摘要
The synthesis of gold nanoparticles caped with visible light-responsible TiO2 nanoparticles. was prepared by using electrochemical Oxidation-Reduction Cycles （ORC） in 0.1 M HCI aqueous solution containing 60 mM visible light-responsible TiO2 nanoparticles. Firstly, an Au substrate was cycled in a deoxygenated aqueous solution containing 0.1 M HCI and 60 mM anatase TiO2 nanoparticles from -0.28 to ＋1.22 V vs Ag/AgCI at 500 mV/s with 25 scans. The durations at the cathodic and anodic vertexes are 10 and 5 s, respectively. After this process, Au-and TiO2-containing complexes were left in the solution. Then a Pt electrode immediately replaced the Au working electrode, and a cathodic overpotential of 0.6 V from the Open Circuit Potential （OCP） was applied under sonification to synthesize Au nanoparticles. Encouragingly, the prepared Au nanoparticles caped with visible light-responsible TiO2 nanoparticles are more active for the decomposition of formaldehyde than pure visible light-responsible TiO2 nanoparticles are in the same condition. After 5 days testing, the formaldehyde was decomposed ca. 35% in containing Au nanoparticles caped with visible light-responsible TiO2 nanoparticles, but the formaldehyde was decomposed only ca. 25% in containing pure visible light-responsible TiO2 nanoparticles.
