Issue 119, 2015

Au/Pt co-loaded ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets for photocatalyzed H2 evolution by the synergistic effect of plasmonic enhancement and co-catalysis

Abstract

Co-catalysis and plasmonic enhancement are two efficient ways to improve the photocatalytic performance of semiconductors. In this work, we systematically investigate their synergistic functions by photo-depositing Au and Pt nanoparticles on the surface of ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets, where Au stimulates the plasmonic effect and Pt acts as the co-catalyst. It was found that both Au and Pt deposition can increase the H2 production rate. More importantly, faster H2 production can be obtained with the co-loading of Au and Pt. Furthermore, a suitable Au loading was important for the photocatalytic performance. As a consequence, the highest H2 rate of 7.19 mmol g−1 h−1 was achieved by depositing 0.75% Pt and 0.5% Au on TiO2. Therefore, this work presents the synergistic effect between the plasmonic enhancement of Au and the co-catalysis of Pt for photocatalytic H2 production, which contributes some guidance to catalyst design and preparation.

Graphical abstract: Au/Pt co-loaded ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets for photocatalyzed H2 evolution by the synergistic effect of plasmonic enhancement and co-catalysis

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Sep 2015
Accepted
01 Nov 2015
First published
06 Nov 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 98254-98259

Au/Pt co-loaded ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets for photocatalyzed H2 evolution by the synergistic effect of plasmonic enhancement and co-catalysis

C. Chen, L. Kuai, Y. Chen, Q. Wang, E. Kan and B. Geng, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 98254 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA17732D

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