Preparation and Photoelectrochemical Property of PbO2-TiO2 Nanocomposite Electrodes
Preparation and Photoelectrochemical Property of PbO2-TiO2 Nanocomposite Electrodes
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DOI:
10.1149/2.0441501jes
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Yingwu Yao;Y. Li;Lihua Cui;N. Yu;Haishu Dong
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作者:
Yingwu Yao;Y. Li;Lihua Cui;N. Yu;Haishu Dong
PbO 2-TiO 2 nanocomposite electrodes were prepared by the electrodeposition method in the lead nitrate solution containing TiO 2 nanoparticles. The influences of TiO 2 concentration, current density and stirring rate on the weight percentage (wt%) of TiO 2 nanoparticles in the PbO 2-TiO 2 nanocomposite electrodes were investigated. TiO 2 content in the PbO 2-TiO 2 nanocomposite electrodes reaches 8.79 wt% from lead nitrate solution containing 8 g L− 1 TiO 2 nanoparticles with current density at 30 mA cm− 2 and stirring rate at 120 rpm. The morphology and structure of PbO 2-TiO 2 nanocomposite electrodes were characterized by scanning electrons microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). PbO 2-TiO 2 nanocomposite electrodes are finer and more compact than PbO 2 electrodes. The service life of PbO 2-TiO 2 nanocomposite electrodes reaches 149 h, which is four times longer than that of PbO 2 electrodes. The photoelectrochemical property of PbO 2-TiO 2 nanocomposite electrodes was investigated by linear sweep voltammogram (LSV), photocurrent response (PCR) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) under UV irradiation. The results show that PbO 2-TiO 2 nanocomposite electrodes possess remarkable photocurrent response under UV irradiation. The MB and COD removal efficiency reaches 98.5% and 70.7% by photoelectrocatalytic degradation after 120 min, the degradation process follow the first-order reaction kinetics. The results demonstrate that PbO 2-TiO 2 nanocomposite electrodes are promising photoelectrocatalytic anode materials.