Abstract:
Carbon nanotubes modified with silver (Ag-CNTs) were used for the fabrication of Ag-CNT/TiO
2 composite electrodes. The electrodes were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive Xray analysis. It was found that TiO2 particles were distributed uniformly in the CNT networks, and silver particles were fixed on the surface of the CNTs. . The composite electrodes exhibited a high photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) activity. The PEC degradation efficiency for methylene blue (MB) was a synergistic effect of photodegradation of TiO
2, increased electrical conductivity by the CNT networks, an effect of the silver and a function of the applied potential. Especially, the composites treated with silver revealed an enhanced photo-degradation ability for MB and the PEC activity increased with increasing silver content.