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In this paper, a three-dimensional ordered hollow sphere (3DOH) structure composite Pt/TiO2-ZrO2 was prepared by using polystyrene (PS) colloidal spheres as the template and combining with two-step vacuum impregnation method, of which the composition, crystalline structure, morphology, and surface physicochemical properties were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis diffuse reflectance (UV-vis/DRS), photoluminescence (PL), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements. The results illustrate the crystal type of 3DOH Pt/TiO2-ZrO2 is mainly anatase TiO2 and tetragonal ZrO2 phase, which exhibits a three-dimensional ordered hollow sphere structure. Hollow spheres are arranged orderly; moreover, the composite shows a strong absorption in the visible region due to the effect of surface plasmon absorption (SPA) after doping Pt nanoparticles. Meanwhile, the photocatalytic activity of 3DOH Pt/TiO2-ZrO2 was investigated by using Congo red as the model molecule. The results show that 3DOH Pt/TiO2-ZrO2 has good photocatalytic activity under multi-modes photocatalytic experiments, and its activity is higher than that of P25, ZrO2, and other Pt/TiO2-ZrO2 not treated by PS colloidal spheres. In addition, the total amount of hydrogen production of 3DOH Pt/TiO2-ZrO2 is 100 times as much as the commercial P25 in the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution experiment (8 h), which shows an excellent photolysis of water hydrogen production activity.
The three-dimensional ordered hollow sphere composite 3DOH Pt/TiO2-ZrO2 was prepared by using polystyrene colloidal spheres (PS) as the template and combining with the two-step vacuum impregnation method, which had both good photocatalytic activity under multi-modes and ability on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.
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This study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21376126), the Fundamental Research Funds in Heilongjiang Provincial Universities, China (135209105), Government of Heilongjiang Province Postdoctoral Grants, China (LBH-Z11108), Postdoctoral Researchers in Heilongjiang Province of China Research Initiation Grant Project (LBH-Q13172), College Students’ Innovative Entrepreneurial Training Program Funded Projects of Qiqihar University, and Qiqihar University in 2016 College Students Academic Innovation Team Funded Projects.
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An, M., Li, L., Zhang, J. et al. Three-dimensional ordered hollow sphere composite Pt/TiO2-ZrO2: enhanced performance of photocatalytic degradation and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. J Nanopart Res 21, 117 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-019-4564-8
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