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V N D, Sen S, Chattopadhyaya M. Comparative study of the photocatalytic activity of g-C 3N 4/MN 4 (M = Mn, Fe, Co) for water splitting reaction: A theoretical study. J Comput Chem 2024. [PMID: 38970347 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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In this study, nanocomposites of g-C3N4/MN4 (where M is Mn, Fe and Co) have been designed using advanced density functional theory (DFT) calculations. A comprehensive analysis was conducted on the geometry, electronic, optical properties, work function, charge transfer interaction and adhesion energy of the g-C3N4/MN4 heterostructures and concluded that g-C3N4/FeN4 and g-C3N4/CoN4 heterojunctions exhibit higher photocatalytic performance than individual units. The better photocatalytic activity can be attributed mainly by two facts; (i) the visible light absorption of both g-C3N4/FeN4 and g-C3N4/CoN4 interfaces are higher compared to its isolated analogs and (ii) a significant enhancement of band gap energy in g-C3N4/FeN4 and g-C3N4/CoN4 heterostructures limited the electron-hole recombination significantly. The potential of the g-C3N4/MN4 heterojunctions as a photocatalyst for the water splitting reaction was assessed by examining its band alignment for water splitting reaction. Importantly, while the electronic and magnetic properties of MN4 systems were studied, this is the first example of inclusion of MN4 on graphene-based material (g-C3N4) for studying the photocatalytic activity. The state of the art DFT calculations emphasis that g-C3N4/FeN4 and g-C3N4/CoN4 heterojunctions are half metallic photocatalysts, which is limited till date.
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- Dhilshada V N
- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India
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- Department of Physics, Shyampur Siddheswari Mahavidyalaya, Nadia, India
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Zhao D, Wang X, Wang L, Wang J, Wang X, Cheng W. Synthesis of Fe-Modified g-C 3N 4 Nanorod Bunches for the Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Oxytetracycline. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:2488. [PMID: 38893752 PMCID: PMC11172613 DOI: 10.3390/ma17112488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Antibiotic residues have been found to have potentially harmful effects on ecological and human health. Carbon nitride-based photocatalysts have widely focused on antibiotic photocatalytic degradation. Herein, we prepared Fe-modified g-C3N4 nanorod bunches (FCNBs) using chemical vapor co-deposition. Specifically, through the process of calcination, a blend of urea and chlorophyllin sodium iron salt underwent an intriguing transformation, resulting in the integration of Fe into the framework of the g-C3N4 nanorod cluster. The resulting photocatalyst exhibited remarkable stability and superior dispersibility. The prepared FCNBs had a unique structure, which was beneficial for increasing light absorption. Furthermore, the Fe species formed a chemical coordination with the g-C3N4 matrix, thereby altering the electronic structure of the matrix. This modification facilitated charge transfer, prolonged the carrier lifetime, and enhanced light absorption, all of which significantly increased the photocatalytic activity. The oxytetracycline degradation efficiency of FCNBs was 82.5%, and they demonstrated outstanding stability in cycle trials. This work introduces a promising photocatalyst for the degradation of antibiotics.
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- Dongmei Zhao
- Department of Food, Heilongjiang East University, Harbin 150066, China;
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- Department of Food, Heilongjiang East University, Harbin 150066, China;
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (L.W.); (J.W.); (X.W.); (W.C.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (L.W.); (J.W.); (X.W.); (W.C.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (L.W.); (J.W.); (X.W.); (W.C.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China; (L.W.); (J.W.); (X.W.); (W.C.)
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Li D, Li Y, He S, Hu T, Li H, Wang J, Zhang Z, Zhang Y. Resourcization of Argillaceous Limestone with Mn 3O 4 Modification for Efficient Adsorption of Lead, Copper, and Nickel. TOXICS 2024; 12:72. [PMID: 38251027 PMCID: PMC10820775 DOI: 10.3390/toxics12010072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Argillaceous limestone (AL) is comprised of carbonate minerals and clay minerals and is widely distributed throughout the Earth's crust. However, owing to its low surface area and poorly active sites, AL has been largely neglected. Herein, manganic manganous oxide (Mn3O4) was used to modify AL by an in-situ deposition strategy through manganese chloride and alkali stepwise treatment to improve the surface area of AL and enable its utilization as an efficient adsorbent for heavy metals removal. The surface area and cation exchange capacity (CEC) were enhanced from 3.49 to 24.5 m2/g and 5.87 to 31.5 cmoL(+)/kg with modification, respectively. The maximum adsorption capacities of lead (Pb2+), copper (Cu2+), and nickel (Ni2+) ions on Mn3O4-modified argillaceous limestone (Mn3O4-AL) in mono-metal systems were 148.73, 41.30, and 60.87 mg/g, respectively. In addition, the adsorption selectivity in multi-metal systems was Pb2+ > Cu2+ > Ni2+ in order. The adsorption process conforms to the pseudo-second-order model. In the multi-metal system, the adsorption reaches equilibrium at about 360 min. The adsorption mechanisms may involve ion exchange, precipitation, electrostatic interaction, and complexation by hydroxyl groups. These results demonstrate that Mn3O4 modification realized argillaceous limestone resourcization as an ideal adsorbent. Mn3O4-modified argillaceous limestone was promising for heavy metal-polluted water and soil treatment.
