One-step synthesis of CdS-TiO 2-chemically reduced graphene oxide composites via microwave-assisted reaction for visible-light photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange

Tian Lv, Likun Pan, Xinjuan Liu, Ting Lu, Guang Zhu, Zhuo Sun, Chang Q. Sun

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Abstract

One-step synthesis of CdS-TiO 2-chemically reduced graphene oxide (RGO) composites was carried out using microwave-assisted reduction of graphite oxide in CdS precursor solution with TiO 2 suspension. The photocatalytic performance of CdS-TiO 2-RGO composites in degradation of methyl orange was examined. Results show that the RGO addition could enhance the photocatalytic performance of CdS-TiO 2 composites with maximum degradation efficiency of 99.5% under visible light irradiation as compared with the pure TiO 2 (43%) and CdS-TiO 2 (79.9%) composites due to the increase of specific surface area for more adsorbed MO and the reduction of electron-hole pair recombination with the introduction of RGO.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)754-758
Number of pages5
JournalCatalysis Science and Technology
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012

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