scholarly journals Controllable synthesis of CdSe QDs@NPC composite improving electron–hole separation and enhancing visible‐light photocatalytic activities toward RhB degradation

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 761-764
Author(s):  
Jiayu Zhu ◽  
Ze Wang ◽  
Yafeng Li ◽  
Yuanrui Wang
NANO ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (06) ◽  
pp. 1750072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Wang ◽  
Changchang Ma ◽  
Dan Wu ◽  
Xinlin Liu ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
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In this paper, a novel heterostructure of 0D/3D-CdSe/Bi[Formula: see text]TiO[Formula: see text] pyramidal photocatalyst was synthesized and characterized. It exhibited significantly photocatalytic efficiency in photocatalytic degradation of the tetracycline than pure Bi[Formula: see text]TiO2 and CdSe and showed high stability. The enhanced photocatalytic activity might be attributed to the formation of heterostructure between CdSe QDs and 3D Bi[Formula: see text]TiO[Formula: see text], in which CdSe QDs served as electron trapper to improve the separation of photodegradation electron–hole pairs, and provided a number of active adsorption sites for the photogenerated of pollutants. The photocatalytic mechanism of 0D/3D-CdSe/Bi[Formula: see text]TiO[Formula: see text] pyramidal heterostructure was also proposed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingying Li ◽  
Xianliang Song ◽  
Zhedong Wei ◽  
Jianguang Zhang ◽  
Lijuan Qin ◽  
...  

Mo-titaniumdioxide (P25) photocatalyst with visible-light response was prepared with the ammonium molybdate for Mo source and titaniumdioxide for the raw materials by the method of dissolving and calcining. The photocatalysts’ structure was characterized by XRD, XPS, and UV-Vis absorption spectrum and TEM. The photocatalytic activities of Mo-titaniumdioxide were measured by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible-light irradiation. The results showed that Mo characteristic peaks appeared at the point of 235.45 eV, 234.2 eV, 232.3 eV, and 231.1 eV. In Mo-titaniumdioxide crystal lattice, Mo6+had the highest percentage (about 84.08%), indicating that Mo element was inserted into titaniumdioxide crystal lattice and considerable amount of Mo dopant was in the 6+ valence state, which restrained the recombination of electron-hole and had the visible-light photocatalytic activity. Photocatalytic degradation study indicated that the samples prepared at calcination temperature of 500°C were used to degrade MB; after 3 h, the degradation reached up to 80.67%.


2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (06) ◽  
pp. 1481-1488 ◽  
Author(s):  
LIN Xue ◽  
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GUAN Qing-Feng ◽  
LI Hai-Bo ◽  
LI Hong-Ji ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuewei Zhang ◽  
Jingxia Yang ◽  
Jianfeng Xu ◽  
Qiuyue Gao ◽  
Zhanglian Hong

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 683-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhilin Liu ◽  
Feiyang Lv ◽  
Ying Xiao ◽  
Bin Chen ◽  
Jiang Qiu ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3238
Author(s):  
Min Liu ◽  
Guangxin Wang ◽  
Panpan Xu ◽  
Yanfeng Zhu ◽  
Wuhui Li

In this study, the Ag3PO4/SnO2 heterojunction on carbon cloth (Ag3PO4/SnO2/CC) was successfully fabricated via a facile two-step process. The results showed that the Ag3PO4/SnO2/CC heterojunction exhibited a remarkable photocatalytic performance for the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) and methylene blue (MB), under visible light irradiation. The calculated k values for the degradation of RhB and MB over Ag3PO4/SnO2/CC are 0.04716 min−1 and 0.04916 min−1, which are higher than those calculated for the reactions over Ag3PO4/SnO2, Ag3PO4/CC and SnO2/CC, respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic activity could mainly be attributed to the improved separation efficiency of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, after the formation of the Ag3PO4/SnO2/CC heterojunction. Moreover, carbon cloth with a large specific surface area and excellent conductivity was used as the substrate, which helped to increase the contact area of dye solution with photocatalysts and the rapid transfer of photogenerated electrons. Notably, when compared with the powder catalyst, the catalysts supported on carbon cloth are easier to quickly recycle from the pollutant solution, thereby reducing the probability of recontamination.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 3948
Author(s):  
Lingfang Qiu ◽  
Zhiwei Zhou ◽  
Mengfan Ma ◽  
Ping Li ◽  
Jinyong Lu ◽  
...  

Novel visible-light responded aluminosilicophosphate-5 (SAPO-5)/g-C3N4 composite has been easily constructed by thermal polymerization for the mixture of SAPO-5, NH4Cl, and dicyandiamide. The photocatalytic activity of SAPO-5/g-C3N4 is evaluated by degrading RhB (30 mg/L) under visible light illumination (λ > 420 nm). The effects of SAPO-5 incorporation proportion and initial RhB concentration on the photocatalytic performance have been discussed in detail. The optimized SAPO-5/g-C3N4 composite shows promising degradation efficiency which is 40.6% higher than that of pure g-C3N4. The degradation rate improves from 0.007 min−1 to 0.022 min−1, which is a comparable photocatalytic performance compared with other g-C3N4-based heterojunctions for dye degradation. The migration of photo-induced electrons from g-C3N4 to the Al site of SAPO-5 should promote the photo-induced electron-hole pairs separation rate of g-C3N4 efficiently. Furthermore, the redox reactions for RhB degradation occur on the photo-induced holes in the g-C3N4 and Al sites in SAPO-5, respectively. This achievement not only improves the photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 efficiently, but also broadens the application of SAPOs in the photocatalytic field.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangchao Meng ◽  
Zisheng Zhang

In photocatalysis, the recombination of electron-hole pairs is generally regarded as one of its most serious drawbacks. The synthesis of various composites with heterojunction structures has increasingly shed light on preventing this recombination. In this work, a BiOBr-Bi2WO6photocatalytic heterojunction semiconductor was synthesized by the facile hydrothermal method and applied in the photocatalytic degradation process. It was determined that both reaction time and temperature significantly affected the crystal structure and morphologies of the photocatalysts. BiOBr (50 at%)-Bi2WO6composites were prepared under optimum synthesis conditions (120°C for 6 h) and by theoretically analyzing the DRS results, it was determined that they possessed the suitable band gap (2.61 eV) to be stimulated by visible-light irradiation. The photocatalytic activities of the as-prepared photocatalysts were evaluated by the degradation ofRhodamine B (RhB)under visible-light irradiation. The experimental conditions, including initial concentration, pH, and catalyst dosage, were explored and the photocatalysts in this system were proven stable enough to be reused for several runs. Moreover, the interpreted mechanism of the heterojunction enhancement effect proved that the synthesis of a heterojunction structure provided an effective method to decrease the recombination rate of the electron-hole pairs, thereby improving the photocatalytic activity.


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