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Au/TiO2/Graphene Composite with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity Under Both UV and Visible Light Irradiation

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Au/TiO2/graphene composite was synthesized by the combination of electrostatic attraction and photo-reduction method. In the composite, graphene sheets act as an adsorption site for dye molecules to provide a high concentration of dye near to the TiO2 and Au nanoparticles (NPs), and work as an excellent electron transporter to separate photoinduced e −/h + pairs. Under UV irradiation, photogenerated electrons of TiO2 are transferred effectively to Au NPs and graphene sheets, respectively, retarding the recombination of electron–hole pairs. Under visible light irradiation, the Au NPs are photo-excited due to the surface plasmon resonance effect, and charge separation is accomplished by the interfacial electron injection from the Au NPs to the conduction band of TiO2 and then transfer further to graphene sheets. As a result, compared with pure TiO2, Au/TiO2/graphene composite exhibited much higher photocatalytic activity for degradation of methylene blue under both UV and visible light irradiation, based on the synergistic effect of Au, graphene in contact with TiO2, allowing response to the visible light, effective separation of photoinduced charges, and better adsorption of the dye molecules.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to express their thanks for the support of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21163008), Jiangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for in vitro diagnostic reagents and instruments, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (No. 20114BAB203009), and Scientific & Technological Project of Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University (No. 2015CXTD003, No. 300098010203).

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    Xiaoyu Li, Fei Chen, Chengjiang Lian, Shizheng Zheng, Quanhong Hu, Shuwang Duo, Wenkui Li & Changyuan Hu

  2. School of Materials and Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Nanchang, 330013, China

    Xiaoyu Li, Fei Chen, Chengjiang Lian, Shizheng Zheng, Quanhong Hu, Shuwang Duo, Wenkui Li & Changyuan Hu

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Li, X., Chen, F., Lian, C. et al. Au/TiO2/Graphene Composite with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity Under Both UV and Visible Light Irradiation. J Clust Sci 27, 1877–1892 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-016-1049-0

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