Electrochemically assisted photocatalysis: titania particulate film electrodes for photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol
Electrochemically assisted photocatalysis: titania particulate film electrodes for photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol
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10.1021/j100137a033
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1993-09
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K. Vinodgopal;S. Hotchandani;P. Kamat
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作者:
K. Vinodgopal;S. Hotchandani;P. Kamat
A commercially available TiO[sub 2] powder (Degussa P25) has been used to prepare thin particulate films on conducting glass plates. These semiconductor particulate films are photoelectrochemically active with properties similar to an n-type semiconductor. The recombination between the photogenerated charge carriers can be suppressed by applying an external anodic bias. Electron scavengers, such as oxygen, affect the photocurrent generation by competing for the photogenerated electrons. These particulate films provide a convenient method for accelerating the photocatalytic reaction by applying an external bias. For example, the rate of photocatalytic degradation of 4-chlorophenol greatly increases when the TiO[sub 2] particulate film electrode is maintained at an external anodic bias (0.6 V vs SCE) during the UV photolysis. 26 refs., 6 figs.