Synthesis and Properties of Nano Gold-Zinc Titanate Composite as a Novel Visible-light Plasmonic Photocatalysts for Solar Hydrogen Evolution

doi:10.11944/j.issn.1000-0518.2016.05.160123

Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2016, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 583-590.DOI: 10.11944/j.issn.1000-0518.2016.05.160123

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Synthesis and Properties of Nano Gold-Zinc Titanate Composite as a Novel Visible-light Plasmonic Photocatalysts for Solar Hydrogen Evolution

SHI Jianjian,LIU Xiaoming(),TANG Xinghua,LI Shuailong

Environmental and Chemical Engineering,Nanchang Hangkong University,Nanchang 330063,China

Received:2016-03-23 Accepted:2016-03-29 Published:2016-04-29 Online:2016-04-29
Contact: LIU Xiaoming
Supported by:
Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangxi Province of China(No.20152ACB20011)

Abstract

Abstract:

Nano gold-zinc titanate(Nano Au-ZnTiO₃) composite plasmonic photocatalyst were prepared by a sol-gel process and photodeposition method. The obtained samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction(XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra, fluorescence spectra, photocurrent density and photocatalytic hydrogen production activity. The results indicate that ZnTiO₃ sintered at 900 ℃ shows a mixed phase composed of cubic and hexagonal with a approximately spherical morphology in the size range of 50~100 nm. An intense absorption band centered at 525 nm of Nano Au-ZnTiO₃ can be observed in visible light region due to the surface plasma resonance effect of Au nanoparticles. Under the irradiation of visible light, the Nano Au-ZnTiO₃ plasmonic photocatalyst shows excellent photocatalytic activity in hydrogen evolution from water splitting.

Key words: sol-gel, photodeposition, nano gold-zinc titanate, plasmonic photocatalyst

SHI Jianjian, LIU Xiaoming, TANG Xinghua, LI Shuailong. Synthesis and Properties of Nano Gold-Zinc Titanate Composite as a Novel Visible-light Plasmonic Photocatalysts for Solar Hydrogen Evolution[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry, 2016, 33(5): 583-590.

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