TY - JOUR
T1 - Sonochemical assisted impregnation of Bi2WO6 on TiO2 nanorod to form Z-scheme heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production
AU - Mahammed Shaheer, A. R.
AU - Thangavel, Nithya
AU - Rajan, Revathy
AU - Abraham, Daniel Arulraj
AU - Vinoth, R.
AU - Sunaja Devi, K. R.
AU - Shankar, M. V.
AU - Neppolian, B.
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2021-11-25
Acknowledgements: The authors sincerely express thanks to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), New Delhi, India (File No.103/239/2015-NT). A. R. M. Shaheer gratefully acknowledges CSIR-India for Direct-Senior Research Fellowship (no.: 09/1045(0035)2K19 EMR-I Dated 31/03/19).
PY - 2021/11/3
Y1 - 2021/11/3
N2 - In this work, Bi2WO6/TiO2 nanorod heterojunction was prepared by sonochemical assisted impregnation method. After loading 2 wt% Bi2WO6 on TiO2 nanorods, the photocatalytic hydrogen production rate of 2026 µmol/h/g was achieved. Compared to commercial P25 and TiO2 nanorods, ∼13 and ∼3 folds enhanced activity was observed. The excellent photocatalytic performance of Bi2WO6/TiO2 nanorod photocatalyst was mainly attributed to i) reduction of bandgap due to heterojunction formation, ii) quick transport of photogenerated charge carriers, and iii) efficient charge carrier separation supported by UV-DRS, photocurrent measurement, Impedance study, and photoluminescence spectra analysis. The Z-scheme band alignment for Bi2WO6/TiO2 nanorod heterojunction was proposed based on the Mott-Schottky measurement. This result demonstrated the effective utilization of Z-scheme heterojunction of Bi2WO6/TiO2 for photocatalytic reduction application.
AB - In this work, Bi2WO6/TiO2 nanorod heterojunction was prepared by sonochemical assisted impregnation method. After loading 2 wt% Bi2WO6 on TiO2 nanorods, the photocatalytic hydrogen production rate of 2026 µmol/h/g was achieved. Compared to commercial P25 and TiO2 nanorods, ∼13 and ∼3 folds enhanced activity was observed. The excellent photocatalytic performance of Bi2WO6/TiO2 nanorod photocatalyst was mainly attributed to i) reduction of bandgap due to heterojunction formation, ii) quick transport of photogenerated charge carriers, and iii) efficient charge carrier separation supported by UV-DRS, photocurrent measurement, Impedance study, and photoluminescence spectra analysis. The Z-scheme band alignment for Bi2WO6/TiO2 nanorod heterojunction was proposed based on the Mott-Schottky measurement. This result demonstrated the effective utilization of Z-scheme heterojunction of Bi2WO6/TiO2 for photocatalytic reduction application.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/673751
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0921883121005100
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85118777387&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.apt.2021.10.022
DO - 10.1016/j.apt.2021.10.022
M3 - Article
SN - 1568-5527
JO - Advanced Powder Technology
JF - Advanced Powder Technology
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