Abstract:
Due to the shortcomings of strontium titanate (SrTiO
3) with large band gap and low separation rate of photogenerating carriers, its photoelectrochemical cathodic protection performance is limited. And in order to solve this problem, SrTiO
3 can be modified with the supporting cocatalyst Ti
3C
2. Firstly, SrTiO
3 was prepared by hydrothermal method and Ti
3C
2 was obtained by etching. Then, Ti
3C
2/SrTiO
3 composites were prepared by mechanical mixing. XRD, XPS, SEM, UV-vis DRS, and PL had characterized the phase structure, chemical state, microscopic morphology, and light absorption performance of the samples. Finally, the photoelectrochemical cathodic protection performance of Ti
3C
2/SrTiO
3 composites to 304 stainless steel (304SS) was analyzed. The results show that Ti
3C
2/SrTiO
3 composites are broadened to absorb visible light. Among them, the photogenerated carrier separation rate of the 15%-Ti
3C
2/SrTiO
3 composite with a mass fraction of 15wt% of Ti
3C
2 has a higher separation rate and an optical current density of 2.5 μA·cm
−2. In the 3.5wt% NaCl solution, after the coupling of 304SS to the composite, its photomotive potential drops by 200 mV under light conditions, which can effectively protect 304SS. After four open and closed light cycle tests, the performance of Ti
3C
2/SrTiO
3 composites are stable.