Enhanced Photocatalytic Property of TiO2 Semiconductor by Modification of Cocatalyst NiCoP
LIN Siyu, ZENG Chunmei
Chemical Synthesis and Pollution Control Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637000
Abstract: AAiming at enhancing the photocatalytic property of TiO2, we synthesized the bimetal phosphide NiCoP by a relatively simple approach of phosphate reduction, and utilized the well dispersed NiCoP as cocatalyst to modify the photocatalyst TiO2 for the first time. Then, the mea-surement of photocatalytic activity of NiCoP/TiO2 composites were conducted, taking rhodamine B (RhB) dye solution as a contaminant model. It could be found from the results that there was an obvious enhancement in photocatalytic degradation performance of NiCoP/TiO2 composites after loading proper amount of NiCoP, compared with either pure TiO2 or pure NiCoP. The NiCoP/TiO2 composite with NiCoP loading amount of 0.25% exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity and optimal degradation effect to RhB. Electrochemical test demonstrated that the reason for the improved photocatalytic activity of NiCoP/TiO2 composites lay in the interaction of loaded NiCoP with host catalyst TiO2, promoting the separation and migration of photogenerated charge. The results of UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra confirmed that after loading phosphides the slightly broadened spectrum response range of TiO2 were derived from the loading of NiCoP. In addition, the free radical capture experiment proved ·OH and·O2- as the main active species in the degradation reaction.
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