Enhanced visible-light responsive photocatalytic activity of N-doped TiO₂ thoroughly mesoporous nanofibers

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• 作者：Huilin Hou ; Fengmei Gao ; Minghui Shang…
• 刊名：Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：28
• 期：4
• 页码：3796-3805
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• 刊物类别：Chemistry and Materials Science
• 刊物主题：Optical and Electronic Materials; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1573-482X
• 卷排序：28

文摘

Improving the photocatalytic efficiency of TiO₂ semiconductor is crucially important and highly desired for its practical applications. In the present work, aiming to broaden the photoresponse window and limit the photocatalyst aggregation, we reported the exploration of N-doped TiO₂ thoroughly mesoporous nanofibers with high purity in morphology via a foaming-assisted electrospinning strategy. The foaming agents and urea were introduced in the raw materials to create the mesopores and incorporate the N dopants into the conventional solid TiO₂ nanofibers, respectively, which could be accomplished simultaneously over one-step calcination process. The synergetic combination of N dopants and one-dimensional mesoporous nanostructure allow the TiO₂ fibers to exhibit significantly enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity toward the Rhodamine B and hydrogen evolution, as compared to those of N-doped solid and intrinsic thoroughly mesoporous counterparts, suggesting their promising applications in water purification and energy supply.