Photocatalytic Fabrics Based On Reduced Graphene Oxide And Tio2 Coatings

The purpose of this work is to obtain photocatalytic fabrics based on reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and TiO2 coatings on polyester fabrics. The influence of the applied number of RGO coatings on properties such as light absorption, conductivity, electroactivity and photocatalytic properties of the fabric was established. An improvement of these properties with the number of RGO coatings applied was obtained. FESEM, EDX, XPS and FTIR-ATR showed the incorporation of the TiO2 nanoparticles on the fabrics. FTIR-ATR showed the formation of a bidentate carboxylic ligand with titanium atoms. The photo-catalytic properties of the fabrics were tested with Rhodamine B dye solutions. Photocatalytic efficiency increased with the number of RGO coatings, due to the increased light absorption, and better electrical properties. The charge transfer resistance and its time constant decreased, indicating a better electron transfer which helps to increase the lifetime of the pair electron/hole.

Author
J Molina Et Al
Origin
Polytechnic University Of Valencia, Spain
Journal Title
Mat Sci & Eng B 199 2015 62-76
Sector
Special Glass
Class
S 4210

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Photocatalytic Fabrics Based On Reduced Graphene Oxide And Tio2 Coatings
Mat Sci & Eng B 199 2015 62-76
S 4210
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