caffeic acid under UV and visible light. Combination of the used sensitizer (AgBr or Ag3PO4) with TiO2, not only enhances the high photocatalytic activity shown in the UV for TiO2, but it also largely increases the degradation activity under visible illumination. A synergistic effect toward photocatalytic degradation in the visible light was observed when coupling AgBr and TiO2, with the photocatalytic degradation profiles being strongly related to the molar percentages of the coupled materials and to the nature of the contaminant. The recycling of the coupled materials allows us to conclude that the AgBr(50%)/TiO2 sample presents better results in the consecutive reuse cycles and percentages of RhB dye mineralization, in contrast to those observed for the Ag3PO4(50%)/TiO2 composite.
ISSN:0921-5107
1873-4944
DOI:10.1016/j.mseb.2021.115555