Author Affiliations
School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, Chinashow less
1. (A) Schematic diagram of preparation for TiO2/Ag-Ag2O and (B) their corresponding photographs
2. (A) XRD patterns, (B) diffraction peaks of metallic Ag and (C) diffraction peaks of Ag2O for TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x)
3. (A-F) FESEM images of TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x)with insets showing their corresponding EDS spectra and data, and TEM images of TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(300) at low (G) and high (H) magnifications
4. (A) XPS survey spectra and (B) the high-resolution XPS spectra of Ag3d spectra of TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x), and typical fitting curves of (C)Ag3d and (D)O1s for TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(300)
5. UV-Vis absorption spectra of TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x) and their corresponding photographs (inset)
6. (A) Photocatalytic H2-evolution activity of TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x), and (B) cycling performance of TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(300)
7. Schematic diagram of photocatalytic H2-evolution mechanism of TiO2/Ag-Ag2O
8. (A) Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) curves, (B) transient photocurrent responses, and (C) electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) of TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x)
9. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra of TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x)
Element | TiO2-C | TiO2/Ag | TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(200) | TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(300) | TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(400) |
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C1s/% | 38.97 | 25.82 | 46.37 | 37.05 | 28.11 | Ti2p/% | 19.53 | 25.01 | 15.18 | 19.39 | 22.73 | O1s/% | 41.50 | 48.82 | 38.05 | 42.43 | 46.46 | Ag3d/% | - | 0.36 | 0.40 | 1.13 | 2.70 | Ag+/Ag0 | - | 1.02 | 2.15 | 4.42 | 3.52 |
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Table 1. Contents of elements in various samples according to XPS analysis