Abstract

A new photocatalyst of Bi/BiOI/Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) was synthesized via a simple method. Photocatalytic performance of Bi/BiOI/CQDs was evaluated by photodegradation of RhB. Experiment indicated that the introduction of CQDs could improve the photocatalysis activity of BiOI obviously. Moreover, there is a optimum percentage of CQDs. In this photocatalytic system, the enhanced photoactivity was mainly attributed to the heterojunction interface between CQDs and BiOI, as well as the enhanced light harvesting for the appropriate CQDs introduction. The radicals trapping experiments revealed that O2˙-, ˙OH and h+ were the main active species during the photocatalysis process.

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