Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 187, Issue -, Pages 144-153Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.12.046
Keywords
g-C3N4; Chemical oxidation; Porous nanosheet; Photocatalysis; Hydrogen production
Funding
- National Nature Science Foundation of China [21476097, 21476098, 21407065, 21406094]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20131207, BK2012717, BK20140533]
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The novel two-dimensional (2D) porous ultrathin oxygen-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets (PUOCNs) were prepared. The comprehensive characterization methods were used to study morphology, microstructure, crystal structure, chemical states and photocatalytic performance of PUOCNs. 2D porous ultrathin structure and the introduction of oxygen are beneficial to the enhancement of the photocatalytic activity of PUOCNs. The average H-2 evolution rate of PUOCNs is similar to 189.3 mu mol h(-1), which is similar to 5.2 times higher than that of the bulk g-C3N4 and the degradation efficiency of organic dye methyl orange (MO) is almost 71 times higher than that of the bulk g-C3N4. The enhanced photocatalytic activity is due to the more adsorption sites and more active sites, the enhanced redox ability and improved electron transport ability, which leads to less recombination and a more efficient separation of photogenerated electron and hole pairs. Through XPS VB and ESR analysis, the photocatalytic mechanism was also researched in detail. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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