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Preparation of graphdiyne-doped TiO2/SiO2 composite for enhanced photocatalytic activity

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Enhancing the efficiency of visible light degradation is important for the actual application of TiO2/SiO2 (Ti/Si) composite materials for waste water treatment. In this manuscript, graphdiyne-doped TiO2/SiO2 (Ti/Si/GDY) (the Ti/Si composite exhibits a spherical shape with a diameter between 200 and 500 nm) composite material was successfully prepared using a hydrothermal method, which was utilized as photocatalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solution under visible light illumination. Studies showed that Ti/Si/GDY-0.8 wt% exhibited superior photocatalytic degradation efficiency (91.8%) under visible light illumination than other composite materials such as Ti/Si/GDY-0.6 wt% (87.9%), Ti/Si/GDY-1.0 wt% (85.9%), and bare Ti/Si composite (32.3%). Moreover, Ti/Si/GDY also showed a higher photocatalytic degradation efficiency than other carbon materials (graphene (GR) and carbon nanotube (CNT) composited Ti/Si (Ti/Si/GR, Ti/Si/CNT)). The studies of the possible mechanism for the degradation of MA indicated that h+ was the major substance for the smooth degradation of methylene blue. Such a high efficiency photocatalyst might be also useful for the degradation of other contaminates in waste water or air.

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This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51203127, 20901063), the Open Fund of Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS201842), the project supported by the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing (Wuhan University of Technology) (2020-KF-17), and the Postgraduate Innovation Foundation from Wuhan Institute of Technology.

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    Xiang Yu & Li Junbo

  2. Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Process of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering & Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China

    Liu Jiajun, Yu Xianglin & Zhu Feng

  3. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Li Yongjun

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Yu, X., Jiajun, L., Xianglin, Y. et al. Preparation of graphdiyne-doped TiO2/SiO2 composite for enhanced photocatalytic activity. J Nanopart Res 22, 365 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-020-05097-x

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