Electrochemical Preparation and Photocatalytic Performance of LaNiO₃/TiO₂ Nanotube Arrays

Authors

Cheng GONG, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian Province, China;Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Shenzhen 518000, China;Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Featured Materials in Biochemical Industry, Ningde Normal University, Ningde 352100, Fujian Province, China;
Ze-yang ZHANG, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian Province, China;
Si-wan XIANG, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian Province, China;Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Shenzhen 518000, China;Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Featured Materials in Biochemical Industry, Ningde Normal University, Ningde 352100, Fujian Province, China;
Lan SUN, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian Province, China;Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Shenzhen 518000, China;Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Featured Materials in Biochemical Industry, Ningde Normal University, Ningde 352100, Fujian Province, China;
Chen-qing YE, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Featured Materials in Biochemical Industry, Ningde Normal University, Ningde 352100, Fujian Province, China;
Chang-jian LIN, State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian Province, China;

Corresponding Author

Lan SUN(sunlan@xmu.edu.cn)

Abstract

The LaNiO₃/TiO₂ nanotube arrays were prepared by pulse electrodeposition combined with high temperature annealing. The LaNiO₃ nanoparticles modified on the TiO₂ nanotube arrays had small particle size (< 10 nm), uniform distribution and controllable loading. Some LaNiO3 nanoparticles were deposited inside the TiO₂ nanotubes. The UV-visible absorption spectra displayed that the absorption band edge of LaNiO₃/TiO₂ nanotube arrays was obviously red-shifted as compared with that of TiO₂ nanotube arrays, and the visible light absorption was enhanced significantly. The photocatalytic degradation results of rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light showed that the LaNiO₃/TiO₂ nanotube arrays prepared by pulse electrodeposition for 500 cycles had the optimum photocatalytic activity, and the photocatalytic degradation rate of RhB was 3.5 times that of TiO₂ nanotube arrays. Furthermore, the LaNiO₃/TiO₂ nanotube arrays presented the excellent photocatalytic stability.

Graphical Abstract

Keywords

LaNiO3 nanoparticles, TiO2 nanotube arrays, visible-light-induced photocatalysis, rhodamine B

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.181213

Publication Date

2019-12-28

Online Available Date

2019-01-28

Revised Date

2019-01-08

Received Date

2018-12-12

Recommended Citation

Cheng GONG, Ze-yang ZHANG, Si-wan XIANG, Lan SUN, Chen-qing YE, Chang-jian LIN. Electrochemical Preparation and Photocatalytic Performance of LaNiO₃/TiO₂ Nanotube Arrays[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2019 , 25(6): 682-689.
DOI: 10.13208/j.electrochem.181213
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol25/iss6/5

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