Journal of East China Normal University(Natural Science) ›› 2021, Vol. 2021 ›› Issue (1): 165-175.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-5641.201922019

• Chemistry and Chemical Engineering • Previous Articles    

Study on the performance of I-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays for planar photocatalytic fuel cells

Jun ZHOU, Qinghua XI, Yiqiang HUANG, Er NIE*(), Zhuo SUN   

  1. Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics and Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • Received:2019-12-18 Online:2021-01-25 Published:2021-01-28
  • Contact: Er NIE E-mail:enie@phy.ecnu.edu.cn

Abstract:

The photoanode of I-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays (ITNA) prepared by anodization exhibited better degradation performance than TNA. The planar photocatalytic fuel cell (p-PFC) obtained by combining ITNA and Pt electrodes achieved a maximum decolorization rate of 93.1% when the concentration of methylene blue (MB) was 6 mg·L–1and the electrode plate spacing was 1.0 cm. The degradation of MB occurred on the surface of ITNA, which was a rate-limiting step. Compared to other structures, p-PFC had a higher photocatalytic performance and better production of h+ and ·OH, while degrading MB and other organics.

Key words: planar photocatalytic fuel cell (p-PFC), TiO2 nanotubes arrays (TNA), I-doped, methylene blue (MB)

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