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Visible light-driven photoelectrocatalytic degradation of Acid Yellow 17 using Sn3O4 flower-like thin films supported on Ti substrate (Sn3O4/TiO2/Ti)
摘要： This article reports a new method for preparing mixed valence tin oxide (Sn3O4) flower-like nanostructures using a microwave-assisted route. Thin-film Sn3O4/TiO2/Ti electrodes demonstrated highly efficient visible light driven photocatalytic degradation of monoazo acid yellow 17 (AY17) dye, reaching 95% color removal after 60 min at pH 2. Moreover, under low bias potential (0.5 V), the photoelectrocatalytic efficiency increased to 97% color removal and 83% removal of total organic carbon at a kinetic rate almost 3 times higher than in photocatalysis. Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry was used to identify intermediate formation, and oxidation performance was proposed for photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic degradation with no organics identified after 120 min of treatment. The results indicate that Sn3O4/TiO2/Ti photoelectrodes offer a simple, green method for wastewater treatment employing visible light source.
关键词： Dye degradation,Photoelectrocatalysis,Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis,Sn3O4,Visible-light photocatalysis
更新于2025-11-19 16:56:35
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TiO2/MoS2 heterojunctions-decorated carbon fibers with broad-spectrum response as weaveable photocatalyst/photoelectrode
摘要： The development of efficient and recyclable photocatalysts with wide spectrum response has drawn much attention. Herein, we prepared TiO2/MoS2 heterostructures on carbon fibers (CFs) by a two-step hydrothermal method. CFs/TiO2/MoS2 exhibits a strong and wide absorption spectrum from ultraviolet to near-infrared region (> 1200 nm). Under the irradiation of visible-light, CFs/TiO2/MoS2 could degrade 97.6% Rhodamine B (RhB) after 100 min, 94.2% Acid Orange 7 (AO7) or 93.4% tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) after 60 min, and 88.7% 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) after 180 min. Moreover, CFs/TiO2/MoS2 bundles can be further weaved into a cloth (area: 4 × 4 cm2). CFs/TiO2/MoS2 cloth as a working electrode exhibits significant photocurrent (7.53 × 10?6 A/cm2) and enhanced photoelectrocatalytic efficiency (100% TC) comparing with only photocatalysis (90.7% TC) or electrocatalysis (47% TC). In particular, CFs/TiO2/MoS2 cloth shows excellent stability. Therefore, CFs/TiO2/MoS2 cloth has great potential to be used as flexible and weaveable photocatalyst/photoelectrode for degrading various pollutants.
关键词： Photoelectrocatalysis,Photocatalyst,Carbon fibers,Visible-light,TiO2/MoS2
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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A dual-cathode photoelectrocatalysis-electroenzymatic catalysis system by coupling BiVO4 photoanode with hemin/Cu and carbon cloth cathodes for degradation of tetracycline
摘要： When photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) couples with electroenzymatic catalysis (EEC), effective utilization of electrons from PEC process for yield of H2O2 plays an important role in the enzymatic catalysis. In the present work, we designed a novel dual-cathode PEC-EEC system for pollutant removal. In this system, BiVO4 photoanode was prepared by electrodeposition for visible light-driven PEC process while carbon cloth was used as the first cathode for electrogeneration of H2O2 and hemin/Cu prepared by electrophoretic deposition acted as the second cathode for enzymatic catalysis. The performances of the constructed dual-cathode PEC-EEC system were evaluated by decoloring Rhodamine B (RhB), which showed high decoloration percentage with acceptable stability and reusability. Further, the system was applied to degradation of tetracycline (TC), indicating that about 93.6% of TC was removed after 2-h treatment. A pathway for TC degradation in such a dual-cathode PEC-EEC system was proposed based on the intermediates determined by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry in tandem (LC-ESI-MS/MS).
关键词： BiVO4,Photoelectrocatalysis,Electroenzymatic catalysis,Tetracycline,Dual cathodes
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Blue LED light-driven photoelectrocatalytic removal of naproxen from water: Kinetics and primary by-products
摘要： Here, we demonstrate the viability of a ZnO/TiO2/Ag2Se thin-film composite synthesized on FTO to degrade the drug naproxen in aqueous solutions by visible-light photoelectrocatalysis (PEC). The experiments were made with 100 mL of solutions containing 5 mg L-1 drug and 50 mM Na2SO4 at natural pH, using a cell equipped with a Pt wire as cathode and the composite as photoanode exposed to a 36 W blue LED lamp. Total degradation was achieved after 210 min of electrolysis at anodic potential of +1.0 V/Ag|AgCl. This resulted from the oxidative action of hydroxyl radicals formed via direct anodic water discharge and through mediated water oxidation by photogenerated holes. The degradation rate decreased at higher naproxen concentration, but the treatment efficiency became higher due the deceleration of the parasitic reactions involving hydroxyl radicals. In chloride medium, the photoanode showed a large ability to produce active chlorine, which contributed to the oxidation of the target molecule. LC-QToF-MS analysis of treated solutions revealed the generation of four primary naphthalenic by-products, from which the initial degradation route of naproxen is proposed.
