Interfacial engineering affects the photocatalytic activity of poly(3-hexylthiophene)-modified TiO2

被引：13
作者：
Huang, Jen-Hsien [1 ]
Ibrahem, Mohammed Aziz [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Chu, Chih-Wei [2 ,4 ]
机构：
[1] Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Phys, Taipei 106, Taiwan
[2] Acad Sinica, Res Ctr Appl Sci, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
[3] Acad Sinica, Taiwan Int Grad Program, Nanosci & Technol Program, Taipei 115, Taiwan
[4] Natl Chiao Tung Univ, Dept Photon, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
来源：
RSC ADVANCES | 2013年 / 3卷 / 48期
关键词：
NANOPARTICLES; DEGRADATION; POLYANILINE;
D O I：
10.1039/c3ra43393e
中图分类号：
O6 [化学];
学科分类号：
0703 ;
摘要：
In this study, oxidation polymerization was used to synthesize poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT)-modified TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) and then the effect of the interface between the TiO2 NPs and the P3HT coating on the system's photocatalytic ability under visible light was investigated. The photocatalytic properties of the TiO2 NPs were enhanced from the UV to the visible after incorporation of P3HT. Moreover, charge transfer between the TiO2 NPs and the P3HT coating was promoted when a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of 2-thiophenecarboxylic acid was present at their interface; this SAM decreased the barrier for charge transfer between the TiO2 NPs and the P3HT coating, leading to improved photocatalytic activity under visible light.
引用
收藏
页码：26438 / 26442
页数：5
相关论文
共 21 条
  • [1] Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(acrylic acid)/Poly(vinyl alcohol)-xanthan Gum Interpenetrating Network (IPN) Superabsorbent Polymeric Composites
    Bhattacharya, Shiv Sankar
    Mishra, Alka
    Pal, Dilipkumar
    Ghosh, Ashoke Kumar
    Ghosh, Amitava
    Banerjee, Subham
    Sen, Kalyan Kumar
    [J]. POLYMER-PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING, 2012, 51 (09) : 876 - 882
  • [2] Heterojunctioned BiOCl/Bi2O3, a new visible light photocatalyst
    Chai, Seung Yong
    Kim, Yong Joo
    Jung, Myong Hak
    Chakraborty, Ashok Kumar
    Jung, Dongwoon
    Lee, Wan In
    [J]. JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS, 2009, 262 (01) : 144 - 149
  • [3] Development of alternative photocatalysts to TiO2: Challenges and opportunities
    Hernandez-Alonso, Maria D.
    Fresno, Fernando
    Suarez, Silvia
    Coronado, Juan M.
    [J]. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 2009, 2 (12) : 1231 - 1257
  • [4] Wet-milled transition metal oxide nanoparticles as buffer layers for bulk heterojunction solar cells
    Huang, Jen-Hsien
    Huang, Tzu-Yen
    Wei, Hung-Yu
    Ho, Kuo-Chuan
    Chu, Chih-Wei
    [J]. RSC ADVANCES, 2012, 2 (19) : 7487 - 7491
  • [5] Heterojunction of FeTiO3 Nanodisc and TiO2 Nanoparticle for a Novel Visible Light Photocatalyst
    Kim, Yong Joo
    Gao, Bifen
    Han, Song Yi
    Jung, Myung Hak
    Chakraborty, Ashok Kumar
    Ko, Taegyung
    Lee, Chongmu
    Lee, Wan In
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 2009, 113 (44) : 19179 - 19184
  • [6] Lee T.-H., 2009, AVS, P3073
  • [7] Hybrid composites of conductive polyaniline and nanocrystalline titanium oxide prepared via self-assembling and graft polymerization
    Li, Jing
    Zhu, Lihua
    Wu, Yinghui
    Harima, Yutaka
    Zhang, Aiqing
    Tang, Heqing
    [J]. POLYMER, 2006, 47 (21) : 7361 - 7367
  • [8] Preparation of polyaniline-modified TiO2 nanoparticles and their photocatalytic activity under visible light illumination
    Li, Xueyan
    Wang, Desong
    Cheng, Guoxiang
    Luo, Qingzhi
    An, Jing
    Wang, Yanhong
    [J]. APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL, 2008, 81 (3-4) : 267 - 273
  • [9] Photonic Crystal Coupled TiO2/Polymer Hybrid for Efficient Photocatalysis under Visible Light Irradiation
    Liao, Gaozu
    Chen, Shuo
    Quan, Xie
    Chen, Huan
    Zhang, Yaobin
    [J]. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 2010, 44 (09) : 3481 - 3485
  • [10] Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants by PANI-Modified TiO2 Composite
    Lin, Yangming
    Li, Danzhen
    Hu, Junhua
    Xiao, Guangcan
    Wang, Jinxiu
    Li, Wenjuan
    Fu, Xianzhi
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 2012, 116 (09) : 5764 - 5772
123