Outstanding visible light photocatalysis using nano-TiO2 hybrids with nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots and/or reduced graphene oxide
Authors:
- Ioan-Alexandru BaragauIoan-Alexandru Baragau
- John BuckeridgeJohn Buckeridge
- Kiem G. NguyenKNKiem G. Nguyen
- Muhammad Tariq SajjadMuhammad Tariq Sajjad
- Stuart A. J. ThomsonSTStuart A. J. Thomson
- David J. MorganDMDavid J. Morgan
- Nicholas P. PowerNPNicholas P. Power
- Sabina Alexandra NicolaeSabina Alexandra Nicolae
- Maria-Magdalena TitiriciMTMaria-Magdalena Titirici
- Steve DunnSDSteve Dunn
Open Access
- 20 March 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Vol. 11 (18) , 9791-9806
Abstract
A rapid synthesis of TiO2 hybrids with significant enhancement in photocatalytic activity is reported. Using state-of-the-art techniques including sophisticated DFT calculations, we report insight into the charge transfer and modulation of the energy band edges.Keywords
Funding Information
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/R029431)
- Royal Academy of Engineering (CiET)
- London South Bank University (SK)
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