کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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45285 | 46407 | 2016 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• A metal-free g-C3N4/CDs hybrid photocatalyst was developed for phenol degradation.
• CDs extended the optical absorption region of g-C3N4 toward sunlight spectra.
• The band alignment in the g-C3N4/CDs junction facilitated electron-hole separation.
Environment-friendly metal-free photocatalysts represent a promising alternative to conventional metal-based semiconductors. In this report, a carbon dots (CDs) decorated graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalyst was synthesized via a facile impregnation-thermal method. Under visible light irradiation, a very low CDs content of 0.5 wt% in the g-C3N4/CDs composite resulted in a 3.7 times faster reaction rate for phenol photodegradation than pristine g-C3N4. Spectroscopic and photoelectrochemical characterizations revealed that impregnation of CDs into g-C3N4 not only enhanced the production of photogenerated electron-hole pairs by extending the visible light absorption region due to the upconverted photoluminescence character of CDs, but also facilitated electron-hole separation by band alignment in the g-C3N4/CDs junction, thus yielded more holes, O2 and OH radicals to promote phenol degradation. These results highlight the potential application of sustainable metal-free photocatalysts in water purification.
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Journal: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental - Volume 180, January 2016, Pages 656–662