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Su P, Zhang D, Yao X, Liang T, Yang N, Zhang D, Pu X, Liu J, Cai P, Li Z. Enhanced piezo-photocatalytic performance in ZnIn 2S 4/BiFeO 3 heterojunction stimulated by solar and mechanical energy for efficient hydrogen evolution. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 662:276-288. [PMID: 38354555 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.02.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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An emerging approach that employs both light and vibration energy on binary photo-/piezoelectric semiconductor materials for efficient hydrogen (H2) evolution has garnered considerable attention. ZnIn2S4 (ZIS) is recognized as a promising visible-light-activated photocatalyst. However, its effectiveness is constraint by the slow separation dynamics of photoexcited carriers. Density functional theory (DFT) predictions have shown that the integration of piezoelectric BiFeO3 (BFO) is conducive to the reduction of the H2 adsorption free energy (ΔGH*) for the photocatalytic H2 evolution reaction, thereby enhancing the reaction kinetics. Informed by theoretical predictions, piezoelectric BFO polyhedron particles were successfully synthesized and incorporated with ZIS nanoflowers to create a ZIS/BFO heterojunction using an ultrasonic-assisted calcination method. When subjected to simultaneous ultrasonic treatment and visible-light irradiation, the optimal ZIS/BFO piezoelectric enhanced (piezo-enhanced) heterojunction exhibited a piezoelectric photocatalytic (piezo-photocatalytic) H2 evolution rate approximately 6.6 times higher than that of pristine ZIS and about 3.0 times greater than the rate achieved under light-only conditions. Moreover, based on theoretical predictions and experimental results, a plausible mechanism and charge transfer route for the enhancement of piezo-photocatalytic performance were studied by the subsequent piezoelectric force microscopy (PFM) measurements and DFT calculations. The findings of this study strongly confirm that both the internal electric field of the step-scheme (S-Scheme) heterojunction and the alternating piezoelectric field generated by the vibration of BFO can enhance the transportation and separation of electron-hole pairs. This study presents a concept for the multipath utilization of light and vibrational energy to harness renewable energy from the environment.
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- Ping Su
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252000, PR China
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- School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252000, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252000, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252000, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252000, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252000, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252000, PR China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong 252000, PR China
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- College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250353, PR China
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Batoo KM, Ijaz MF, Imran A, Pandiaraj S. Duple charge separation and plasmonically enriched DSSC and piezo-photocatalytic efficacy of Au anchored perovskite Gd 3+:BiFeO 3 nanospheres. Chemosphere 2024; 346:140410. [PMID: 37898467 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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Enhancing the solar-physical conversion efficacy ability of the nanomaterials is an essential for real-time implementation. We report the enhanced solar-physical efficiency of the BiFeO3 nanospheres via Gd3+ doping and Au nanoparticles decoration. Initially, we have obtained the Bi1-xGdxFeO3 nanospheres were attained via a simple solvothermal technique and then citrate reduction of Au was conducted. Obtained perovskite BiFeO systems were studied for the Gd3+ doping, crystalline phase and elemental purity using the XRD and XPS techniques. Transmission electron microscope had revealed the ∼400 nm sized BiFeO3 nanospheres. Optical absorption spectrum revealed the enhanced visible photon absorption occurring in BiFeO3 for both Gd3+ doping and Au decoration. The bandgap values of pristine, 1%, 3% and 5% Gd3+ doped in BiFeO3 are 2.2 eV, 2.19 eV, 2.17 eV and 2.12 eV, respectively. Conducted photoluminescence revealed the dual electron trapping occurring in BiFeO3 via Gd3+ ions and Au nanoparticles. LED light assisted 72% of piezo-photocatalytic degradation efficiency of Tetracycline is achieved with Bi0 95Fe0 05O3/Au, whereas the photo catalytic is only 65% and piezo catalytic efficiency is 58%. In recyclable studies the Bi0.95Gd0.05FeO3/Au had shown the consistent piezo-photocatalytic efficiency for 3 reaction cycles. Further, fabricated DSSC studies revealed that near 30 % enhanced solar photovoltaic efficiency for Bi0 95Fe0 05O3/Au (η = 6.5%) solar cells on par to the pristine BiFeO3 (η = 5.02%).
