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This work focuses on the nature of enhanced H 2 production over SnO 2/TiO 2 composite photocatalysts. Three kinds of Sn-modified TiO 2 materials were prepared by different methods. Photocatalytic H 2 production from methanol/water solution as a model reaction was used to evaluate the photocatalytic properties of the materials. The chemical states of Sn were characterized in detail by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. The results reveal a Sn nuclearity-dependent enhancement of H 2 production over Sn/TiO 2 photocatalysts. According to the characterization results, it was well established that the number of Ti IV-O-Sn IV linkages formed at the TiO 2- SnO 2 interface determines the enhancement amplitude of H 2 production. The photogenerated electrons of TiO 2 across the interfacial linkages are transferred into the mononuclear Sn moieties grafted on the (1 0 1) and (0 0 1) planes, where H 2 is presumably released. An interatomic electron transfer pathway for accelerating photocatalytic H 2 production over Sn/TiO 2 catalysts was proposed based on this work. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Journal of Catalysis
ISSN: 0021-9517
Year: 2012
Volume: 289
Page: 88-99
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