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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 47, Issue 4, Pages 5758-5766Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.10.162
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Powders: chemical preparation; Composites; Optical properties; Substrates
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- Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province in China [2019JQ-221]
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The designed Bi2O3/g-C3N4 heterojunction catalyst exhibited excellent degradation performance under visible light, with OH radicals playing a key role and forming a Z-scheme enhanced photocatalytic mechanism.
Tremendous demands for visible-light-induced catalysts with excellent degradation performance have attracted wide spread attention on designing versatile Bi2O3-based heterojunctions. Herein we designed and synthesized Z-scheme Bi2O3/g-C3N4 heterojunctions using in-situ thermal polymerization method. A tight contact interface between Bi2O3 and g-C3N4 confirmed the formation of heterojunction, facilitating the efficient separation of photo-generated charge carriers. In comparison with pure Bi2O3 and g-C3N4, the 0.5-Bi2O3/g-C3N4 hetemjunctions showed enhanced visible-light-induced catalytic activity which could degrade 100% of methylene blue within 90 min .OH radicals played the most crucial roles and .O-2(-), h(+), e(-) radicals were less contributing in methylene blue photocatalytic elimination. According to the direct evidence of active species capture experiment, PL spectra, HRTEM and well-matched band positions, a Z-scheme enhanced photocatalytic mechanism was put forward. In addition, possible degradation pathways for methylene blue were deduced according to the UPLC-MS results. The present research may provide a way for developing novel Bi2O3-based materials with special application in environmental purification.
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