Citation: Zekun Xin, Xiaodong Zhao, Huiming Ji, Tianyi Ma, Hui Li, Shuhui Zhong, Zhurui Shen. Amorphous carbon-linked TiO₂/carbon nanotube film composite with enhanced photocatalytic performance: The effect of interface contact and hydrophilicity[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2021, 32(7): 2151-2154. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.11.054 shu

Amorphous carbon-linked TiO₂/carbon nanotube film composite with enhanced photocatalytic performance: The effect of interface contact and hydrophilicity

Zekun Xin ^a ,
Xiaodong Zhao ^a ,
Huiming Ji ^a ,
Tianyi Ma ^d ,
Hui Li ^{c, **,} ,
Shuhui Zhong ^{b, **,} ,
Zhurui Shen ^{a, c, *,}

a.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
b.
School of Mathematics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
c.
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
d.
Centre for Translational Atomaterials, Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia

^**

lihui@nankai.edu.cn

zhshuhui@tju.edu.cn

shenzhurui@nankai.edu.cn

Received Date: 21 September 2020
Revised Date: 23 October 2020
Accepted Date: 13 November 2020
Available Online: 1 December 2020

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Carbon nanotube film (CNTF) can be used for photocatalysis and water treatment due to its porous structure, good stability and excellent electrical properties. In this work, TiO₂/amorphous carbon/carbon nanotube film (TCC) composite with uniform structure was prepared by a simple atomization spraying method. Rhodamine B (RhB) was used to test the photocatalytic activity of TCC. TCC composite exhibits good photocatalytic activity under ultraviolet light. In particular, the degradation efficiency of rhodamine B (RhB) by TCC sprayed with 9 layers of TiO₂ (9TCC) increased by 1.45 times than of TiO₂ under ultraviolet light. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of TCC is attributed to the CNTF, which can broaden the light response range of TCC and improve the migration efficiency of electrons. The existence of amorphous carbon will promote these advances. Moreover, the better hydrophilic properties would enhance the catalytic performance happened on the solid-liquid interface. Finally, the photocatalytic mechanism and degradation intermediates of the TCC composite were proposed.
- Carbon nanotube film,
- Photocatalysis,
- Hydrophilia,
- Rhodamine B
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