Preparation and Visible Light Photocatalytic Performance of Ordered Mesoporous Indium Dioxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite†

doi:10.7503/cjcu20140733

Abstract

Abstract:

Ordered mesoporous indium dioxide(m-In₂O₃)/reduced graphene oxide(RGO) nanocomposites(m-In₂O₃-RGO) were prepared by a facile UV-assisted photoreduction method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by N₂ adsorption-desorption, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and photocurrent techniques. Photocatalytic properties of m-In₂O₃-RGO nanocompo-site were studied under different conditions by using 4-chlorophenol(4-CP) as target pollutant under visible light irradiation. The results indicate that m-In₂O₃-RGO nanocomposite equip with high crystallinity and continuous pore channels, which provide a short distance for photogenerated charge carriers transfer. Simulta-neously, RGO acts herein as a solid-state electron mediator, promoting the charge transportation and separation, as well as suppressing the electron-hole recombination in the composite. Under visible light irradiation, the photodegradation rate of 4-CP from the optimized photocatalyst containing ca. 2%(mass fraction) RGO reached to 96%. Meanwhile, the photocatalyst could be recycled several times without losing its photocatalytic performance.

Key words: Mesoporous indium dioxide, Reduced graphene oxide, Nanocomposite, Visible light photocatalysis

CLC Number:

O643

TrendMD:

DING Minjuan, HUANG Hui, YANG Ping. Preparation and Visible Light Photocatalytic Performance of Ordered Mesoporous Indium Dioxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite^†[J]. Chem. J. Chinese Universities, 2015, 36(5): 989.

Figures/Tables 12

Fig.1 N2 absorption-desorption isothermal of the m-In2O3(a) and m-In2O3-RGO(b) photocatalysts

Fig.2 Pore diameter distribution of the m-In2O3(a) and m-In2O3-RGO(b) photocatalysts

Table 1 Pore structure parameters of the of KIT-6, m-In2O3 and m-In2O3-RGO samples

Sample	$S BET$ /(m²·g^-1)	$V T$ /(cm³·g^-1)	d₀/nm
KIT-6	633.5	1.636	8.16
m-In₂O₃	131.5	0.35	3.95
m-In₂O₃-RGO-2%	141.2	0.40	4.03

Table 1 Pore structure parameters of the of KIT-6, m-In2O3 and m-In2O3-RGO samples

Sample	$S BET$ /(m²·g^-1)	$V T$ /(cm³·g^-1)	d₀/nm
KIT-6	633.5	1.636	8.16
m-In₂O₃	131.5	0.35	3.95
m-In₂O₃-RGO-2%	141.2	0.40	4.03

Fig.3 XRD patterns of In2O3(a), m-In2O3(b) and m-In2O3-RGO(c) photocatalysts

Fig.4 TEM(A), SEM(B), HRTEM(C, D) images and SAED(E), EDX(F) patterns of m-In2O3(A, B) and m-In2O3-RGO(C―F) photocatalyst

Fig.5 FTIR spectra of GO(a) and m-In2O3-RGO(b) composite

Fig.6 UV-Visible diffuse absorption spectrum of m-In2O3 and m-In2O3-RGO-x photocatalystsa. m-In2O3; b. m-In2O3-RGO-1%; c. m-In2O3-RGO-2%; d. m-In2O3-RGO-5%; e. m-In2O3-RGO-7%; f. m-In2O3-RGO-10%.

Fig.7 Photocurrents of m-In2O3(a), m-In2O3-RGO-1%(b), m-In2O3-RGO-2%(c), m-In2O3-RGO-5%(d), m-In2O3-RGO-7%(e) and m-In2O3-RGO-10%(f) samples under visible light irradiation(λ>420 nm) at a bias potential of 1.2 V

Fig.8 Effect of RGO amount on photodegradation rate of 4-CP at pH=3 a. c-In2O3; b. m-In2O3; c. m-In2O3-RGO-1%;d. m-In2O3-RGO-2%; e. m-In2O3-RGO-5%;f. m-In2O3-RGO-7%; g. m-In2O3-RGO-10%.

Fig.9 Effect of pH values on the photodegradation rate of 4-CP with m-In2O3-RGO-2% as catalyst

Fig.10 Effect of recycle times on photodegradation rate of 4-CP with m-In2O3-RGO-2% as catalyst at pH=3

Fig.11 Reaction mechanism of m-In2O3-RGO photocatalysts for photodegradation of 4-CP

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