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Preparation of carbon-coated brookite@anatase TiO2 heterophase junction nanocables with enhanced photocatalytic performance

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One-dimensional TiO2@C nanocables with a heterophase junction have been successfully prepared by coating brookite@anatase TiO2 with a thin layer of hydrothermal carbon (HTC). Compared with anatase TiO2, the biphase brookite@anatase structure can reduce the recombination rate of the excited electron/hole pairs of TiO2. The HTC coating not only enhances the adsorption capability of the TiO2 catalyst for organic pollutants but also facilitates photogenerated electron transfer to further increase its photo-catalytic activity. Therefore, compared with anatase TiO2, brookite@anatase TiO2, and TiO2@C, the brookite@anatase TiO2@C shows the highest photocatalytic activity for the photodegradation of tetracycline (TC) under the irradiation of UV-visible light. Moreover, 'O2 has been proved to be the predominant active species for the photodegradation of TC, and the photocatalytic mechanism of brookite@anatase TiO2@C nanocables has also been proposed.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Technology and Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tiangong University, 300387, Tianjin, China

    Rui Tan, Yonglin Wang, Zhouzheng Jin, Peng Zhang, Dan Liu & Jianzhou Gui

  2. Fushun YiKeSi New Materials Co., Ltd, 113000, Fushun, Liaoning, China

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  3. College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, Florida Science Campus 1710, South Africa

    Dan Liu, Bhekie B. Mamba, Alex T. Kuvarega & Jianzhou Gui

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Tan, R., Wang, Y., Jin, Z. et al. Preparation of carbon-coated brookite@anatase TiO2 heterophase junction nanocables with enhanced photocatalytic performance. Photochem Photobiol Sci 19, 966–975 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1039/d0pp00004c

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