关键词： Photoelectrocatalysis,Water treatment,Oxidation by-products,Blue LED light,Pharmaceutical residue
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Ternary PtNiCu self-assembled nanocubes for plasmon-enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution and methanol oxidation reaction in visible light
摘要： The strong interaction among metal components results in the change of the electronic structure (e.g. d-band energy level) of noble metal-based alloy structures which enables the increase of catalytic activity. In this paper, self-assembled ternary PtNiCu and binary PtCu alloy nanocubes are synthesized by a one-pot high-temperature chemical reduction method. The growth mechanism of the alloy is investigated. The alloy is applied to visible light-assisted electrocatalytic hydrogen production and methanol oxidation. The ternary PtNiCu alloy exhibits superior catalytic performance (a minimum over potential of 15 mV at a current density of 10 mA cm-2, a Tafel slope of 24.1 mV/dec, and more excellent mass specific activity under visible light irradiation about 3.3 A mgPt -1), because of its regular morphology, more surface active sites, and more intense interaction between metal elements. Especially the localized surface plasmon resonance effect of Cu largely increases the electron density (photoelectric effect) on Pt under illumination, thereby further improves the photo-assisted hydrogen production and methanol catalytic oxidation performance. The results will promote efficient and accurate electrocatalysis process, paving new way for a brighter further in rational design of ternary plasmonic electrocatalysts and photoelectrocatalysis field.
关键词： Methanol oxidation reaction,Photoelectrocatalysis,Hydrogen evolution reaction,Ternary PtNiCu alloy
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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FTO-TiO2 photoelectrocatalytic degradation of triphenyltin chloride coupled to photoelectro-Fenton: A mechanistic study
摘要： A powerful, simple and stable transparent photoanode based on TiO2 nanoparticles deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) was synthesized for the photoelectrocatalytic degradation of the organometallic pollutant triphenyltin chloride (TPTCl). Contrasting with most of the works on photoelectrocatalysis (PEC), FTO-TiO2 was found to be an excellent anode material for the degradation/mineralization of organic pollutants at high anodic potentials through the formation of electrochemically-induced hVB+ (dark PEC), showing a similar behavior as the so-called 'non-active' anodes like the powerful boron doped diamond electrode (BDD). The electrocatalytic efficiency was enhanced by the photoexcitation of TiO2 under UV light (PEC) and by coupling with photoelectro-Fenton (PEC-PEF): this resulted in complete degradation of TPTCl in 15 min (kapp = 0.274 min-1) and total mineralization in 2 h. The mechanisms governing the photoelectrocatalytic processes are investigated in detail by means of electrochemical measurements and chemical probes, and a mineralization pathway for TPTCl is proposed.
关键词： photoelectro-Fenton,photoelectrocatalysis,fluorine-doped tin oxide,organotin pollutants,Dark PEC
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Carbon quantum dots-decorated TiO2/g-C3N4 film electrode as a photoanode with improved photoelectrocatalytic performance for 1,4-dioxane degradation
摘要： In this study, carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were used to decorate a TiO2/g-C3N4 (TCN) film electrode. The morphological, optical, and electrochemical properties of the TiO2/g-C3N4/CQDs nanorod arrays (TCNC NRAs) film were investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), photoluminescence (PL), and electro-impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The improved optical properties, photoelectrochemical chemical properties and photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) performance of photoanode can be observed by doping CQDs onto the TCN NRAs film. Compared with TiO2 NRAs and TCN NRAs, the narrower band gap of 2.47 eV and longer lifetime of photoinduced electron-hole pairs were observed in the TCNC NRAs. Under visible light irradiation and a bias voltage of 1.2 V, the photocurrent density and 1,4-dioxane (1,4-D) removal rate of PEC process with TCNC NRAs electrode reached 0.16 mA/cm2 and 77.9%, respectively, which was 2.5 times and 1.5 times of that with TCN NRAs electrode. TCNC NRAs electrode could keep >75% of the 1,4-D removal rate during five cycles tests. High PEC performance with TCNC NRAs electrode could be attributed to the enhanced charge separation and the change of electron transfer mechanism from typical heterojunction to Z-scheme, which may increase the active species production and change the dominant reactive species from O2?- to ?OH. Our experimental results should be useful for studying the degradation of 1,4-D and developing efficient PEC materials.
