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Synthesis and characterization of W-doped TiO2 supported by hybrid carbon nanomaterials of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and C60 fullerene by a hydrothermal method

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W-doped TiO2 supported by hybrid carbon nanomaterials of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and C60 fullerene was synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method. The material displayed high visible light photocatalytic activity. X-ray diffraction, field emission transmission electron microscopy, ultra violet/visible light absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy were used to characterize the material as photocatalyst. Photocatalytic activity on the degradation of Rhodamine B dye in an aqueous solution under ultraviolet light and visible light irradiation was also studied. The experimental results indicated that the photocatalytic activity of the material was much higher than that of pure TiO2 or Degussa P25 TiO2.

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    Xiaoliang Shi  (史晓亮) & Zhiwei Zhu

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Funded by the Project for the Academic Leader Program of Wuhan City (No. 201150530146) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (No. 20101j0018)

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Shi, X., Zhu, Z. Synthesis and characterization of W-doped TiO2 supported by hybrid carbon nanomaterials of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and C60 fullerene by a hydrothermal method. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 28, 207–214 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-013-0666-9

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