Abstract
To investigate the effect of graphene sheets and ribbons on photocatalysis, the composite of anatase TiO2 nanosheets (TiO2-NS) and graphene materials was prepared. Graphene oxide sheet (GOS) was synthesized by a modified Hummers’ method, and graphene oxide ribbon (GOR) was formed by unzipping carbon nanotubes. UV–vis absorption spectrum and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) reveal that GOSs and GORs were photoreduced with TiO2-NS under ultraviolet irradiation. The as-prepared TiO2 nanosheets/graphene sheets (TS-GNSs) or ribbons (TS-GNRs) display drastically quenching of photoluminescence (PL) intensity and lower electron impedance, and TS-GNSs show better results than TS-GNRs. It is due to the excellent mobility of charge carriers and large surface area with graphene, which facilitate the separation of electron–hole pairs. Thus, TS-GNSs and TS-GNRs exhibit prominent photocatalytic activity under ultraviolet irradiation. The degradation efficiency of RhB is nearly 80% for TS-GNRs and 100% for TS-GNSs within 25min. The lower degradation efficiency of TS-GNRs is due to the lower charge mobility of GNRs, which demonstrates that the excellent charge mobility of graphene plays a crucial role in composites for photodegradation.
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