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- Deyun Li
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, China; (D.L.); (Y.L.); (H.L.)
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Joint Institute for Environmental Research & Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (T.H.); (J.W.); (Z.Z.)
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, China; (D.L.); (Y.L.); (H.L.)
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Joint Institute for Environmental Research & Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (T.H.); (J.W.); (Z.Z.)
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- College of Resource and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650201, China;
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Joint Institute for Environmental Research & Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (T.H.); (J.W.); (Z.Z.)
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710021, China; (D.L.); (Y.L.); (H.L.)
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Joint Institute for Environmental Research & Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (T.H.); (J.W.); (Z.Z.)
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Joint Institute for Environmental Research & Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (T.H.); (J.W.); (Z.Z.)
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Joint Institute for Environmental Research & Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (T.H.); (J.W.); (Z.Z.)
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Joint Institute for Environmental Research & Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (T.H.); (J.W.); (Z.Z.)
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Liu X, Xu J, Wu J, Liu Z, Xu S. 1D CdS modified 3D zinc cobalt oxide heterojunctions boost solar-driven photocatalytic performance. NEW J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj05072b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In the process of photocatalysis, semiconductor materials generate photogenerated electrons and photogenerated holes when excited by sunlight, so as to participate in the process of photocatalytic decomposition of water to produce hydrogen.
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- Xinyu Liu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Technology (North Minzu University), State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology Autonomous Region, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, P. R. China
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He Y, Gao M, Zhou Y, Zhou Y. Efficient photocatalytic remediation of typical antibiotics in water via Mn 3O 4 decorated carbon nitride nanotube. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 311:136925. [PMID: 36283432 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Antibiotic abuse will seriously affect the ecology and environment. Photocatalytic oxidation technology based on carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has been widely adopted to treat wastewater containing antibiotics. Here, a novel composite photocatalyst MCNT was prepared by loading manganese oxide (Mn3O4) on the surface of g-C3N4 nanotubes (CNT). Three typical antibiotics, trimethoprim (TMP), norfloxacin (NOR), and tetracycline (TC) were used as model contaminants to evaluate the oxidative properties of prepared materials. Compared with bulk g-C3N4, the degradation rates of TMP, NOR, and TC catalyzed by MCNT-5 were increased by 2, 3, and 1.4 times, respectively, mainly due to 1) the larger specific surface area of the nanotube structure of CNT, which provides abundant active sites for antibiotic adsorption and catalytic oxidation, and 2) the loading of Mn3O4, which promotes the directional migration of photogenerated charges and improves the separation efficiency of photogenerated electrons and holes. The free radical capture and quenching experiments confirmed that MCNT degraded the target organic pollutants with hydroxyl radical (·OH) and singlet oxygen (1O2) as the main active oxidants. This catalyst maintained 80% photocatalytic oxidation performance after five cyclic experiments. This study provides new insights into developing efficient, stable, and environmentally-friendly photocatalysts and provides a new dimension to mitigate the antibiotic pollution problem.
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- Yiling He
- State Environmental Protection Key Lab of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Processes. School of Resources & Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Lab of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Processes. School of Resources & Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Lab of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Processes. School of Resources & Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
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Zhang Q, Sun M, Yao M, Zhu J, Yang S, Chen L, Sun B, Zhang J, Hu W, Zhao P. Interfacial engineering of an FeOOH@Co3O4 heterojunction for efficient overall water splitting and electrocatalytic urea oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 623:617-626. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.05.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ultrasensitive detection of Hg(II) by small-sized Mn3O4 loaded on g-C3N4 nanosheets: Heterojunction facilitates electron transfer and Mn(II)/Mn(III)/Mn(IV) cycle. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1230:340404. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.340404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ning D, Li J, Lan Y, Sohn HY, Yang J, Chen C, Chu Z, Mao X. Molten salt synthesis of Z-scheme CeO2/C3N4 photocatalysts with excellent properties for removal of organic pollutants: Characterization, kinetics and mechanisms. J RARE EARTH 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jre.2022.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In-situ synthesis of a novel ZnO/CuCo2S4 p-n heterojunction photocatalyst with improved phenol and rhodamine B degradation performance and investigating the mechanism of charge carrier separation. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Du Y, Liu X, Wang Q, Yu L, Chu L, Sun M. Metal free benzothiadiazole-diketopyrrolopyrrole-based conjugated polymer/g-C 3N 4 photocatalyst for enhanced sterilization and degradation in visible to near-infrared region. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 608:103-113. [PMID: 34626959 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In recent years, photocatalytic technology has attracted wide attention in environmental treatment, exploring non-toxic and metal-free photocatalysts is imminent to meet sustainable development. However, semiconductors with wide spectral response are rarely studied and applied in the field of photocatalysis. Herein, a new narrow band-gap polymer PFBDT-DPP (P3) with wide absorption from 500 to 860 nm was synthesized and further constructed heterostructure with g-C3N4 for photocatalytic sterilization and degradation of organic pollutant Rhodamine B (RhB). The optimal antibacterial rate for Escherichia coli reached 99.8% after 190 min of light irradiation and for Staphylococcus aureus reached 96.8% after 120 min of irradiation, and the highest degradation efficiency of RhB by P3/g-C3N4 was 98.9% within 60 min light irradiation, while g-C3N4 displayed an unsatisfactory sterilization and photodegradation performance. This is mainly attributed to the broadened light absorption range and enhanced carrier separation efficiency of P3/g-C3N4. This work could provide a new strategy to fabricate metal-free photocatalysts with high utilization of sunlight and excellent photocatalytic performance.
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- Yahui Du
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Open Studio for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266100, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China; Open Studio for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao 266100, China.
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Alaghmandfard A, Ghandi K. A Comprehensive Review of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C 3N 4)-Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites: Potential for Photocatalysis and Sensing. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:294. [PMID: 35055311 PMCID: PMC8779993 DOI: 10.3390/nano12020294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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g-C3N4 has drawn lots of attention due to its photocatalytic activity, low-cost and facile synthesis, and interesting layered structure. However, to improve some of the properties of g-C3N4, such as photochemical stability, electrical band structure, and to decrease charge recombination rate, and towards effective light-harvesting, g-C3N4-metal oxide-based heterojunctions have been introduced. In this review, we initially discussed the preparation, modification, and physical properties of the g-C3N4 and then, we discussed the combination of g-C3N4 with various metal oxides such as TiO2, ZnO, FeO, Fe2O3, Fe3O4, WO3, SnO, SnO2, etc. We summarized some of their characteristic properties of these heterojunctions, their optical features, photocatalytic performance, and electrical band edge positions. This review covers recent advances, including applications in water splitting, CO2 reduction, and photodegradation of organic pollutants, sensors, bacterial disinfection, and supercapacitors. We show that metal oxides can improve the efficiency of the bare g-C3N4 to make the composites suitable for a wide range of applications. Finally, this review provides some perspectives, limitations, and challenges in investigation of g-C3N4-metal-oxide-based heterojunctions.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada;
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Li Y, Tan S, Wang S, Li X, Gao L. Enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of the needle-like SrMoO 4 decorated g-C 3N 4 heterostructure for degradation of tetracycline. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01534j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Photocatalytic mechanism diagram of SrMoO4/g-C3N4.
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- Yuzhen Li
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, 79 Yingze Street, Wanbailin District, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, 79 Yingze Street, Wanbailin District, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, 79 Yingze Street, Wanbailin District, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, 79 Yingze Street, Wanbailin District, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, 79 Yingze Street, Wanbailin District, Taiyuan, 030024, China
- School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, WA 6009, Australia
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Zhang J, Zhou H, Liu Y, Zhang J, Cui Y, Li J, Lian J, Wang G, Jiang Q. Interface Engineering of CoP 3/Ni 2P for Boosting the Wide pH Range Water-Splitting Activity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:52598-52609. [PMID: 34705420 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Developing electrocatalysts with low price, high energy efficiency, and universal pH value for hydrogen/oxygen evolution reaction (HER and OER) is very important for the wide application of electrochemical water splitting in hydrogen production. The results of density functional theory show that the interface region of CoP3/Ni2P heterostructures can significantly boost all of the catalytic performances. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to confirm the abundant structural defects and the corresponding adjustment of the electronic state, thus ameliorating the activation energy, conductivity, and active area of the catalyst. Benefiting from these, CoP3/Ni2P heterostructures exhibit superior performance of both HER and OER in a wide pH range. CoP3/Ni2P can also be used for water splitting (1.557 V at 10 mA cm-2) more than 40 h, superior to benchmark pairs of Pt/C and RuO2 on Ni foam.
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- Junyu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education) and State Key Laboratory of Automotive Simulation and Control, Jilin University, Changchun 130022, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, PR China
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Liu Y, Ma Z. Combining g-C3N4 with CsPbI3 for efficient photocatalysis under visible light. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Alorabi AQ, Hassan MS, Algethami JS, Baghdadi NE. Synthesis and characterization of Ag-AgVO 3/Cu 2O heterostructure with improved visible-light photocatalytic performance. Sci Prog 2021; 104:368504211050300. [PMID: 34637366 PMCID: PMC10358579 DOI: 10.1177/00368504211050300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Heterostructure Ag-AgVO3/Cu2O photocatalyst was prepared by the hydrothermal procedure. The prepared photocatalysts were characterized by different physico-chemical techniques. For Ag-AgVO3/Cu2O composites, AgVO3 shows the monoclinic phase whereas Ag and Cu2O show a cubic phase. SEM images of Ag-AgVO3/Cu2O composites illustrated that the surface of AgVO3 nanorods was covered by Ag and Cu2O nanoparticles. Ultra violet - visible diffuse reflectance spectra revealed that the calculated optical response of Ag-AgVO3/Cu2O composite was found to be 2.24 eV. Additionally, the composite catalyst demonstrated improved photo-efficiency for the decolorization of methylene blue dye compared to that of pristine AgVO3. The better performance of the composite sample can be ascribed to its high charge separation and inhibition in recombination of charges in Ag-AgVO3/Cu2O catalyst Finally, this heterostructure Ag-AgVO3/Cu2O catalyst demonstrated good stability which simply can be recycled a number of times with steadiness; thus, unwraps new possibilities for applications as innovative photocatalyst.
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- Ali Q. Alorabi
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Albaha University, Albaha, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Albaha University, Albaha, Saudi Arabia
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- Empty Quarter Research Unit, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Arts at Sharurah, Najran University, Najran, Sharurah, Saudi Arabia
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Supercritically exfoliated Bi 2Se 3 nanosheets for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production by topological surface states over TiO 2. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 605:871-880. [PMID: 34371430 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Owing to the unique electronic properties of layered materials, topological insulators have interestingly grabbed much attention in the field of photocatalytic water splitting. Nowadays, 2D layered materials were composited with semiconductor photocatalysts, encourage much as it provides enormous active sites and also significantly prevent photogenerated charge recombination. Especially, Bi2Se3 possesses exceptional properties like topologically preserved conducting surface states with bulk insulating behavior and high surface area, which provides unconventional electron dynamics, resulting in facile electron transport and effective charge separation to photocatalyst. So far, several methods have been attempted to synthesize few-layered Bi2Se3 nanosheets from its bulk crystals. Here, a unique attempt is made and succeeded to exfoliate bulk Bi2Se3 to few layered nanosheets via surfactant free supercritical fluid processing using N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) as an exfoliating agent, with a short reaction time of 15 min. The exfoliation of Bi2Se3 crystal was confirmed by several characterization techniques, such as XRD, SEM, Raman, and HR-TEM. Furthermore, different weight percentages of exfoliated Bi2Se3 sheets/anatase TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared and examined the photocatalytic activity using glycerol as a hole scavenger. Among them, 15 wt.% Bi2Se3 coupled TiO2 nanocomposite showed enormous hydrogen evolution rate of 84.9 mmol h-1g-1cat, which is 80 times higher than that of TiO2 nanoparticles. In addition, the photostability of the nanocomposite was also verified, where it retains 94% of activity even after 4 cycles of continuous experiments. The improved rate of H2 production was understood by theoretical calculations that topologically preserved conducting surface states of co-catalyst, Bi2Se3 nanosheets is supported to high mobile and scatter free electrons. It mediates the transport of electrons with TiO2 nanoparticles that helped the effective charge separation. Thus, it proves a promising candidate for photocatalytic hydrogen production.
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