Fabrication and assembly of two-dimensional TiO2/WO3·H2O heterostructures with type II band alignment for enhanced photocatalytic performance

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Xu, Tao
Wang, Yun
Zhou, Xiaofang
Zheng, Xiaoli
Xu, Qun
Chen, Zhimin
Ren, Yumei
Yan, Bo
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2017
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The recombination of photo-induced charges is one of the main issues to limit the large-scale applications in photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis. To improve the charge separation, we fabricate a novel type II 2D ultrathin TiO2/WO3·H2O heterostructures with the assistance of supercritical CO2 (SC CO2) in this work. The as-fabricated heterostructures possess high photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methyl orange(MO) and high photocurrent response under simulated solar light (AM 1.5). For the TiO2/WO3·H2O heterostructures, the MO solution could be degraded by 95.5% in 150 min, and the photocurrent density reaches to 6.5 μA cm−2, exhibiting a significant enhancement compared with pure TiO2 and WO3·H2O nanosheets.

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Applied Surface Science

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403

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Macromolecular and materials chemistry not elsewhere classified

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