Enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity and hydrogen evolution through novel heterostructure AgI-FG-TiO2 nanocomposites

Kefayat Ullah; Arif Ullah; Ali Aldalbahi; Jin Do Chung; Won Chun Oh

doi:10.1016/j.molcata.2015.09.024

Enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity and hydrogen evolution through novel heterostructure AgI-FG-TiO₂ nanocomposites

Kefayat Ullah, Arif Ullah, Ali Aldalbahi, Jin Do Chung, Won Chun Oh^*

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We report ternary AgI-FG-TiO₂ nanocomposites prepared through fast microwave technique. In this study we introduced a novel chemical vapor deposition (CVD) approach to functionalize powder graphene oxide (GO). The functionalize graphene (FG) sheets were then used for the attachment of AgI and TiO₂ nanoparticles to form a ternary composites. The prepared composites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopic analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis absorbance spectra and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS). The photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution was greatly affected by the introduction of FG and ternary component in the system.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	242-252
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Volume	410
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcata.2015.09.024
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2015
Externally published	Yes

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