Determination of the roles of FeIII in the interface between titanium dioxide and montmorillonite in FeIII-doped montmorillonite/titanium dioxide composites as photocatalysts
Determination of the roles of FeIII in the interface between titanium dioxide and montmorillonite in FeIII-doped montmorillonite/titanium dioxide composites as photocatalysts
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DOI:
10.1016/j.clay.2022.106577
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发表时间:
2022-09
影响因子:
5.6
通讯作者:
Li Zhang;Chitiphon Chuaicham;V. Balakumar;K. Sekar;B. Ohtani;K. Sasaki
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作者:
Li Zhang;Chitiphon Chuaicham;V. Balakumar;K. Sekar;B. Ohtani;K. Sasaki
Fe/Mt./TiO2with FeIIIcation doped on montmorillonite (Mt) and, Mt./Fe-TiO2with FeIIIcation doped on TiO2were synthesized at three temperatures. Compared with the influence from the position of FeIII, the synthesis temperature had moderate interference on the TiO2formation as was implied by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Characterizations of diffuse reflectance UV–vis spectroscopy (DRS), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL), photocurrent, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) indicated the more excellent photocatalytic property of Fe/Mt./TiO2composite than Mt./Fe-TiO2composite. The energy-resolved distribution of electron traps (ERDT) pattern revealed a distinguished phase composing from the surface to the bulk for both Fe/Mt./TiO2and Mt./Fe-TiO2and demonstrated almost the same photocatalytic property of the TiO2particle surface on both Fe/Mt./TiO2and Mt./Fe-TiO2. The photocatalytic activities test for phenol decomposition on Fe/Mt./TiO2was better than Mt./Fe-TiO2which is consistent with the DRS, PL, photocurrent, and EIS results. A heterojunction between the Mt. and TiO2in Fe/Mt./TiO2was proposed to explain the inconsistency of the photocatalytic property and photocatalytic performance for the two composites and the consistency of the photocatalytic property for the surface of TiO2particles on the composites. To increase the photocatalytic activity of Fe/Mt./TiO2, the electron at the Fermi level on FeIII-doped Mt. may be coupled with the hole on the valance band of TiO2, resulting in effective separation of electron and hole and reduction and/or avoidance of recombination.