Effect of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Annealing Temperature on the Photocatalytic Properties of Titanium Oxide
Sumita Rani1, Mukesh Kumar 1,2, Sumit Sharma 1,
and
Dinesh Kumar 1,3
1. Electronic Science Department, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana, India
2. Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering at wadi Aldawaser, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
3. YMCA University of Science and Technology Faridabad-121001, Haryana, India
2. Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering at wadi Aldawaser, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
3. YMCA University of Science and Technology Faridabad-121001, Haryana, India
Abstract: Photocatalytic performance of titanium oxide (TiO2) was boost up by preparing TiO2/ reduced graphene oxide (TiO2/ GR) composites using sol–gel method. These composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman and UV-Visible spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of photocatalyst was examined by the recording the degradation of methyl orange (MO) dye under UV irradiation. It was found that degradation was 1.67 times faster for TiO2/ GR (200mg) catalyst as compared to pure TiO2. The photocatalytic activities of different phases of TiO2 were also studied and results revealed that the degradation was faster in anatase phase of TiO2 as compared to rutile phase. UV–Visible spectra showed that the increase in catalyst loading raise the degradation of MO up to a certain limit.
Key words: Photocatalysis, Sol-Gel, TiO2/ GR composite, UV-Visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction.
Cite: Sumita Rani, Mukesh Kumar, Sumit Sharma, Dinesh Kumar, "Effect of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Annealing Temperature on the Photocatalytic Properties of Titanium Oxide," International Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 267-278, December 2015. doi: 10.17706/ijmse.2015.3.4.267-278
Key words: Photocatalysis, Sol-Gel, TiO2/ GR composite, UV-Visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction.
Cite: Sumita Rani, Mukesh Kumar, Sumit Sharma, Dinesh Kumar, "Effect of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Annealing Temperature on the Photocatalytic Properties of Titanium Oxide," International Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 267-278, December 2015. doi: 10.17706/ijmse.2015.3.4.267-278
General Information
ISSN: 2315-4527 (Print)
Abbreviated Title: Int. J. Mater. Sci. Eng.
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Muhammad Yahaya
DOI: 10.17706/ijmse
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E-mail: ijmse@iap.org
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