Charge Behavior of Low-Dimensional V₂O₅/Graphene Nanoribbons Oxides Nanocomposites under Irradiation of Visible Light and its Application

Abstract:

Due to its outstanding photo-catalysis properties, low-dimensional V₂O₅ has many important applications in lithium ion batteries, supercapacitors, electrochromic devices, photocatalysts, sensors, et al. As good photocatalysts for organic pollutants, some key issues of photocatalysts are charge generation, separation, transfer of nanocomposites under irradiation of visible light. To improve their important properties and pave the effective conductive channels for charge transfer and separation, low-dimensional V₂O₅/graphene nanoribbons nanocomposites were prepared_. The emphasis is put on adsorption response to VOC of nanocomposite based on the QCM (quartz crystal microbalance) device. In order to investigate the mechanism of charge-generated by visible light, the photoconductivity response to visible light and 808 nm laser with low-power were studied based on interdigital electrodes of Au on flexible PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film substrate. Some good results were obtained. This illustrates that this nanocomposite can easily produce the charge-generate with visible light and 808 nm laser with low-power, avoiding the recombination of charge-generate by light. It would be good applications in remove the organic pollutants with photocatalysis effects.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 847)
• Pages: 203-210
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.847.203
• Online since: March 2016
• Authors: Bo Zhang, Jing Zheng, Lu Wei Ma, Bin Guo, Xiao Chun He, Ming Jun Gao, Lin Bian, Xing Fa Ma, Guang Li
• Keywords: Charge Transfer, Low-Dimensional Functional Materials, Nanocomposite, Photoconductivity Response, V₂O₅

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