The magnetic field effects (MFEs) are studied on photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) solution using ZnO and TiO2 particles. The UV-VIS-NIR spectrometer is used to monitor the MB concentrations, and t...
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The magnetic field effects (MFEs) are studied on photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) solution using ZnO and TiO2 particles. The UV-VIS-NIR spectrometer is used to monitor the MB concentrations, and the dependence of the reaction rate on the initial dye concentration and settling duration is studied under UV light irradiation. It is found that the MFEs exist on the heterogeneous reaction systems for both ZnO and TiO2 powders and that the extraordinary phenomenon is reproducible. For ZnO powder, the results are in good agreement with the second-order reaction kinetics following the Langmuir-Hinshelwood (L-H) model, while the reaction for TiO2 follows first-order kinetics. It enhances the photodegradation for ZnO, while it reduces or enhances the reaction for TiO2 depending on the initial dye concentrations. The MFEs become small or negligible when the same photodecomposition experiment is carried out after settling the MB solution for more than three hours for both ZnO and TiO2. It is suggested that the key factors of MFEs on photocatalytic degradation is the condition of the MB solution as well as the characteristics of photocatalysts. The alteration of the MFEs ascribed to the solution condition caused by variation of the settling time.
Semiconductor-based solar-driven water splitting technology is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach for the production of clean *** overall solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of semiconductorbased photo(e...
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Semiconductor-based solar-driven water splitting technology is an environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach for the production of clean *** overall solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of semiconductorbased photo(electro)catalysts is jointly determined by factors,such as light absorption efficiency of the photo(electro)catalysts,internal separation efficiency of charge carriers,and injection efficiency of surface ***,the traditional improvement strategies,such as morphology control,functional layer modification,and band alignment engineering,still have certain limitations in enhancing the conversion efficiency of the photo(electro)catalytic water ***,unconventional enhancement strategies based on surface plasmonic effects,piezoelectric effects,thermoelectric effects,and magnetic effects have provided unique pathways for improving the solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of photo(electro)***,this review outlines the fundamental concepts of these physical effects and elucidates their intrinsic mechanisms in enhancing the efficiency of photo(electro)catalysts for water splitting process through practical application ***,the future development of unconventional strategies for enhancing photo(electro)catalytic water splitting is envisioned.
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