Hole/electron separation and charge transfer are the key processes for enhancing the visible-light photocatalysis performance of heterogeneous photocatalytic systems.To better utilize and understand these effects,bina...Hole/electron separation and charge transfer are the key processes for enhancing the visible-light photocatalysis performance of heterogeneous photocatalytic systems.To better utilize and understand these effects,binary Ag3PO4/Ag2MoO4 hybrid materials were fabricated by a facile solution-phase reaction and characterized systematically by X-ray diffraction（XRD）,energy-dispersive spectroscopy,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,Raman spectroscopy,field-emission scanning electron microscopy and ultraviolet-visible diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy.Under visible-light illumination,a heterogeneous Ag3PO4/Ag/Ag2MoO4 photocatalyst was constructed and demonstrated enhanced photocatalytic activity and photostability compared with pristine Ag3PO4toward the remediation of the organic dye rhodamine B.The Ag3PO4/Ag2MoO4 hybrid catalyst with8%mole fraction of Ag2MoO4 exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity toward the removal of typical dye molecules,including methyl orange,methylene blue and phenol aqueous solution.Moreover,the mechanism of the photocatalytic enhancement was investigated via hole- and radical-trapping experiments,photocurrent measurements,electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and XRD measurements.The XRD analysis revealed that metallic Ag nanoparticles formed initially on the surface of the Ag3PO4/Ag2MoO4 composites under visible-light illumination,leading to the generation of a Ag3PO4/Ag/Ag2MoO4 Z-scheme tandem photocatalytic system.The enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability were attributed to the formation of the Ag3PO4/Ag/Ag2MoO4Z-scheme heterojunction and surface plasmon resonance of photo-reduced Ag nanoparticles on the surface.Finally,a plasmonic Z-scheme photocatalytic mechanism was proposed.This work may provide new insights into the design and preparation of advanced visible-light photocatalytic materials and facilitate their practical application in environmental issues.展开更多
The Z-type barium ferrite/silica composites(Z-BCF/SiO2)were fabricated by in situ chemical synthesis method.The composition,structure,morphology and magnetic behavior of the composites were characterized by chemical a...The Z-type barium ferrite/silica composites(Z-BCF/SiO2)were fabricated by in situ chemical synthesis method.The composition,structure,morphology and magnetic behavior of the composites were characterized by chemical analysis,IR,XRD,SEM,TEM and VSM.The results indicated that there were some interactions between two components in the Z-BCF/SiO2 composites due to the coating of SiO2 on the Z-BCF particles.The magnetic properties of the Z-BCF/SiO2 composites were evidently less than that of the Z-BCF,owing to the small volume fraction of magnetic components in the samples.Due to the good transmission and loss properties on electromagnetic waves,the composites were better at microwave absorption than the parent component.Therefore,this research laid a foundation for the fabrication of highly efficient microwave absorbing material with enhanced wave impedance matching.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51672113, 51302112)the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing (Wuhan University of Technology, 2016-KF-10)~~
文摘Hole/electron separation and charge transfer are the key processes for enhancing the visible-light photocatalysis performance of heterogeneous photocatalytic systems.To better utilize and understand these effects,binary Ag3PO4/Ag2MoO4 hybrid materials were fabricated by a facile solution-phase reaction and characterized systematically by X-ray diffraction（XRD）,energy-dispersive spectroscopy,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,Raman spectroscopy,field-emission scanning electron microscopy and ultraviolet-visible diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy.Under visible-light illumination,a heterogeneous Ag3PO4/Ag/Ag2MoO4 photocatalyst was constructed and demonstrated enhanced photocatalytic activity and photostability compared with pristine Ag3PO4toward the remediation of the organic dye rhodamine B.The Ag3PO4/Ag2MoO4 hybrid catalyst with8%mole fraction of Ag2MoO4 exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity toward the removal of typical dye molecules,including methyl orange,methylene blue and phenol aqueous solution.Moreover,the mechanism of the photocatalytic enhancement was investigated via hole- and radical-trapping experiments,photocurrent measurements,electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and XRD measurements.The XRD analysis revealed that metallic Ag nanoparticles formed initially on the surface of the Ag3PO4/Ag2MoO4 composites under visible-light illumination,leading to the generation of a Ag3PO4/Ag/Ag2MoO4 Z-scheme tandem photocatalytic system.The enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability were attributed to the formation of the Ag3PO4/Ag/Ag2MoO4Z-scheme heterojunction and surface plasmon resonance of photo-reduced Ag nanoparticles on the surface.Finally,a plasmonic Z-scheme photocatalytic mechanism was proposed.This work may provide new insights into the design and preparation of advanced visible-light photocatalytic materials and facilitate their practical application in environmental issues.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.21071125)the College Students’Science and Technology Innovation Activities Plan of Zhejiang(Grant No.2014R404056)Special and Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Resource chemistry of Guizhou Provincial Education Department,Anshun University(Grant No.GAFMRC201304)
文摘The Z-type barium ferrite/silica composites(Z-BCF/SiO2)were fabricated by in situ chemical synthesis method.The composition,structure,morphology and magnetic behavior of the composites were characterized by chemical analysis,IR,XRD,SEM,TEM and VSM.The results indicated that there were some interactions between two components in the Z-BCF/SiO2 composites due to the coating of SiO2 on the Z-BCF particles.The magnetic properties of the Z-BCF/SiO2 composites were evidently less than that of the Z-BCF,owing to the small volume fraction of magnetic components in the samples.Due to the good transmission and loss properties on electromagnetic waves,the composites were better at microwave absorption than the parent component.Therefore,this research laid a foundation for the fabrication of highly efficient microwave absorbing material with enhanced wave impedance matching.
