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Abstract
g-C3N4 sensitized TiO2 nanotube arrays (g-C3N4/TNTs) were fabricated by a simple solid sublimation and transition (SST) method using urea as precursor. The photoelectrochemical (PEC) performances were evaluated in this work. It is proposed that the g-C3N4 layer can play dual roles: surface sensitization and passivation of TNTs surface trap states to inhibit charge recombination. The g-C3N4/TNTs exhibited significantly improved PEC performance compared with TNTs under blue light (460 nm) irradiation. The g-C3N4/TNTs prepared from 3 g urea showed the highest photocurrent density of ca. 65 μA cm-2, which is almost 10 times as high as that of TNTs. Furthermore, g-C3N4/TNTs showed enhanced photoelectrocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) under the blue light irradiation. The stable performance of degradation of MB in the multicycle tests suggests that the hybrid g-C3N4/TNTs electrode could be used as a low-cost photoelectrode material in wastewater treatment process.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 982-988 |
Journal | Energy Technology |
Volume | 3 |
Early online date | 17 Jul 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2015 |
Keywords
- g-C3N4
- TiO2 nanotube arrays
- Solid sublimation and transition
- Visible light
- Photoelectrochemcial performance
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Energy Materials Discovery: Energy Materials Discovery Characterisation and Application
Irvine, J. T. S. (PI), Cassidy, M. (CoI), Connor, P. A. (CoI), Savaniu, C. D. (CoI) & Zhou, W. (CoI)
7/01/13 → 6/01/18
Project: Standard