TY - JOUR
T1 - Preparation of TiO2/Ag binary nanocomposite as high-activity visible-light-driven photocatalyst via graft polymerization
AU - Tae Park, Jung
AU - Soo Lee, Chang
AU - Hun Park, Cheol
AU - Hak Kim, Jong
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PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - We report the synthesis of a TiO2/Ag binary nanocomposite with high activity for visible-light-driven photocatalysts using graft copolymerization: (1) conversion of terminal OH groups on the surface of TiO2 nanoparticles to Cl groups, (2) graft polymerization from TiO2–Cl via ATRP with ionically charged poly(styrene sulfonic acid), (3) ion exchange process with an AgNO3 solution following sintering. TiO2/Ag binary nanocomposite showed enhanced photocatalytic performance for the degradation of methyl orange under visible light illumination. The improved photocatalytic performance of the TiO2/Ag binary nanocomposite was due to the plasmonic effect, recombination rate of electron–hole pairs that was suppressed by Ag nanoparticles.
AB - We report the synthesis of a TiO2/Ag binary nanocomposite with high activity for visible-light-driven photocatalysts using graft copolymerization: (1) conversion of terminal OH groups on the surface of TiO2 nanoparticles to Cl groups, (2) graft polymerization from TiO2–Cl via ATRP with ionically charged poly(styrene sulfonic acid), (3) ion exchange process with an AgNO3 solution following sintering. TiO2/Ag binary nanocomposite showed enhanced photocatalytic performance for the degradation of methyl orange under visible light illumination. The improved photocatalytic performance of the TiO2/Ag binary nanocomposite was due to the plasmonic effect, recombination rate of electron–hole pairs that was suppressed by Ag nanoparticles.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cplett.2017.07.054
DO - 10.1016/j.cplett.2017.07.054
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85026201085
VL - 685
SP - 119
EP - 126
JO - Chemical Physics Letters
JF - Chemical Physics Letters
SN - 0009-2614
ER -