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Structural Design of Near-Infrared Light-Active Cu/TiO2/NaYF4:Yb,Er Nanocomposite Photocatalysts

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Photocatalysis under low energy light is of great importance for study of environmental pollution impact. There is an increasing demand for preparing integrated photocatalysts to show their potential in persistent organic compound degradation under visible and near-infrared light. In this work, we have reported the structural combination of three functional components of NaYF4:Yb,Er, TiO2, Cu into photocatalytic nanocomposites for near-infrared light (NIR) photocatalysis. Uniform and monodisperse NaYF4:Yb,Er nanocubes prepared by hydrothermolysis were used as a photon converter and they were combined with TiO2 semiconductor and Cu co-catalysts by sequential deposition to fabricate NIR-active photocatalysts. The Cu/TiO2/NaYF4:Yb,Er nanocomposites were investigated for the organic degradation under NIR light. The Cu/TiO2/NaYF4:Yb,Er photocatalysts were photoactive with NIR light and full decomposition of methylene blue was reached for 90 min. These nanocomposites exhibit the NIR photocatalytic response caused by the NIR light absorption and photon electron transfer over NaYF4:Yb,Er, TiO2, and Cu components.

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This research is funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under Grant Number 104.06-2017.311. HVD thanks to financial support from the Hue University Foundation Programme (DHH 2016-02-83).

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  1. University of Sciences, Hue University, 77 Nguyen Hue, Hue, 530000, Vietnam

    Duong Van Hau, Tran Thai Hoa & Nguyen Duc Cuong

  2. University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University, 102 Phung Hung, Hue, Vietnam

    Duong Van Hau & Nguyen Van Duc

  3. University of Education, Hue University, 34 Le Loi, Hue, 530000, Vietnam

    Dang Thi Thanh Nhan

  4. Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, 03 Quang Trung, Da Nang, Vietnam

    Vu Phi Tuyen

  5. Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1, Canada

    Thanh-Dinh Nguyen

  6. School of Hospitality and Tourism, Hue University, 22 Lam Hoang, Hue, Vietnam

    Nguyen Duc Cuong

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Van Hau, D., Nhan, D.T.T., Van Duc, N. et al. Structural Design of Near-Infrared Light-Active Cu/TiO2/NaYF4:Yb,Er Nanocomposite Photocatalysts. J. Electron. Mater. 48, 329–336 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-018-6717-4

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