• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 35, Issue 7, 781 (2020)
Ping WANG, Xinyu LI, Zhanling SHI, and Haitao LI
Author Affiliations
  • School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20190460 Cite this Article
    Ping WANG, Xinyu LI, Zhanling SHI, Haitao LI. Synergistic Effect of Ag and Ag2O on Photocatalytic H2-evolution Performance of TiO2[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(7): 781 Copy Citation Text show less
    (A) Schematic diagram of preparation for TiO2/Ag-Ag2O and (B) their corresponding photographs
    1. (A) Schematic diagram of preparation for TiO2/Ag-Ag2O and (B) their corresponding photographs
    (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)
    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)
    (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
    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
    (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)
    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)
    UV-Vis absorption spectra of TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x) and their corresponding photographs (inset)
    5. UV-Vis absorption spectra of TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x) and their corresponding photographs (inset)
    (A) Photocatalytic H2-evolution activity of TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x), and (B) cycling performance of TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(300)
    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)
    Schematic diagram of photocatalytic H2-evolution mechanism of TiO2/Ag-Ag2O
    7. Schematic diagram of photocatalytic H2-evolution mechanism of TiO2/Ag-Ag2O
    (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)
    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)
    Photoluminescence (PL) spectra of TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x)
    9. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra of TiO2-C, TiO2/Ag and TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(x)
    ElementTiO2-CTiO2/AgTiO2/Ag-Ag2O(200)TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(300)TiO2/Ag-Ag2O(400)
    C1s/%38.9725.8246.3737.0528.11
    Ti2p/%19.5325.0115.1819.3922.73
    O1s/%41.5048.8238.0542.4346.46
    Ag3d/%-0.360.401.132.70
    Ag+/Ag0-1.022.154.423.52
    Table 1. Contents of elements in various samples according to XPS analysis
    Ping WANG, Xinyu LI, Zhanling SHI, Haitao LI. Synergistic Effect of Ag and Ag2O on Photocatalytic H2-evolution Performance of TiO2[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(7): 781
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