Enhancement of photoelectric catalytic activity of TiO{sub 2} film via Polyaniline hybridization

Journal Article · Wed Jun 15 04:00:00 EDT 2011 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2011.04.001· OSTI ID:21580094

Yajun, Wang; Jing, Xu; Weizheng, Zong ^[1]

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1. Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084 (China)

A Polyaniline (PANI)/TiO{sub 2} film coated on titanium foil was successfully prepared using the sol-gel method followed by a facile chemisorption. Compared with pristine TiO{sub 2}, the photocatalytic (PC) and photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation rates of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) with the PANI/TiO{sub 2} film were enhanced by 22.2% and 57.5%, respectively. 2,4-DCP can be mineralized more effectively in the presence of PANI/TiO{sub 2} film. The best PEC degradation efficiency of 2,4-DCP with the PANI/TiO{sub 2} film was acquired at an external potential of 1.5 V with a layer of 1 nm thick PANI. The PANI/TiO{sub 2} film was characterized by Raman spectra, Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), and electrochemical analysis. These results indicated that there was a chemical interaction on the interface of PANI and TiO{sub 2}. This interaction may be of significance to promote the migration efficiency of carriers and induce a synergetic effect to enhance the PC and PEC activities. - Graphical abstract: The effect of PANI content on 2,4-DCP degradation with initial concentration of 50 mg/L, external potential=1.5 V. Inset: degradation rate constants of various PANI/TiO{sub 2} films. Highlights: > Polyaniline/TiO{sub 2} film was prepared using the sol-gel method followed by chemisorption. > Photoelectrocatalytic degradation rate of 2,4-dichlorophenol was enhanced by 57.5%. > The modification of Polyaniline to TiO{sub 2} film caused a rapid charge separation. > Best degradation efficiency was acquired at 1.5 V with 1 nm thick PANI.

• OSTI ID: 21580094
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 184; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
AUGER ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
CATALYSIS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISORPTION
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
ELEMENTS
FILMS
FOILS
FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
HYBRIDIZATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
INTEGRAL TRANSFORMATIONS
INTERACTIONS
KINETICS
LAYERS
METALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOTOCATALYSIS
RAMAN SPECTRA
REACTION KINETICS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOL-GEL PROCESS
SORPTION
SPECTRA
SPECTROSCOPY
TITANIUM
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TITANIUM OXIDES
TRANSFORMATIONS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS