Preparation and Photocatalytic Activity of Titanium Dioxide-Cuprous Oxide Heterostructure on Graphene

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We report here a facile and green route to prepare graphene-based composites with titanium dioxide-cuprous oxide heterostructure. The as-prepared hybrid was characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, Raman spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. Photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B demonstrated that the as-prepared hybrid has high photocatalytic activities under the visible-light irradiation. We believe that the new graphene-based material would have a potential application in field of energy and sustainabliligy.

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