Metal-Organic Framework-Templated Synthesis of Bifunctional N-Doped TiO2-Carbon Nanotablets via Solid-State Thermolysis
Résumé
Porous nitrogen-doped TiO2-carbon hybrid nanotablets were prepared via one-step solid-state thermolysis of amino-functionalized titanium metal-organic framework NH2-MIL-125(Ti). Amorphous, anatase, rutile, or mixture phases of TiO2 were obtained controllably by manipulating pyrolysis temperature. The anionic N- in NH2-MIL-125(Ti)’s 3D structure formed as pyridinic nitrogen and pyrrolic nitrogen into the graphene layer. Meanwhile, a programmed evolution of the porous structure of the resultant composites, i.e., microporous, hierarchically micro/mesoporous, and mesoporous, was presented systematically. The morphology and specific nanoporous structure of the products are conferred by the metal-organic framework template. The resultant composites with hierarcical meso/miciroporous structures showed highly improved CO2 uptake ability compared with those of commercial P25 TiO2, g-C3N4, and 3D graphene. TiO2 nanoparticles are well dispersed in the porous nitrogen-doped carbon matrix, endowing the obtained composites with effective photocatalytic activity. The nitrogen-doped TiO2-carbon nanotablets with hierarchically micro/mesoporous structure and anatase/rutile heterostructure exhibited the best photocatalytic performance with excellent adsorption capacity toward organic dyes. Results also indicated that the optimized composite possessed excellent long-term stability and regeneration ability. Benefiting from their versatile pore structure, heteroatom doping, and semiconductor incorporation, the nitrogen-doped TiO2-carbon composites derived from metal-organic frameworks could find various potential applications, especially for sustainable chemistry and engineering. © 2016 American Chemical Society.
Mots clés
Carbon carbon composites
Carbon dioxide
Crystalline materials
Graphene
Heterojunctions
Mesoporous materials
Metals
Nitrogen
Organic polymers
Organometallics
Oxide minerals
Semiconductor doping
Thermolysis
Titanium dioxide
Adsorption capacities
Metal organic framework
Nitrogen-doped carbons
Photocatalytic activities
Photocatalytic performance
Pyrolysis temperature
Solid state thermolysis
Sustainable chemistry
Doping (additives)