The modification of graphitic carbon nitride can significantly improve the photocatalytic performance of graphitic carbon nitride(g-C3N4).Fe2O3/nitrogen-deficient g-C3N4-x composite catalysts were prepared with dicyan...The modification of graphitic carbon nitride can significantly improve the photocatalytic performance of graphitic carbon nitride(g-C3N4).Fe2O3/nitrogen-deficient g-C3N4-x composite catalysts were prepared with dicyandiamide as the precursor and Fe3+doped in this study.The composite catalysts were characterized by XRD,SEM,FT-IR,XPS and photocurrent measurements.Close interaction occurred between Fe2O3 and nitrogen deficient g-C3N4-x,more photogenerated electrons were created and effectively separated from the holes,resulting in a decrease of photocarrier recombination,and thus enhancing the photocurrent.Photocatalytic performance experiments showed that Fe2O3/nitrogen deficient g-C3N4-x could utilize lowenergy visible light more efficiently than pure g-C3N4,and the removal rate was 92%in 60 minutes.展开更多
A graphite carbon nitride(g-C3N4)modified Bi4O5I2 composite was successfully prepared insitu via the thermal treatment of a g-C3N4/Bi OI precursor at 400°C for 3 hr.The as-prepared g-C3N4/Bi4O5I2 showed high phot...A graphite carbon nitride(g-C3N4)modified Bi4O5I2 composite was successfully prepared insitu via the thermal treatment of a g-C3N4/Bi OI precursor at 400°C for 3 hr.The as-prepared g-C3N4/Bi4O5I2 showed high photocatalytic performance in Methyl Orange(MO)degradation under visible light.The best sample presented a degradation rate of 0.164 min^-1,which is 3.2 and 82 times as high as that of Bi4O5I2 and g-C3N4,respectively.The g-C3N4/Bi4O5I2 was characterized by X-ray powder diffractometer(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),Raman,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra(DRS),electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS)and transient photocurrent response in order to explain the enhanced photoactivity.Results indicated that the decoration with a small amount of g-C3N4 influenced the specific surface area only slightly.Nevertheless,the capability for absorbing visible light was improved measurably,which was beneficial to the MO degradation.On top of that,a strong interaction between g-C3N4 and Bi4O5I2 was detected.This interplay promoted the formation of a favorable heterojunction structure and thereby enhanced the charge separation.Thus,the g-C3N4/Bi4O5I2 composite presented greater charge separation efficiency and much better photocatalytic performance than Bi4O5I2.Additionally,g-C3N4/Bi4O5I2 also presented high stability.·O2^- and holes were verified to be the main reactive species.展开更多
基金Supported by the Fuling Shale Gas Environmental Exploration Technology of National Science and Technology Special Project(No.2016ZX05060)the Demonstration of Integrated Management of Rocky Desertification and Enhancement of Ecological Service Function in Karst Peak-cluster Depression(No.2016YFC0502400)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51709254)
文摘The modification of graphitic carbon nitride can significantly improve the photocatalytic performance of graphitic carbon nitride(g-C3N4).Fe2O3/nitrogen-deficient g-C3N4-x composite catalysts were prepared with dicyandiamide as the precursor and Fe3+doped in this study.The composite catalysts were characterized by XRD,SEM,FT-IR,XPS and photocurrent measurements.Close interaction occurred between Fe2O3 and nitrogen deficient g-C3N4-x,more photogenerated electrons were created and effectively separated from the holes,resulting in a decrease of photocarrier recombination,and thus enhancing the photocurrent.Photocatalytic performance experiments showed that Fe2O3/nitrogen deficient g-C3N4-x could utilize lowenergy visible light more efficiently than pure g-C3N4,and the removal rate was 92%in 60 minutes.
基金financially supported by National Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship(Nos.201810345012 and 201810345051)
文摘A graphite carbon nitride(g-C3N4)modified Bi4O5I2 composite was successfully prepared insitu via the thermal treatment of a g-C3N4/Bi OI precursor at 400°C for 3 hr.The as-prepared g-C3N4/Bi4O5I2 showed high photocatalytic performance in Methyl Orange(MO)degradation under visible light.The best sample presented a degradation rate of 0.164 min^-1,which is 3.2 and 82 times as high as that of Bi4O5I2 and g-C3N4,respectively.The g-C3N4/Bi4O5I2 was characterized by X-ray powder diffractometer(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),Raman,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS),ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra(DRS),electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS)and transient photocurrent response in order to explain the enhanced photoactivity.Results indicated that the decoration with a small amount of g-C3N4 influenced the specific surface area only slightly.Nevertheless,the capability for absorbing visible light was improved measurably,which was beneficial to the MO degradation.On top of that,a strong interaction between g-C3N4 and Bi4O5I2 was detected.This interplay promoted the formation of a favorable heterojunction structure and thereby enhanced the charge separation.Thus,the g-C3N4/Bi4O5I2 composite presented greater charge separation efficiency and much better photocatalytic performance than Bi4O5I2.Additionally,g-C3N4/Bi4O5I2 also presented high stability.·O2^- and holes were verified to be the main reactive species.
