Fabrication of SnO2-TiO2 core-shell nanopillar-array films for enhanced photocatalytic activity

被引：27
作者：
Cheng, Hsyi-En [1 ]
Lin, Chun-Yuan [1 ]
Hsu, Ching-Ming [1 ]
机构：
[1] Southern Taiwan Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Electroopt Engn, Tainan, Taiwan
来源：
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE | 2017年 / 396卷
关键词：
Core-shell; Nanopillar arrays; Tin oxide; Titanium oxide; Photocatalysis; TIO2; PHOTOCATALYSIS; EFFICIENT; ANATASE; SURFACE; RUTILE; SOLAR;
D O I：
10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.10.166
中图分类号：
O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];
学科分类号：
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Immobilized or deposited thin film TiO2 photocatalysts are suffering from a low photocatalytic activity due to either a low photon absorption efficiency or a high carrier recombination rate. Here we demonstrate that the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 can be effectively improved by the SnO2-TiO2 core-shell nanopillar-array structure which combines the benefits of SnO2/TiO2 heterojunction and high reaction surface area. The SnO2-TiO2 core-shell nanopillar-array films were fabricated using atomic layer deposition and dry etching techniques via barrier-free porous anodic alumina templates. The photocatalytic activity of the prepared films was evaluated by methylene blue (MB) bleaching under 352 nm UV light irradiation. The results show that the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 film was 45% improved by introducing a SnO2 film between TiO2 and ITO glass substrate and was 300% improved by using the SnO2-TiO2 core-shell nanopillar-array structure. The 45% improvement by the SnO2 interlayer is attributed to the SnO2/TiO2 heterojunction which separates the photogenerated electron-hole pairs in TiO2 for MB degradation, and the high photocatalytic activity of the SnO2-TiO2 core-shell nanopillar-array films is attributed to the three dimensional SnO2/TiO2 heterojunction which owns both the carrier separation ability and the high photocatalytic reaction surface area. (C) 2016 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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页数：7
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