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高等学校化学研究 ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (6): 882-888.doi: 10.1007/s40242-016-6252-x

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Tunable Synthesis of Core-shell α-Fe2O3/TiO2 Composite Nanoparticles and Their Visible-light Photocatalytic Activity

SUN Dandan, CAO Yanyan, XU Yanyan, ZHANG Guoying, SUN Yaqiu   

  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, Key Laboratory of Inorganic-organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
  • 收稿日期:2016-06-17 修回日期:2016-08-04 出版日期:2016-12-01 发布日期:2016-11-21
  • 通讯作者: XU Yanyan, E-mail:hxxyxyy@mail.tjnu.edu.cn E-mail:hxxyxyy@mail.tjnu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21001081, 21303122), the High School Science & Technology Fund Planning Project of Tianjin City, China(No.20110510) and the Program for Innovative Research Team in Universities of Tianjin, China(No.TD12-5038).

Tunable Synthesis of Core-shell α-Fe2O3/TiO2 Composite Nanoparticles and Their Visible-light Photocatalytic Activity

SUN Dandan, CAO Yanyan, XU Yanyan, ZHANG Guoying, SUN Yaqiu   

  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, Key Laboratory of Inorganic-organic Hybrid Functional Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, P. R. China
  • Received:2016-06-17 Revised:2016-08-04 Online:2016-12-01 Published:2016-11-21
  • Contact: XU Yanyan, E-mail:hxxyxyy@mail.tjnu.edu.cn E-mail:hxxyxyy@mail.tjnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.21001081, 21303122), the High School Science & Technology Fund Planning Project of Tianjin City, China(No.20110510) and the Program for Innovative Research Team in Universities of Tianjin, China(No.TD12-5038).

摘要:

Uniform α-Fe2O3/amorphous TiO2 core-shell nanocomposites were prepared via a hydrolysis method and α-Fe2O3/anatase TiO2 core-shell nanocomposites were obtained via a post-calcination process. The structure and morphology of the products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Amorphous TiO2 nanoparticles with diameters of ten to several tens nanometer were formed on the surface of α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles and the coverage density of the secondary TiO2 nanoparticles in the composite can be controlled by varying the concentration of Ti(BuO)4 in the ethanol solution. The visible-light photocatalytic properties of different products towards Rhodamine B(RhB) were investigated. The results show that the α-Fe2O3/amorphous TiO2 exhibits a good photocatalytic property owing to the extension of the light response range to visible light and the efficient separation of photogenerated electrons and holes between α-Fe2O3 and amorphous TiO2.

关键词: α-Fe2O3/TiO2, Core-shell nanostructure, Photocatalytic activity, Rhodamine B

Abstract:

Uniform α-Fe2O3/amorphous TiO2 core-shell nanocomposites were prepared via a hydrolysis method and α-Fe2O3/anatase TiO2 core-shell nanocomposites were obtained via a post-calcination process. The structure and morphology of the products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Amorphous TiO2 nanoparticles with diameters of ten to several tens nanometer were formed on the surface of α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles and the coverage density of the secondary TiO2 nanoparticles in the composite can be controlled by varying the concentration of Ti(BuO)4 in the ethanol solution. The visible-light photocatalytic properties of different products towards Rhodamine B(RhB) were investigated. The results show that the α-Fe2O3/amorphous TiO2 exhibits a good photocatalytic property owing to the extension of the light response range to visible light and the efficient separation of photogenerated electrons and holes between α-Fe2O3 and amorphous TiO2.

Key words: α-Fe2O3/TiO2, Core-shell nanostructure, Photocatalytic activity, Rhodamine B