Journal of Materials Science, Vol.47, No.1, 465-472, 2012
Photocatalytic activity of magnetically separable La-doped TiO2/CoFe2O4 nanofibers prepared by two-spinneret electrospinning
A novel magnetically separable composite photocatalyst-aOE (c) La-doped TiO2 >/CoFe2O4 nanofiber-was prepared by a two-spinneret electrospinning method combined with sol-gel method. The nanofibers were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). It was shown that the diameter of aOE (c) 1.0% La-doped TiO2 >/CoFe2O4 nanofibers was 100-150 nm after calcination at 600 A degrees C for 2 h. EDS and XPS measurements on the photocatalytic material indicated the existence of La3+ oxidation states in aOE (c) 1.0% La-doped TiO2 >/CoFe2O4 nanofibers. The photocatalytic activity of as-prepared nanofibers was evaluated using methylene blue (MB) as a model organic compound and the result revealed that the aOE (c) 1.0% La-doped TiO2 >/CoFe2O4 nanofibers have an efficient photocatalytic property, and the degradation rate of MB could reach 93% in 150 min. Moreover, the magnetic property of the nanofibers has also been characterized, and the nanofibers show a good magnetic response, which indicates that the possibility of the magnetic nanofibers' potential recycling property.