Hydroxyl-regulated BiOI nanosheets with a highly positive valence band maximum for improved visible-light photocatalytic performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 268 ◽  
pp. 118390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuewen Wang ◽  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Chengxi Zhou ◽  
Dezhen Huo ◽  
Rongbin Zhang ◽  
...  
RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1887-1898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daigo Kusano ◽  
Masato Emori ◽  
Hiroshi Sakama

N-doped TiO2 was synthesized by sol–gel method from precursor solutions with or without urea and post calcination in NH3 gas. Localized states associated with N were successfully found at 0.24 eV to 0.34 eV above valence band maximum in the band gap.


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (65) ◽  
pp. 40922-40928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuman Peng ◽  
Zuju Ma ◽  
Junjie Hu ◽  
Kechen Wu

In order to utilize the visible light to catalyze water, UV-active Sr2Ta2O7 is engineered via co-doping of S and V/Nb to shift the valence band maximum upward and conduction band minimum downward by approximately 1 eV, respectively.


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.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
YiLin Yin ◽  
Jingchao Liu ◽  
Zengnan Wu ◽  
Ting Zhang ◽  
Zenghe Li

As one of the most essential semiconductors, ZnO has been widely used for solar cells, photocatalysis, environmental remediation, etc. Doping and morphology control of ZnO can significantly improve the efficiency...


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