title: Design and fabrication of carbon quantum dots/TiO2 photonic crystal complex with enhanced photocatalytic activity.
abstract: TiO2 photonic crystal photocatalyst with inverse opal structure were first prepared from self-assembled polystyrene spheres template, and then carbon quantum dots (CQDs) was coupled with TiO2 inverse opal through a facile electrodeposition method. The obtained CQDs/TiO2 complex photocatalysts exhibit enhanced photocatalytic activity compared to pure TiO2 inverse opal, especially under the irradiation of visible light. Our results provide a promising methodology for designing high performance photocatalysts based on photonic crystal and CQDs, which is benefit for catalytic and new energy applications.
authors.forename: Zhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Zhenhui
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D002384:Catalysis / Q000528:radiation effects; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D008027:Light; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000379:methods*; D008422:Materials Testing; D010316:Particle Size; D017785:Photons; D045663:Quantum Dots; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: C009495:titanium dioxide; D002244:Carbon; D014025:Titanium