CdS/CNT-TiO2光催化剂的合成及其对亚甲基蓝的光催化降解

Synthesis of CdS/CNT-TiO2 with a high photocatalytic activity in the photodegradation of methylene blue 

  • 摘要: 采用多壁碳纳米管(MWCNTs)为载体,分别以醋酸镉((CH3COO)2Cd · 2H2O)和硫化钠(Na2S · 5H2O)为镉源和硫源,经简单逐滴滴入途径制备了CdS/CNT复合材料。再以四丁氧基钛(TNB)为钛源,苯为溶剂,成功地将二氧化钛(TiO2)纳米粒子沉积在CdS修饰的MWCNTs表面而得到CdS/CNT-TiO2光催化剂。利用 N2 吸附等温线、扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射、能量分散性X射线分析以及透射电子显微镜对所制CdS/CNT-TiO2光催化剂进行表征。CdS/CNT-TiO2复合材料呈多孔结构,MWCNTs均匀分散在材料中,且未出现明显的TiO2和CdS纳米颗粒团聚体。该材料在紫外和可见光照射下对亚甲基蓝具有优异的降解活性。这不仅归因于TiO2对自由基的反应和MWCNTs吸附能力,且归因于引入窄带隙半导体CdS,使粒子在MWCNTs表面的电子转移速率得到提高。

     

    Abstract: Novel CdS/CNT-TiO2 photocatalysts were synthesized by a simple chemical routine through the drop-wise addition of Na2S · 5H2O solutions to cadmium acetate solutions containing purified multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The CdS/CNT materials obtained were treated with titanium (IV) n-butoxide to form CdS/CNT-TiO2 composites which were characterized by N2 adsorption, XRD, TEM, SEM, and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis. The composites were found to be porous, and the MWCNTs were homogenously dispersed in the composites without any apparent agglomeration of TiO2 nanoparticles and CdS nanoparticles. The CdS/CNT-TiO2 composites exhibited excellent activity for the degradation of methylene blue under UV and visible-light irradiation. This was attributed not only to the photocatalysis of the supported TiO2 for the radical reaction and the adsorptivity of MWCNTs, but also to the introduction of the narrow-band gap semiconductor CdS that increases the transfer rate of photogenerated electrons through the surface of the MWCNTs.

     

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