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PHOTOINDUCED CURRENT GENERATION AND PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF TiO2–Fe2O3 NANOPARTICLES COATED MWCNTS FILMS PREPARED BY SPARKING PROCESS

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  • W. SROILA

    (The Graduate School in Chiang Mai University (GSCMU), Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand†Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand‡Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

  • A. PANTHAWAN

    (The Graduate School in Chiang Mai University (GSCMU), Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand†Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand‡Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

  • N. JUMRUS

    (The Graduate School in Chiang Mai University (GSCMU), Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand†Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand‡Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

  • W. THONGPAN

    (#x2020;Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand‡Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

  • E. KANTARAK

    (#x2021;Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

  • T. KUMPIKA

    (#x2020;Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand‡Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

  • P. SINGJAI

    (#x2020;Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand‡Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

  • W. THONGSUWAN

    (#x2020;Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand‡Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand)

Abstract

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) and iron oxide (Fe2O3) nanoparticles (NPs) were successfully deposited on multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) films using a low-cost and simple sparking process. The as-deposited film was annealed at 350∘C for 2h to improve their crystallinity. The results show the anatase TiO2 and hematite Fe2O3 NPs with the size of 5–10nm are coated on MWCNTs. The bandgap energy of the as-prepared and the annealed films were 2.3eV and 2.7eV. Photocatalytic activity of the annealed films under visible irradiation is greater than the as-prepared films. Moreover, TiO2:Fe2O3 with the ratio of 3:1 was the optimized condition. Interestingly, the relative current of the annealed films increased to 0.75 when increasing the irradiation time for 5h. This result confirmed that the excited electron from photocatalytic activity can be transferred through the MWCNTs. This is an alternative way to produce the electric current from photocatalysis in the future.

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  • W. Sroila & A. Panthawan & N. Jumrus & W. Thongpan & E. Kantarak & T. Kumpika & P. Singjai & W. Thongsuwan, 2021. "PHOTOINDUCED CURRENT GENERATION AND PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF TiO2–Fe2O3 NANOPARTICLES COATED MWCNTS FILMS PREPARED BY SPARKING PROCESS," Surface Review and Letters (SRL), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 28(09), pages 1-6, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:srlxxx:v:28:y:2021:i:09:n:s0218625x21500761
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218625X21500761
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