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- Khalid Mujasam Batoo
- King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, P.O. Box-2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, PO Box 800, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King Saud University, P.O. Box-2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Self-Development Skills, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Zhou T, Zhai T, Shen H, Wang J, Min R, Ma K, Zhang G. Strategies for enhancing performance of perovskite bismuth ferrite photocatalysts (BiFeO 3): A comprehensive review. Chemosphere 2023; 339:139678. [PMID: 37527742 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Organic pollutants pose a significant threat to water safety, and their degradation is of paramount importance. Photocatalytic technology has emerged as a promising approach for environmental remediation, and Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3) has been shown to exhibit remarkable potential for photocatalytic degradation of water pollutants, with its excellent crystal structure properties and visible light photocatalytic activity. This review presents an overview of the crystal properties and photocatalytic mechanism of perovskite bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3), as well as a summary of various strategies for enhancing its efficiency in photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. These strategies include pure phase preparation, microscopic modulation, composite modification of BiFeO3, and the integration of Fenton-like reactions and external field-assisted methods to improve its photocatalytic performance. The review emphasizes the impact of each strategy on photocatalytic enhancement. By providing comprehensive strategies for improving the efficiency of BiFeO3 photocatalysis, this review inspires new insights for efficient degradation of organic pollutants using BiFeO3 photocatalysis and contributes to the development of photocatalysis in environmental remediation.
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- Tianhong Zhou
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River Water Environment in Gansu Province, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River Water Environment in Gansu Province, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River Water Environment in Gansu Province, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River Water Environment in Gansu Province, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River Water Environment in Gansu Province, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River Water Environment in Gansu Province, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China; Key Laboratory of Yellow River Water Environment in Gansu Province, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, China.
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Gupta G, Kansal SK, Umar A, Akbar S. Visible-light driven excellent photocatalytic degradation of ofloxacin antibiotic using BiFeO 3 nanoparticles. Chemosphere 2023; 314:137611. [PMID: 36565766 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The extensive exploration of multiferroic materials for degradation of contaminants and environmental remediation is promptly strengthened because of their distinct applications. BiFeO3, a prominent class of multiferroics, have received immense attention in recent times. Present study reports the synthesis of a highly crystalline BiFeO3 via facile combustion method. The prepared catalyst was characterized using different techniques like XRD, FTIR, FESEM, EDS, XPS, DRS and PL. From DRS results, the energy band gap of BiFeO3 was computed as 2.1 eV which was suitable enough for its exploration as a visible light photocatalyst. Therefore, BiFeO3 was efficiently utilized for the degradation of ofloxacin drug under the exposure of visible light. The obtained results depicted 80% ofloxacin degradation under optimized conditions (pH 8, 0.5 g/L catalyst dose and 10 mg/L drug concentration) in 180 min. Pseudo first order kinetics was followed with rate constant 0.0097 min-1, as inferred from the kinetic studies. Furthermore, 64% TOC reduction was attained by utilizing the prepared catalyst under optimum conditions. Additionally, the photocatalytic experiments showed excellent degradation efficiency even after five cycles which demonstrated good stability of the fabricated catalyst.
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- Girish Gupta
- Dr. SSB University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Dr. SSB University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Arts, And Promising Centre for Sensors and Electronic Devices (PCSED), Najran University, Najran-11001, Saudi Arabia; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210 OH, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 43210 OH, USA
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Zhang Y, Wang Z, Zhu J, He X, Xue H, Li S, Mao W, Pu Y, Li X. Ferroelectric polarization effect on the photocatalytic activity of Bi 0.9Ca 0.1FeO 3/CdS S-scheme nanocomposites. J Environ Sci (China) 2023; 124:310-318. [PMID: 36182141 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BiFeO3 (BFO), as a kind of narrow band-gap semiconductor material, has gradually emerged advantages in the application of photocatalysis. In this paper, Ca doped BFO nanoparticles Bi0.9Ca0.1FeO3 (BCFO) were prepared by sol-gel method. And BCFO and CdS nanocomposites with two morphologies were obtained by controlling the time of loading CdS under a low temperature liquid phase process. It is found that the band gap becomes narrower after doping Ca into BFO, which is conducive to the absorption of visible light. Among all the samples, the composite of CdS nanowires and BCFO nanoparticles obtained by reaction time of 10 min has the best photocatalytic performance. The degradation rate of Methyl Orange solution was 94% after 90 min under visible light irradiation, which was much higher than that of pure BCFO and CdS. Furthermore, significant enhancement in the degradation rate (100% degradation in 60 min) can be achieved in poled samples after electric polarization process. The highest degradation rate is due to the promoted separation of photogenerated carriers induced by the internal polarization field and the formation of S-scheme heterostructure between BCFO and CdS. Such BCFO-CdS nanocomposites may bring new insights into designing highly efficient photocatalyst.
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- Yaowen Zhang
- New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province & School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province & School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China; School of Telecommunications and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province & School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province & School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province & School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China
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- New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province & School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China; National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province & School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory of Jiangsu Province & School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, China; National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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Dai W, Mu J, Chen Z, Zhang J, Pei X, Luo W, Ni BJ. Design of few-layer carbon nitride/BiFeO 3 composites for efficient organic pollutant photodegradation. Environ Res 2022; 215:114190. [PMID: 36049509 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Heterojunction-driven photocatalysis can degrade various organic pollutants, and developing carbon nitride-based composite photocatalysts is of great significance and gains growing interest. In this study, a two-dimensional graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets/BiFeO3 (GCNNs/BiFeO3) Z-scheme heterojunction has been synthesized through the electrostatic spinning and post-calcination The obtained GCNNs/BiFeO3 nanofibers show large surface contact between GCNNs the and BiFeO3 nanostructures. The Z-scheme heterojunction shows a remarkably enhanced photocatalytic performance, which could degrade 94% of tetracycline (TC) and 88% of Rhodamine B (RhB) under LED visible light irradiation in 150 min. Radical trapping experiments demonstrate the effective construction of Z-scheme heterojunctions, and •O2- and h+ are the main active species in the photocatalytic degradation process. This study realizes a novel nanostructured GCNNs/BiFeO3 heterojunction for photodegradation applications, which would guide the design of next-generation efficient photocatalysts.
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- Wei Dai
- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, Hubei, PR China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, Hubei, PR China; Beijing NAURA Microelectronics Equipment Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100176, China
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, Hubei, PR China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, Hubei, PR China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430078, Hubei, PR China.
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.
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Wang L, Wang J, Ye C, Wang K, Zhao C, Wu Y, He Y. Photodeposition of CoO x nanoparticles on BiFeO 3 nanodisk for efficiently piezocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B by utilizing ultrasonic vibration energy. Ultrason Sonochem 2021; 80:105813. [PMID: 34736118 PMCID: PMC8567443 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Piezoelectric materials have received much attention due to their great potential in environmental remediation by utilizing vibrational energy. In this paper, a novel piezoelectric catalyst, CoOx nanoparticles anchored BiFeO3 nanodisk composite, was intentionally synthesized via a photodeposition method and applied in piezocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) under ultrasonic vibration. The as-synthesized CoOx/BiFeO3 composite presents high piezocatalytic efficiency and stability. The RhB degradation rate is determined to be 1.29 h-1, which is 2.38 folds higher than that of pure BiFeO3. Via optimizing the reaction conditions, the piezocatalytic degradation rate of the CoOx/BiFeO3 can be further increased to 3.20 h-1. A thorough characterization was implemented to investigate the structure, piezoelectric property, and charge separation efficiency of the CoOx/BiFeO3 to reveal the nature behind the high piezocatalytic activity. It is found that the CoOx nanoparticles are tightly adhered and uniformly dispersed on the surface of the BiFeO3 nanodisks. Strong interaction between CoOx and BiFeO3 triggers the formation of a heterojunction structure, which further induces the migration of the piezoinduced holes on the BiFeO3 to CoOx nanoparticles. The recombination of electron-hole pairs is retarded, thereby increasing the piezocatalytic performance greatly. This work may offer a new paradigm for the design of high-efficiency piezoelectric catalysts.
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- Linkun Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
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Yousaf M, Lu Y, Hu E, Wang B, Niaz Akhtar M, Noor A, Akbar M, Yousaf Shah MAK, Wang F, Zhu B. Tunable magneto-optical and interfacial defects of Nd and Cr-doped bismuth ferrite nanoparticles for microwave absorber applications. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 608:1868-1881. [PMID: 34752976 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Tunable microwave absorption characteristics are highly desirable for industrial applications such as antenna, absorber, and biomedical diagnostics. Here, we report BiNdxCrxFe1-2xO3 (x = 0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15) nanoparticles (NPs) with electromagnetic matching, which exhibit tunable magneto-optical and feasible microwave absorption characteristics for microwave absorber applications. The experimental results and theoretical calculations demonstrate the original bismuth ferrite (BFO) crystal structure, while Nd and Cr injection in the BFO structure may cause to minimize dielectric losses and enhance magnetization by producing interfacial defects in the spinel structure. Nd and Cr co-doping plays a key role in ordering the BFO crystal structure, resulting in improved microwave absorption characteristics. The BiNd0.10Cr0.10Fe1.8O3 (BNCF2) sample exhibits a remarkable reflection loss (RL) of -37.7 dB with a 3-mm thickness in the 10.15 GHz-10.30 GHz frequency region. Therefore, Nd and Cr doping in BFO nanoparticles opens a new pathway to construct highly efficient BFO-based materials for tunable frequency, stealth, and microwave absorber applications.
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- Muhammad Yousaf
- Energy Storage Joint Research Center, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, No.2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, PR China
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- School of Electronic Engineering, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, PR China
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- Energy Storage Joint Research Center, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, No.2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University Wuhan, Hubei 430062 PR China.
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- Department of Physics, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology (MNSUET), Multan 60000, Pakistan
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Hubei University Wuhan, Hubei 430062 PR China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials, Faculty of Physics and Electronic Science, Hubei University Wuhan, Hubei 430062 PR China
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- Energy Storage Joint Research Center, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, No.2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, PR China
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- Energy Storage Joint Research Center, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, No.2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, PR China.
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- Energy Storage Joint Research Center, School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, No.2 Si Pai Lou, Nanjing 210096, PR China.
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Li M, Yang S, Shi R, Li L, Zhu R, Li X, Cheng Y, Ma X, Zhang J, Liu K, Yu P, Gao P. Engineering of multiferroic BiFeO 3 grain boundaries with head-to-head polarization configurations. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2021; 66:771-776. [PMID: 36654134 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2020.12.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Confined low dimensional charges with high density such as two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) at interfaces and charged domain walls in ferroelectrics show great potential to serve as functional elements in future nanoelectronics. However, stabilization and control of low dimensional charges is challenging, as they are usually subject to enormous depolarization fields. Here, we demonstrate a method to fabricate tunable charged interfaces with ~77°, 86° and 94° head-to-head polarization configurations in multiferroic BiFeO3 thin films by grain boundary engineering. The adjacent grains are cohesively bonded and the boundary is about 1 nm in width and devoid of any amorphous region. Remarkably, the polarization remains almost unchanged near the grain boundaries, indicating the polarization charges are well compensated, i.e., there should be two-dimensional charge gas confined at grain boundaries. Adjusting the tilt angle of the grain boundaries enables tuning the angle of polarization configurations from 71° to 109°, which in turn allows the control of charge density at the grain boundaries. This general and feasible method opens new doors for the application of charged interfaces in next generation nanoelectronics.
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- Mingqiang Li
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, China; TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518132, China; State Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; State Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Quantum Physics and Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Collaborative Innovation Centre of Quantum Matter, Beijing 100871, China.
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Hu X, Wang W, Xie G, Wang H, Tan X, Jin Q, Zhou D, Zhao Y. Ternary assembly of g-C 3N 4/graphene oxide sheets /BiFeO 3 heterojunction with enhanced photoreduction of Cr(VI) under visible-light irradiation. Chemosphere 2019; 216:733-741. [PMID: 30391895 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2018] [Revised: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A novel ternary composite of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)/graphene oxide (GO) sheets/BiFeO3 (CNGB) with highly enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity toward Cr(VI) photoreduction is prepared and characterized. The characterization and photocatalysis experiments corroborate its reasonable band gap, efficient charge separation and transfer, widened visible-light adsorption, easy solid-liquid separation, good stability and superior catalytic activity of CNGB. Three CNGB samples with different ratios of g-C3N4 and BiFeO3 (CNGB-1, -2, -3 with 2:4, 3:3, and 4:2, respectively), though possessing different adsorption ability, eventually remove all Cr(VI) ions via photocatalysis within 90 min. The catalytic efficiency of the composite is the highest at pH 2; increases in pH decrease the catalytic ability. The inorganic anions such as SO4-, Cl-, and NO3- only slightly affects the photocatalytic process. The matching of the band structure between BiFeO3 and g-C3N4 generates efficient photogenerated electron migration from the conduction band of g-C3N4 to that of BiFeO3, which is also facilitated by the electron bridging and collecting effects of GO, and holes transfer from the valence band of BiFeO3 to that of g-C3N4, yielding the efficient separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and the subsequent enhancement of photocatalytic activity. The research provides a theoretical basis and technical support for the development of photocatalytic technologies for effective application in wastewater treatment and Cr-contaminated water restoration.
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- Xinjiang Hu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, PR China; Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, PR China; Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, PR China; Institute of Bast Fiber Crops, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, 410205, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, 410082, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, PR China; Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, 410004, PR China.
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Zhou Q, Lin Y, Zhang K, Li M, Tang D. Reduced graphene oxide/BiFeO 3 nanohybrids-based signal-on photoelectrochemical sensing system for prostate-specific antigen detection coupling with magnetic microfluidic device. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 101:146-152. [PMID: 29065339 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2017.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A novel magnetic controlled photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensing system was designed for sensitive detection of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) using reduced graphene oxide-functionalized BiFeO3 (rGO-BiFeO3) as the photoactive material and target-triggered hybridization chain reaction (HCR) for signal amplification. Remarkably enhanced PEC performance could be obtained by using rGO-BiFeO3 as the photoelectrode material due to its accelerated charge transfer and improved the visible light absorption. Additionally, efficient and simple operation could be achieved by introducing magnetic controlled flow-through device. The assay mainly involved in anchor DNA-conjugated magnetic bead (MB-aDNA), PSA aptamer/trigger DNA (Apt-tDNA) and two glucose oxidase-labeled hairpins (H1-GOx and H2-GOx). Upon addition of target PSA, the analyte initially reacted with the aptamer to release the trigger DNA, which partially hybridized with the anchor DNA on the MB. Thereafter, the unpaired trigger DNA on the MB opened the hairpin DNA structures in sequence and propagated a chain reaction of hybridization events between two alternating hairpins to form a long nicked double-helix with numerous GOx enzymes on it. Subsequently, the enzymatic product (H2O2) generated and consumed the photo-excited electrons from rGO-BiFeO3 under visible light irradiation to enhance the photocurrent. Under optimal conditions, the magnetic controlled PEC sensing system exhibited good photocurrent responses toward target PSA within the linear range of 0.001 - 100ng/mL with a detection limit of 0.31pg/mL. Moreover, favorable selectivity, good stability and satisfactory accuracy were obtained. The excellent analytical performance suggested that the rGO-BiFeO3-based PEC sensing platform could be a promising tool for sensitive, efficient and low cost detection of PSA in disease diagnostics.
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- Qian Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety (Ministry of Education and Fujian Province), Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety (Ministry of Education and Fujian Province), Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety (Ministry of Education and Fujian Province), Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety (Ministry of Education and Fujian Province), Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Analysis and Detection for Food Safety (Ministry of Education and Fujian Province), Institute of Nanomedicine and Nanobiosensing, Department of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, PR China.
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Kim YM, Pennycook SJ, Borisevich AY. Quantitative comparison of bright field and annular bright field imaging modes for characterization of oxygen octahedral tilts. Ultramicroscopy 2017; 181:1-7. [PMID: 28478345 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2017] [Revised: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Octahedral tilt behavior is increasingly recognized as an important contributing factor to the physical behavior of perovskite oxide materials and especially their interfaces, necessitating the development of high-resolution methods of tilt mapping. There are currently two major approaches for quantitative imaging of tilts in scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), bright field (BF) and annular bright field (ABF). In this paper, we show that BF STEM can be reliably used for measurements of oxygen octahedral tilts. While optimal conditions for BF imaging are more restricted with respect to sample thickness and defocus, we find that BF imaging with an aberration-corrected microscope with the accelerating voltage of 300kV gives us the most accurate quantitative measurement of the oxygen column positions. Using the tilted perovskite structure of BiFeO3 (BFO) as our test sample, we simulate BF and ABF images in a wide range of conditions, identifying the optimal imaging conditions for each mode. We show that unlike ABF imaging, BF imaging remains directly quantitatively interpretable for a wide range of the specimen mistilt, suggesting that it should be preferable to the ABF STEM imaging for quantitative structure determination.
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An J, Zhang G, Zheng R, Wang P. Removing lignin model pollutants with BiFeO 3-g-C 3N 4 compound as an efficient visible-light-heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst. J Environ Sci (China) 2016; 48:218-229. [PMID: 27745667 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2016.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BiFeO3-g-C3N4 nanoscaled composite was prepared with a hydrothermal method and evaluated as a highly efficient photo-Fenton like catalyst under visible light irradiation. The BiFeO3-g-C3N4 composite exhibited much stronger adsorption ability to lignin model pollutant (guaiacol) than that of BiFeO3, which may be due to the higher specific surface area (BiFeO3-g-C3N4: 35.59m2/g>BiFeO3: 7.42m2/g) and the adsorption form of π-π stack between g-C3N4 and guaiacol. The composite exhibited excellent visible light-Fenton like catalysis activity, being influenced by the solution pH value and the proportions of BiFeO3 and g-C3N4 nanosheets. Under optimal conditions with visible light irradiation, the BiFeO3-g-C3N4 composite yielded fast degradation of guaiacol with an apparent rate constant of 0.0452min-1, which were 5.21 and 6.80 folds of that achieved by using BiFeO3 and the mixture of BiFeO3 and g-C3N4 nanosheets, respectively. The significantly enhanced visible light-Fenton like catalytic properties of the BiFeO3-g-C3N4 composite in comparison with that of BiFeO3 was attributed to a large surface area, much increased adsorption capacity and the semiconductor coupling effect between BiFeO3 and g-C3N4 in the composite.
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- Junjian An
- School of Pulp and Paper Engineering, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China.
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- School of Pulp and Paper Engineering, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Pulp and Paper Engineering, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- School of Pulp and Paper Engineering, Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Materials for Light Industry, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China.
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