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A high-efficiency photocatalyst, flaky anatase@natural rutile composite using one-step microwave hydrothermal synthesis

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A flaky photocatalytic composite of anatase@natural rutile(A@NR) was obtained using one-step microwave hydrothermal synthesis, which was designed to overcome the low photocatalytic efficiency stemming from high electron-hole recombination and a narrow photoresponse range. The characterizations were completely elucidated using X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, Brunauer Emmett Teller surface area, ultraviolet–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectra. The efficiency of A@NR in photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange was determined to be close to that of P25 under UV light and superior to that of P25 under visible light. The excellent photocatalytic activity results from the synergistic effects of substituting Fe ions, which alter the band structure, and the isomerism of anatase and natural rutile, which separates the photogenerated electron holes. The calculated apparent quantum efficiencies of 32.8 and 12.9% for A@NR, under UV and visible light irradiation, respectively, show a higher catalytic activity and a more effective photoinduced electron-hole separation in A@NR than in P25.

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Acknowledgements

This study was sponsored by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program: 2014CB846003) and Scientific Research Fund of Sichuan Provincial Education Department (17ZB0448). The author would also like to thank Dr. Patrick Diehl for his help in revising and polishing this paper.

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    Wenyuan Hu, Jing Zhang, Huichao He, Dingming Yang & Hongquan Deng

  2. School of Environment and Resource, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Wenyuan Hu & Faqin Dong

  3. Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education of China, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Faqin Dong, Mingxue Liu & Huichao He

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Hu, W., Dong, F., Zhang, J. et al. A high-efficiency photocatalyst, flaky anatase@natural rutile composite using one-step microwave hydrothermal synthesis. Res Chem Intermed 44, 705–720 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-017-3129-7

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