TiO2 nanotube arrays decorated with Au and Bi2S3 nanoparticles for efficient Fe3+ ions detection and dye photocatalytic degradation

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2019.04.043

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Due to increasingly serious environmental problems, many researchers are investigating green clean-energy to solve the world's energy supply issues. So the strategy that Au nanoparticles (Au NPs) and bismuth sulfide (Bi₂S₃) NPs are used to evenly decorate TiO₂ nanotube arrays (TiO₂ NTAs) was carried out. Composite materials demonstrated enhanced solar light absorption ability and excellent photoelectrochemical performance. This was attributed to the presence of Bi₂S₃ NPs with a narrow band gap and the decoration with noble metallic Au NPs which resulted in local surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effects. The Au/Bi₂S₃@TiO₂ NTAs composites exhibit improved photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under irradiation of UV and visible light. Moreover, the Au/Bi₂S₃@TiO₂ NTAs exhibits high fluorescence emission at 822 nm. Due to the better binding affinity between Bi₂S₃, TiO₂ and Fe³⁺ ions, the synthesized nanocomposites exhibit high selectivity to Fe³⁺ ions. The number of binding sites for Au/Bi₂S₃@TiO₂ NTAs was estimated to be 1.41 according to the double logarithmic regression method. The calculated value of “K” was 1862 M^-1. Fluorescence emission intensity decreases with increasing concentration (30 μM-5000 μM). The detection limit of the synthesized sensor is 0.221 μM.

Key words: TiO₂ nanotube, Au, Bi₂S₃, Photocatalysis, Fluorescence sensing

Jianying Huang, Jiali Shen, Shuhui Li, Jingsheng Cai, Shanchi Wang, Yao Lu, Jihuan He, Claire J.Carmalt, Ivan P.Parkin, Yuekun Lai. TiO₂ nanotube arrays decorated with Au and Bi₂S₃ nanoparticles for efficient Fe³⁺ ions detection and dye photocatalytic degradation[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2020, 39: 28-38.

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Scheme 1. Schematic illustration of synthesis process for Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs.

Fig. 1. SEM images of 0.01 wt% Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs (a), Au@TiO2 NTAs (b), Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs (c) and TiO2 NTAs (d).

Fig. 2. SEM images of 0.01 wt% Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs in different magnifications (a, b). Corresponding EDX spectrum (c) and mapping (d) of Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs.

Fig. 3. TEM (a, b) and HRTEM (c) images of Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs. Selected area EDX mapping (d) of Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs.

Fig. 4. XPS spectra (a) and high resolution XPS spectra of Au 4f (b), Bi 4f (c) and S 2p (d) obtained on Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs samples.

Fig. 5. Samples of photocurrent response (a), photofluorescence spectra excited at 380 nm (b), UV-vis diffuse reflectance absorption spectra (c).

Fig. 6. Degradation of MB under UV light (a) and visible light (b) irradiation for 120 min.

Fig. 7. The reusability of Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs under visible light (a) and UV (b) irradiation for 8 h. The influences of different scavengers (c) on the degradation of MB over Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs.

Scheme 2. Mechanism for MB photodegradation (A) and fluorescence detecting Fe3+ ions (B) over Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs.

Fig. 8. Fluorescence intensity changes (I0/I) of the Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs after being immersed into Cu+, Al3+, K+, Pb2+, Cu2+, Fe3+, Ni2+, Cd2+, NH4+, Mn2+ and Zn2+ aqueous solution.

Fig. 9. UV-vis spectra of the Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs with different concentrations of Fe3+ from 4000 μM to 30 μM (a). Fluorescence quenching of the Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs with Fe3+ ions (0-400 mM) (b). Fluorescence response of the Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs in the existence of 600 μM Fe3+ with/without multifarious metal ions in aqueous media (c). The fluorescence properties of the Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs at different pH range (1-11) (d).

Fig. 10. Linear relation (a) of the Au/Bi2S3@TiO2 NTAs by adding different concentrations of Fe3+ when excited at 380 nm. Double logarithm regression plot (b) between log [(Io - I)/I] vs log [C].

Table 1 Comparison of features of Fe3+ ions detection.

Type of probe	Limit of detection (μM)	Method of synthesis	References
Eu-MOFs	45	Heating method	[67]
Red emissive carbon dots	0.45	Solvothermal method	[68]
Water-soluble carbon dots	6.05	Hydrothermal oxidation	[69]
Conjugated polymer thin film	5.3	Direct electropolymerization	[70]
Au/Bi₂S₃@TiO₂ NTAs	0.221	Soaking method	This work

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