Fabrication, structure, and enhanced photocatalytic properties of hierarchical CeO{sub 2} nanostructures/TiO{sub 2} nanofibers heterostructures
- Centre for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research, Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024 (China)
- Department of Chemistry, Baicheng Teacher's College, Baicheng, Jilin 137000 (China)
Combining the versatility of electrospinning technique and hydrothermal growth of nanostructures enabled the fabrication of hierarchical CeO{sub 2}/TiO{sub 2} nanofibrous mat. The as-prepared hierarchical heterostructure consisted of CeO{sub 2} nanostructures growing on the primary TiO{sub 2} nanofibers. Interestingly, not only were secondary CeO{sub 2} nanostructures successfully grown on TiO{sub 2} nanofibers substrates, but also the CeO{sub 2} nanostructures were uniformly distributed without aggregation on TiO{sub 2} nanofibers. By selecting different alkaline source, CeO{sub 2}/TiO{sub 2} heterostructures with CeO{sub 2} nanowalls or nanoparticles were facilely fabricated. The photocatalytic studies suggested that the CeO{sub 2}/TiO{sub 2} heterostructures showed enhanced photocatalytic efficiency of photodegradation of dye pollutants compared with bare TiO{sub 2} nanofibers under UV light irradiation.
- OSTI ID:
- 22202826
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 45, Issue 10; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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