关键词： Graphite carbon nitride,TiO2 nanorods,1,4-Dioxane,Carbon quantum dots,Photoelectrocatalysis
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Superhydrophilic Graphdiyne Accelerates Interfacial Mass/Electron Transportation to Boost Electrocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Water Oxidation Activity
摘要： Graphdiyne (GDY), with a highly π-conjugated structure of sp2- and sp-hybridized carbon, has triggered a huge interest in water splitting. However, all of the systems perform with no consideration of the surface wettability of GDY. Herein, for the first time, the fabrication of superhydrophilic GDY electrode via air-plasma for oxygen evolution is described. As a representative catalyst, ultrathin CoAl-LDH (CO3 2?) nanosheets have been successfully assembled onto the superhydrophilic GDY electrostatically. The resulting superhydrophilic CoAl-LDH/GDY electrode exhibites superior activity with an overpotential of ≈258 mV to reach 10 mA cm?2. The turnover frequency (TOF) is calculated to be ≈0.60 s?1 at η = 300 mV, which is the best record in both CoAl-based and GDY-based layered double hydroxides (LDH) electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal that superhydrophilic GDY has stronger interactions with catalysts and attracts H2O molecules around catalysts, thus facilitating interfacial mass/electron transportation. Further, the fabrication is capable of improving the photoelectrochemical oxygen evolution activity remarkably. The results show the great potential of superhydrophilic GDY to boost water oxidation activity by promoting interfacial mass/electron transportation.
关键词： superhydrophilic graphdiyne,water oxidation,electrocatalysis,photoelectrocatalysis
更新于2025-09-19 17:15:36
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TiO2 nanotube arrays modified with nanoparticles of platinum group metals (Pt, Pd, Ru): enhancement on photoelectrochemical performance
摘要： Highly ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays (TiO2 NTs) were synthesized by anodization method using a titanium foil and further modified with nanoparticles (? = 2~10 nm) of three platinum group metals (that is, platinum, palladium, and ruthenium) through potentiostatic pulsed electrodeposition method to obtain the composite material. Compared with pure TiO2 NTs, all the three composite samples (M-TiO2 NTs, M = Pt, Pd, Ru) showed different enhancement effects on the light responses, as well as different photoelectrochemical performances. In this study, the performance of M-TiO2 NTs, which worked as photoanode and cathode, was investigated. Ru-TiO2 exhibited the best degradation yield (~ 85.8%) when applied as photoanode under visible light illumination, which indicated the platinum group metal could also be induced under visible irradiation, not just served as the co-catalyst. M-TiO2 NTs as cathode were evaluated under the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The three M-TiO2 NT electrodes showed an improved efficiency over pure TiO2 NTs, while Pt-TiO2 NTs performed even better (without any sacrificial agent) with higher Faradic efficiency than platinum electrode in the photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen production, which could be explained by the uniform and fine metal nanoparticles on the surface of TiO2 NTs to offer abundant active sites for the reaction.
关键词： Platinum group metal nanoparticles,Photoelectrocatalysis,Water splitting,Hydrogen production,TiO2 nanotube arrays
更新于2025-09-19 17:15:36
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A Type II n-n staggered orthorhombic V2O5/monoclinic clinobisvanite BiVO4 heterojunction photoanode for photoelectrochemical water oxidation: Fabrication, characterisation and experimental validation
摘要： Conventional photoanode using a singular semiconductor material is not technically viable for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation owing to the properties relating to its wide band gap, sluggish charge mobility, as well as poor separation and rapid recombination of photogenerated charge carriers. The main aim of this study was to fabricate an n-n heterojunction photoanode of V2O5/BiVO4 via a facile electrodeposition synthesis method in order to overcome the technical bottlenecks encountered in conventional singular photoanode structures. Additionally, the synergistic effect of band potentials matching and conductivity difference between BiVO4 and V2O5 were studied using LSV, IMPS, EIS, HR-TEM, XRD, XPS, Raman and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopies. This was followed by the performance evaluation of the light-induced water splitting using a standard three-electrode assembly PEC cell under 1.5 AM solar simulator. Results showed that the V2O5/BiVO4 heterojunction photoanode achieved a significantly improved photocurrent density of 1.53 mA/cm2 at 1.5 V vs Ag/AgCl, which was a 6.9-fold and a 7.3-fold improvement over the individual pristine BiVO4 (0.22 mA/cm2) and V2O5 (0.21 mA/cm2), respectively. The improvement was attributed to the lower charge resistances at the FTO/semiconductor, semiconductor/FTO and semiconductor/electrolyte interfaces as well as the fast transit time (τ) of 6.4 millisecond for photo-injected electrons in the V2O5/BiVO4 heterojunction photoanode. Finally, the experimental results were used to reconstruct a theoretical band diagram in validating the heterojunction alignment between V2O5 and BiVO4 as well as in elucidating the photogenerated charge carriers transfer mechanism in the V2O5/BiVO4 heterojunction photoanode.
关键词： Bismuth vanadate,n-n heterojunction,Charge separation,Photoelectrocatalysis
更新于2025-09-19 17:15:36