Large enhancements in hydrogen production of TiO2 through a simple carbon decoration

A simple carbon decoration, involving only immersion in adipic acid followed by calcination in N2 atmosphere, was developed to prepare thin carbon layer decorated TiO2 nanoparticles. The thin carbon layer was in tight contact with the TiO2 domain and served as an electron trapping center to improve...

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Published in:Carbon (New York) 2013-10, Vol.62, p.69-75
Main Authors: Chao, Kang-Ju, Cheng, Wei-Yun, Yu, Tsung-Hsuan, Lu, Shih-Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Chemistry
Colloidal state and disperse state
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Decoration
Exact sciences and technology
Fullerenes and related materials
diamonds, graphite
General and physical chemistry
Hydrogen production
Materials science
Nanocrystalline materials
Nanoparticles
Nanopowders
Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization
Photocatalysis
Physical and chemical studies. Granulometry. Electrokinetic phenomena
Physics
Specific materials
Thin films
Titanium dioxide
Water splitting
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Summary:A simple carbon decoration, involving only immersion in adipic acid followed by calcination in N2 atmosphere, was developed to prepare thin carbon layer decorated TiO2 nanoparticles. The thin carbon layer was in tight contact with the TiO2 domain and served as an electron trapping center to improve charge separations necessary for enhancement in photocatalytic water splitting performance of the TiO2 nanoparticles. With an optimal carbon loading of 0.3wt%, a fourfold improvement was achieved for hydrogen production as compared with that achieved by pristine TiO2 nanoparticles. This simple carbon decoration provides a promising low-cost alternative to traditional Pt-decoration approaches for enhancing hydrogen productions from photocatalytic water splitting.
ISSN:0008-6223
1873-3891
DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2013.05.054