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TiO2 photocatalysis has been studied widely in environment protection and energy generation applications. But, the intrinsic absence of visible light response and the high recombination rate of photo-generated charge carriers significantly limited the efficiency of photocatalysis with TiO2 materials. Herein, a facile approach was constructed to develop visible-light-induced TiO2 photocatalysis by co-modification with Eu and Au nanoparticles. The synthesized Au/Eu-TiO2 material was characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, DRS, XPS, and N-2 adsorption measurements. Visible light catalytic performance of the Au/Eu-TiO2 catalyst was evaluated by using the photodegradation of RhB as a model reaction. It was shown that this Au/Eu-TiO2 exhibited a better photocatalytic activity than the single Au modified TiO2 (Au/TiO2) or the single Eu modified TiO2 catalyst (Eu/TiO2), and also exhibited a good reusability for the targeted reaction. This remarkably improved performance of Au/EuTiO2 could be attributed to the synergetic effect of Eu and Au co-decoration, which not only enhanced visible light absorption but also promoted charge carriers transfers as evidenced by DRS, XPS and transient photo-current spectra. Moreover, a possible reaction mechanism for the Au/Eu-TiO2 photocatalysis was proposed.
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SOLID STATE SCIENCES
ISSN: 1293-2558
Year: 2018
Volume: 83
Page: 181-187
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ESI Discipline: PHYSICS;
ESI HC Threshold:158
JCR Journal Grade:2
CAS Journal Grade:3
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WoS CC Cited Count: 33
SCOPUS Cited Count: 39
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 2
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