Visible light photocatalytic activity of NaYF4:(Yb,Er)-CuO/TiO2 composite

Shielah Mavengere; Sang Chul Jung; Jung Sik Kim

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Visible light photocatalytic activity of NaYF₄:(Yb,Er)-CuO/TiO₂ composite

Shielah Mavengere, Sang Chul Jung, Jung Sik Kim

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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TiO₂ photocatalysts are limited to ultraviolet light photo-activation, however, by coupling with NaYF₄:(Yb,Er) they can utilize visible light activation, but with low efficiencies. In order to enhance visible light photo-activity, CuO nanoparticles were coupled with NaYF₄:(Yb,Er) by mechanical ball-milling and coated with TiO₂-sol. The coupling of CuO nanoparticles with NaYF₄:(Yb,Er)/TiO₂ caused the formation of a NaYF₄:(Yb,Er)-CuO/TiO₂ composite capable of visible absorption with a remarkably reduced band gap of ~2.5 eV. The NaYF₄:(Yb,Er)-CuO/TiO₂ composite in H₂ O₂ showed the most efficient methylene blue (MB) degradation efficiency of more than 99.5% after exposure to visible light.

Original language	English
Article number	521
Journal	Catalysts
Volume	8
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8110521
State	Published - 5 Nov 2018

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Composites
NaYF:(Yb,Er)-CuO/TiO
Photocatalyst
Visible light

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