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Graphene oxide-promoted Ti/PbO2 photoanode with photoelectric synergy effect for efficient photoelectrocatalytic degradation of reactive brilliant blue

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The development of semiconductor-based photoelectrocatalysts with superior activity is of great importance for water purification. Here, we fabricated graphene oxide (GO)-wrapped Ti/PbO2 photoanodes by combination of electrochemical deposition and electrophoretic deposition process. The as-obtained composite electrodes showed better performance for photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation of reactive brilliant blue KN-R, as compared with that of Ti/PbO2 reference. Experimental results demonstrated that the efficient PEC performance of graphene oxide (GO)-wrapped Ti/PbO2 photoanodes could be ascribed to the low charge transfer resistance, large electrochemical active areas, and high separation efficiency of induced electrons/holes. Furthermore, a significant photoelectric synergy effect can be observed for the graphene oxide (GO)-wrapped Ti/PbO2 photoanodes during the photoelectrocatalytic process.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21875026, 21878031), the Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program (XLYC1802124). The project is also sponsored by Liaoning BaiQianWan Talents Program, the scientific research fund of the educational department of Liaoning province (J2019013). This work was also supported by Joint Research Fund Liaoning-Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science (Project number: 2019JH3/30100034; Contract number: 2019010278-JH3/301).

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Li, W., Ma-An, H., Fu, Y. et al. Graphene oxide-promoted Ti/PbO2 photoanode with photoelectric synergy effect for efficient photoelectrocatalytic degradation of reactive brilliant blue. J Mater Sci 56, 4741–4752 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05604-4

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