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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2010-05-03

发表刊物：CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL

收录刊物：SCIE、EI、PubMed

卷号：5

期号：5

页面范围：1171-1177

ISSN号：1861-4728

关键字：hydrothermal synthesis; ionic liquids; nanostructures; photochemistry; UV/Vis spectroscopy

摘要：TiO2 nanocomposites modified with the ionic liquid [Bmim]OH are synthesized by a hydrothermal procedure. X-ray diffraction, Zeta-potential measurement, TEM, thermogravimetric analysis, photoluminescence, UV/Vis, FTIR, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy are used to characterize the TiO2 nanocomposites. The TiO2 nanocomposites consist of pure anatase particles of about 10 nm. The modification of [Bmim]OH on the surface of the TiO2 particles extends the TiO2 absorption edge to the visible-light region. The electrochemical redox potentials indicated that the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of [Bmim]OH match well with the valence band (VB) and conduction band (CB) of the TiO2 semiconductor. [Bmim]OH-modified TiO2 is much more active than pristine TiO2 under visible-light irradiation in the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solution. [Bmim]OH is chemically bonded to the surface Ti-OH of TiO2 particles rather than adsorbed on the surface. A possible mechanism for the photocatalysis is proposed.