Photo(electro)catalytic Activity of Cu²⁺ -Modified TiO₂ Nanorod Array Thin Films under Visible Light Irradiation
By Kerkez, Özge & Boz, ismail
Published in Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
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2014
Abstract
In the present study, a two-step method was applied to synthesise Cu²⁺-modified TiO₂ nanorod array thin films for photocatalytic processes. TiO₂ nanorod array thin films were synthesised by a hydrothermal method and then modified with an ultrasonic-assisted sequential cation adsorption method. The samples were characterised by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) analysis. The photoelectrochemical properties of the samples were evaluated by linear sweep voltammetry and Mott–Schottky analysis; photocatalytic activities were tested by methylene blue degradation under visible light. The photocurrent density of the TiO₂/FTO sample modified with 50 mM Cu²⁺ solution was 26 times higher than that of the unmodified TiO₂/FTO sample. Additionally, methylene blue degradation efficiency under visible light was increased 40% with respect to the efficiency of the unmodified sample. The mechanism of the photocatalytic activity enhancement of Cu²⁺-modified TiO₂ nanorod films was discussed.
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