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Preparation of ZnO/carbon-TiO2 core-sheath nanofibers film with enhanced photocatalytic properties

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ZnO/carbon-TiO2 core-sheath nanofibrous film was fabricated by a combination of electrospinning, tetrabutyl titanate (TBT) treatment and heated treatment. The results of field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction revealed that the wurtzite ZnO nanoparticles were successfully incorporated in carbon nanofibers (NFs) matrix without aggregation. And a uniform TiO2 layer consisting of anatase and rutile covered on the surface of the ZnO/C NFs. The ZnO/C-TiO2 core-sheath NFs film was used to photodegrade rhodamine B and exhibited the photocatalytic efficiency of 98.8%, which was much higher than that of ZnO NFs and ZnO/C NFs. This might be attributed to the ZnO/C-TiO2 core-sheath structure with high separation efficiency of photo-generated electrons and holes. Moreover, ZnO/C-TiO2 core-sheath NFs could be easily recycled without decrease of photocatalytic activity.

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The financial support of this work was provided by Foundation of Zhejiang Educational Committee (Y201840334); and the Open Project Program of Fujian Key Laboratory of Novel Functional Textile Fibers and Materials, Minjiang University, China (no. FKLTFM1906).

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    Lixin Song, Lei Ning, Jifeng Zhai, Yingli Guan & Xiong Jie

  2. Fujian Key Laboratory of Novel Functional Textile Fibers and Materials, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, Fujian, China

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Song, L., Ning, L., Zhai, J. et al. Preparation of ZnO/carbon-TiO2 core-sheath nanofibers film with enhanced photocatalytic properties. Appl. Phys. A 126, 952 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-020-04136-7

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