Photoeletrocatalytic activity of an n-ZnO/p-Cu2O/n-TNA ternary heterojunction electrode for tetracycline degradation

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In this study, a novel ternary heterojunction n-ZnO/p-Cu2O/n-TiO2 nanotube arrays (n-ZnO/p-Cu2O/n-TNA) nanophotocatalyst with a sandwich-like nanostructure was constructed and applied for the photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation of typical PPCPs, tetracycline (TC). The ternary heterojunction n-ZnO/p-Cu2O/n-TNA was obtained by depositing Cu2O on the surface of TNA via sonoelectrochemical deposition (SED) and subsequently building a layer of ZnO onto the p-Cu2O/n-TNA surface through hydrothermal synthesis. After being deposited by the Cu2O, the absorption-band edge of the p-Cu2O/n-TNA was obviously red-shifted to the visible region (to 505 nm), and the band gap was reduced from its original 3.20 eV to 2.46 eV. The band gap absorption edge of the ternary n-ZnO/p-Cu2O/n-TNA is similar to that of p-Cu2O/n-TN and extends the visible spectrum absorption to 510 nm, corresponding to an Eg value of about 2.43 eV. Under illumination of visible light, the photocurrent density of the ternary heterojunction n-ZnO/p-Cu2O/n-TNA electrode at 0.5 V (vs. Ag/AgCl) was more than 106 times as high as that of the pure TNAs electrode, 3.6 times as high as that of the binary heterojunction p-Cu2O/n-TNA electrode. The degradation of TC indicated that the ternary heterojunction n-ZnO/p-Cu2O/n-TNA electrode maintained a very high photoelectrocatalytic activity and excellent stability and reliability. Such kind of ternary heterojunction electrode material has a broad application prospect not only in pollution control but also in many other fields.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:262

Enthalten in:

Journal of hazardous materials - 262(2013) vom: 15. Nov., Seite 482-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Jinhua [VerfasserIn]
Lv, Shubin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yanbiao [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Baoxue [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Xiaofang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

15FIX9V2JP
789U1901C5
Anti-Bacterial Agents
CB
Conduction band
Copper
Cu(2)O
Cuprous oxide
D1JT611TNE
F8VB5M810T
Journal Article
PEC
Photoelectrocatalytic
Photoeletrocatalytic oxidation
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SED
SOI2LOH54Z
Sonoelectrochemical deposition method
T8BEA5064F
TC
TNA
Ternary heterojunction
Tetracycline
TiO(2) nanotube arrays
Titanium
Titanium dioxide
VB
Valence band
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Zinc Oxide
ZnO

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Date Completed 16.12.2014

Date Revised 18.11.2013

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.09.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM231253389