TY - JOUR
T1 - UV-visible and near-infrared active NaGdF4:Yb:Er/Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite for enhanced photocatalytic applications
AU - Prakash, Natarajan
AU - Thangaraju, Dheivasigamani
AU - Karthikeyan, Rajan
AU - Arivanandhan, Mukannan
AU - Shimura, Yosuke
AU - Hayakawa, Yasuhiro
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - A near infra-red (NIR) active NaGdF4:Yb:Er/Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite photocatalyst was successfully synthesized by a one-pot thermal decomposition method. The composite structure, morphology and elemental mapping of the synthesized NaGdF4:Yb:Er/Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite were characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy analysis. The energy transfer among NaGdF4:Yb:Er, Ag, and TiO2 was revealed by upconversion photoluminescence measurements at 980 nm. The Ag and NaGdF4 nanoparticles enhanced the visible and NIR light absorption property of the NaGdF4:Yb:Er/Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite. The NIR and UV-visible light induced photocatalytic study of the NaGdF4:Yb:Er/Ag/TiO2 composite was examined by rhodamine B degradation. The energy transfer among NaGdF4:Yb:Er, Ag, and TiO2 significantly influenced the photocatalytic activity under NIR irradiation. The catalysts produced oxidative species during NIR irradiation, which are responsible for the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B. NaGdF4:Yb:Er/Ag/TiO2 showed photocatalytic activity under NIR and UV-visible radiation (full solar irradiation), which is superior to a UV or visible light active photocatalyst. The study provided a UV-visible and NIR-responsive photocatalyst and its energy transfer mechanism.
AB - A near infra-red (NIR) active NaGdF4:Yb:Er/Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite photocatalyst was successfully synthesized by a one-pot thermal decomposition method. The composite structure, morphology and elemental mapping of the synthesized NaGdF4:Yb:Er/Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite were characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy analysis. The energy transfer among NaGdF4:Yb:Er, Ag, and TiO2 was revealed by upconversion photoluminescence measurements at 980 nm. The Ag and NaGdF4 nanoparticles enhanced the visible and NIR light absorption property of the NaGdF4:Yb:Er/Ag/TiO2 nanocomposite. The NIR and UV-visible light induced photocatalytic study of the NaGdF4:Yb:Er/Ag/TiO2 composite was examined by rhodamine B degradation. The energy transfer among NaGdF4:Yb:Er, Ag, and TiO2 significantly influenced the photocatalytic activity under NIR irradiation. The catalysts produced oxidative species during NIR irradiation, which are responsible for the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B. NaGdF4:Yb:Er/Ag/TiO2 showed photocatalytic activity under NIR and UV-visible radiation (full solar irradiation), which is superior to a UV or visible light active photocatalyst. The study provided a UV-visible and NIR-responsive photocatalyst and its energy transfer mechanism.
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U2 - 10.1039/c6ra10208e
DO - 10.1039/c6ra10208e
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84984876290
SN - 2046-2069
VL - 6
SP - 80655
EP - 80665
JO - RSC Advances
JF - RSC Advances
IS - 84
ER -