Enhanced photocatalytic activity of a pine-branch-like ternary CuO/CuS/ZnO heterostructure under visible light irradiation

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (28) ◽  
pp. 11342-11347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fa Cao ◽  
Zhihu Pan ◽  
Xiaohong Ji

A pine-branch-like ternary CuO/CuS/ZnO heterostructure exhibits enhanced visible light photocatalytic ability toward organic dyes.

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (95) ◽  
pp. 93048-93055 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Giovannetti ◽  
E. Rommozzi ◽  
M. Zannotti ◽  
C. A. D'Amato ◽  
S. Ferraro ◽  
...  

Graphene dispersion (GR) was prepared by liquid-phase sonication of graphite and evaluated by XRD, DLS and UV-Vis analysis. It was used to prepare PP@mgGR–TiO2, showing positive effects on ARS photodegradation under visible light irradiation.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1412-1422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minlin Ao ◽  
Kun Liu ◽  
Xuekun Tang ◽  
Zishun Li ◽  
Qian Peng ◽  
...  

A BiOCl/TiO2/diatomite (BTD) composite was synthesized via a modified sol–gel method and precipitation/calcination method for application as a photocatalyst and shows promise for degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater upon visible-light irradiation. In the composite, diatomite was used as a carrier to support a layer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles and bismuth oxychloride (BiOCl) nanosheets. The results show that TiO2 nanoparticles and BiOCl nanosheets uniformly cover the surface of diatomite and bring TiO2 and BiOCl into close proximity. Rhodamine B was used as the target degradation product and visible light (λ > 400 nm) was used as the light source for the evaluation of the photocatalytic properties of the prepared BTD composite. The results show that the catalytic performance of the BTD composite under visible-light irradiation is much higher than that of TiO2 or BiOCl alone. When the molar ratio of BiOCl to TiO2 is 1:1 and the calcination temperature is 400 °C, the composite was found to exhibit the best catalytic effect. Through the study of the photocatalytic mechanism, it is shown that the strong visible-light photocatalytic activity of the BTD composite results mainly from the quick migration of photoelectrons from the conduction band of TiO2/diatomite to the surface of BiOCl, which promotes the separation effect and reduces the recombination rate of the photoelectron–hole pair. Due to the excellent catalytic performance, the BTD composite shows great potential for wide application in the field of sewage treatment driven by solar energy.


2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (35) ◽  
pp. 12041-12045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Jun Liu ◽  
Zheng Xiang ◽  
Ying-Fang Guan ◽  
Chang-Cang Huang ◽  
Mei-Jin Lin

The ternary combination of metal cations, CuI and viologen based carboxylate leads to two donor–acceptor hybrid heterostructures, which exhibit highly efficient photocatalytic degradation activities towards organic dyes under visible light irradiation.


2022 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 216-230
Author(s):  
Bella Aprimanti Utami ◽  
Heri Sutanto ◽  
Eko Hidayanto

Bismuth Oxide (Bi2O3) has a very promising photocatalytic ability to degrade waste pollutants under visible light irradiation because it has a small energy gap of around 2.85-2.58 eV. Although it has excellent potential as a photocatalyst, Bi2O3 has the disadvantage of a high electron-hole pair recombination rate, which will reduce its photocatalytic activity. To overcome these problems, surface modifications, defect recognition, or doping of Bi2O3 are carried out to obtain a more effective and efficient photocatalyst to degrade waste pollutants under visible light irradiation. Several studies by researchers have been described for the modification of Bi2O3 by doping. Various types of doping are given, such as doping in elements or doping in the form of compounds to form composites. Based on several studies that have been described, appropriate doping has been shown to increase the photocatalytic activity of Bi2O3. Keywords: Bi2O3, Photocatalyst, Doping


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (17) ◽  
pp. 10235-10241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Li ◽  
Chengzhou Zhu ◽  
Yang Song ◽  
Dan Du ◽  
Yuehe Lin

Ultrathin BiOCl nanosheets exhibit outstanding photocatalytic degradation of RhB solution under visible-light irradiation.


2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (27) ◽  
pp. 9103-9113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian-Rui Zheng ◽  
Lin-Lu Qian ◽  
Min Li ◽  
Zhi-Xiang Wang ◽  
Ke Li ◽  
...  

A bifunctional cationic MOF showed fast and highly efficient Cr2O72− and CrO42− trapping, and highly efficient photocatalytic activity.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 9069-9074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shouliang Wu ◽  
Panpan Wang ◽  
Yunyu Cai ◽  
Dewei Liang ◽  
Yixing Ye ◽  
...  

A colloidal approach was developed to immobilize magnetic ZnFe2O4 onto simultaneously reduced GO toward the degradation of dyes under visible-light irradiation.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (50) ◽  
pp. 40000-40006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuaishuai Ma ◽  
Jinjuan Xue ◽  
Yuming Zhou ◽  
Zewu Zhang

Ag2O/g-C3N4 p–n heterojunctions were successfully fabricated by a facile photochemical method and applied as a photocatalyst in the degradation of antibiotic tetracycline hydrochloride (TC-HCl) under visible light irradiation.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (70) ◽  
pp. 56808-56814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiying Duan ◽  
Zhichao Wang ◽  
Chufeng Sun ◽  
Lianbiao Zhao ◽  
Yanbin Wang

AC@TiO2-S prepared by controlled sol–gel approach exhibits improved photocatalytic activity over AC@TiO2-G prepared by sol–gel approach for the degradation of methyl orange under visible light irradiation and has excellent recyclability.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Liu ◽  
Liping CHEN ◽  
Wenbin Chen ◽  
Mengtao Qin ◽  
Siqi Wei

Well-dispersed Pt quantum dots (QDs) was first to be successfully deposited on PDI supramolecular nanorods surface via a simple in situ chemical reduction. Under visible light irradiation, Pt QDs/PDI composites...


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