Outstanding visible light photocatalysis using nano-TiO<sub>2</sub> hybrids with nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots and/or reduced graphene oxide
Ioan-Alexandru Bărăgău, John Buckeridge, Kiem G. Nguyen, Tobias Heil, Muhammad T. Sajjad, Stuart A. J. Thomson, A.F. Rennie, David Morgan, Nicholas P. Power, Sabina A. Nicolae, Maria‐Magdalena Titirici, Steve Dunn, Suela Kellici
Abstract
A rapid synthesis of TiO 2 hybrids with significant enhancement in photocatalytic activity is reported. Using state-of-the-art techniques including sophisticated DFT calculations, we report insight into the charge transfer and modulation of the energy band edges.
Topics & Concepts
GraphenePhotocatalysisMaterials scienceOxideDopingCarbon fibersNano-Carbon quantum dotsNanotechnologyNitrogenVisible spectrumEnergy transferQuantum dotCharge (physics)OptoelectronicsChemical physicsCatalysisChemistryPhysicsComposite materialComposite numberOrganic chemistryMetallurgyQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties