A hybrid organic–inorganic layered TiO2 based nanocomposite for sunlight photocatalysis

Eglantina Benavente; Carlos Maldonado; Sindy Devis; Leslie Diaz; Harold Lozano; Clivia Sotomayor-Torres; Guillermo González

doi:10.1039/C5RA26981D

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A hybrid organic–inorganic layered TiO₂ based nanocomposite for sunlight photocatalysis†

Eglantina Benavente,*^ae Carlos Maldonado,^ae Sindy Devis,^be Leslie Diaz,^ce Harold Lozano,^be Clivia Sotomayor-Torres^d and Guillermo González^be

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^b Universidad de Chile, P.O. Box 653, Santiago, Chile

^c Universidad de Santiago de Chile, P.O. Box 10233, Santiago, Chile

^d Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (CIN2-CSIC) Campus Bellaterra, Spain

^e Center for the Development of Nanocience and Nanotechnology, CEDENNA, Santiago, Chile

Abstract

A novel hybrid nanocomposite constituted of single TiO₂ nanosheets sandwiched between stearic acid self-assembled monolayers was synthesized and tested in the photodegradation of methylene blue under sunlight. The product showed better photocatalytic performance than anatase under similar conditions, which may be further improved through sensitization with cadmium sulfide.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA26981D
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 17 Dec 2015
Accepted: 05 Feb 2016
First published: 09 Feb 2016

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RSC Adv., 2016,6, 18538-18541

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A hybrid organic–inorganic layered TiO₂ based nanocomposite for sunlight photocatalysis

E. Benavente, C. Maldonado, S. Devis, L. Diaz, H. Lozano, C. Sotomayor-Torres and G. González, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 18538 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA26981D

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