采用一步水热法制备了还原氧化石墨烯-二氧化钛(RGO-P25)纳米复合物.通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、X射线衍射(XRD)及紫外-可见漫反射谱(UVVis DRS)对复合材料的结构和光电性能进行了表征.在紫外光照和可见光照条件下,研究了不同复合比例的复合物的光催化降解甲基蓝(MB)的性能.结果表明:在水热过程中氧化石墨烯被还原,通过静电引力相互作用得到了具有较高缺陷的还原氧化石墨烯复合物.随着RGO含量的增加,复合物的禁带宽度由3.00 eV变到2.27eV,复合物的导电性增强.在可见光和紫外光光照条件下,30 min内1%(w,质量分数)RGO-P25光催化降解甲基蓝的效率都超过了80%.紫外光照条件下,1%RGO-P25纳米复合物催化降解N3染料,cisRu(H_2dcbpy)_2(NCS)_2(H_2dcbpy=4,4'-二羧酸-2,2'-联吡啶),30 min内63%(摩尔分数)的染料被降解.与P25(75%锐钛矿,25%金红石)相比,石墨烯的加入大大提高了光催化效率,有效抑制了电子-空穴对的复合。
P25-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites (RGO-P25) are prepared by using a facile one-step hydrothermal method. Their structure and photoelectrical properties are characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS). The degradation effect of different addition ratios of the RGO-P25 nanocomposite on the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) is investigated under UV and visible illumination. Results show that graphene oxide can be reduced during the hydrothermal reaction and thus, a mixed high defect P25 particles and RGO sheet composite is formed by electrostatic attraction. Band gaps of nanocomposites decreased from 3.00 to 2.27 eV with an increase in the amount of the RGO content. The electrical conductivities of the nanocomposites enhanced with an increased RGO amount. Over 80% of the initial methylene blue dye is decomposed by 1% (w, mass fraction) RGO-P25 after 30 min under either visible light or ultraviolet light. Under UV light illumination, 63% (molar fraction) of the N3 dye, cis-Ru(H2dcbpy)2(NCS)2 (H2dcbpy = 4,4'- dicarboxy-2,2'-bipyridyl), is decomposed by the 1% RGO-P25 nanocomposite. Compared with the bare P25 (75% anatase; 25% rutile), the continual addition of RGO enhances the photocatalytic activity and gives rise to the more effective separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs.