Micromachines (Apr 2023)
Efficient Photodegradation of Rhodamine B by Fiber-like Nitrogen-Doped TiO<sub>2</sub>/Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub> Nanocomposite under Visible Light Irradiation
Abstract
N-TiO2/Ni(OH)2 nanofiber was successfully prepared by combining the electrospinning and solvothermal method. It has been found that under visible light irradiation, the as-obtained nanofiber exhibits excellent activity for the photodegradation of rhodamine B, and the average degradation rate reaches 3.1%/min−1. Further insight investigations reveal that such a high activity was mainly due to the heterostructure-induced increase in the charge transfer rate and separation efficiency.
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