Preparation of ZnFe_{class="a-plus-plus">2}O_{class="a-plus-plus">4} nanoparticles by mechanical alloying and annealing for sensitizing C-modified TiO_{class="a-plus-plus">2} and acquirement of efficient photocatalyst

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• 作者：Yun Zhou ; Can Guo ; Shengqi Xi ; Chongfeng Sun…
• 关键词：TiO2 ; ZnFe2O4 ; sensitized ; C ; modified ; Photocatalysis ; Methyl orange ; Synergistic effect
• 刊名：Research on Chemical Intermediates
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：43
• 期：3
• 页码：1495-1512
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• 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
• 刊物主题：Catalysis; Physical Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry;
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1568-5675
• 卷排序：43

文摘

ZnFe₂O₄ nanoparticles sensitized by C-modified TiO₂ hybrids (ZnFe₂O₄–TiO₂/C) were successfully prepared by a feasible method. The ZnFe₂O₄ nanoparticles were prepared by mechanical alloying and annealing. The residual organic compounds in the synthetic process of TiO₂ were selected as the carbon source. The as-prepared composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, ultraviolet–visible light diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–Vis) and N₂ adsorption–desorption analysis. The photocatalytic activity of the photocatalysts was measured by degradation of methyl orange under ultraviolet (UV) light and simulated solar irradiation, respectively. The results show that the carbon did not enter the TiO₂ lattice but adhered to the surface of TiO₂. The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared C-modified TiO₂ (TiO₂/C) improved both under UV and simulated solar light irradiation, but the improvement was not dramatic. Introduction of ZnFe₂O₄ into the TiO₂/C could enhance the absorption spectrum range. The ZnFe₂O₄–TiO₂/C hybrids exhibited a higher photocatalytic activity both than that of the pure TiO₂ and TiO₂/C under either UV or simulated solar light irradiation. The complex synergistic effect plays an important role in improving the photocatalytic performance of ZnFe₂O₄–TiO₂/C composites. The optimum photocatalytic performance was obtained from the ZnFe₂O₄(0.8 wt%)–TiO₂/C sample.