Abstract
Efficient charge separation is quite significant to obtain high photocatalytic performance. In this work, piezoelectric-based composite photocatalyst film PDMS-PMN-PT@TiO 2 possessing high recoverability was prepared. The spatial electric field of PMN-PT was introduced into photocatalyst system by ultrasonic wave vibration to accelerate charge separation. Compared with magnetic stirring, ultrasonic wave vibration greatly improved the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of rhodamine B (RhB) over PDMS-PMN-PT@TiO 2 film by about 55%. A possible improvement mechanism that spatial electric field promotes charge separation was presented herein. The piezoelectric potential output demonstrated the piezoelectricity of composite film. The durability experiments of PDMS-PMN-PT@TiO 2 film indicated its great stability over several runs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9-14 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Applied Surface Science |
Volume | 403 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 May 2017 |
Keywords
- Film
- PMN-PT
- Photocatalysis
- Piezoelectric effect
- TiO