Photo-induced re-modulation of Pt particles loaded on V-TiO2 for enhanced CO photocatalytic oxidation†
Abstract
By using an oxygen vacancy (Ov)-enriched TiO2 surface, herein we report a photo-induced activation process of Pt-deposited TiO2 (Pt/V-TiO2) for its photocatalytic application. The Ov-related photo-induced modulation of Pt nanoparticles is realized, with which the average size of Pt nanoparticles decreases from 2.65 to 1.82 nm and a more active Pt0 component is generated.