Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 318, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121829
Keywords
Interfacial electric field; Carbon -coated; G-C 3 N 4 nanowire; Photocatalytic; Three-dimensional network structure
Funding
- National Key Research and Develop- ment Program of China [2019YFC1904500]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21777080]
- Science Foundation of China Uni- versity of Petroleum, Beijing [2462019QNXZ05, 2462020YXZZ018]
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
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A three-dimensional network structure with a giant interfacial electric field was synthesized, promoting the separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers. The 3D C3N4@C exhibited significantly enhanced degradation rates for bisphenol A and phenol under visible-light irradiation.
Strong interfacial electric field can promote the separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers of photocatalysts. Herein, a three-dimensional (3D) network structure assembled from carbon-coated C3N4 nanowires (denoted as 3D C3N4@C) with a giant interfacial electric field was prepared. The unique 3D structure works with the carbon layer to expand the light absorption range of C3N4 to the full spectrum. Under visible-light irradiation (lambda >= 420 nm), the degradation rate constants of 3D C3N4@C for bisphenol A and phenol were 41.2 and 5.7 times that of bulk g-C3N4, respectively. Meanwhile, the interfacial electric field of 3D C3N4@C-2 mol/L was 5.14 times that of bulk g-C3N4. The charge transfer process of 3D C3N4@C was confirmed by synchronous illumination X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and DFT. The significantly improved activity was mainly ascribed to the giant interfacial electric field between g-C3N4 and the carbon layer, which significantly promoted the separation and transportation of photo-generated charge carriers.
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