Abstract
Photocatalytic technology was recognized to be the effective strategy to overcome the obstacles of environment pollution and energy shortage, and the novel photocatalyst design/construction was the key point for photocatalytic performance improvement. In this paper, the Z-scheme Bi2O3 and CeO2 heterojunction was constructed on TiO2 nanotube arrays (TiO2 NTs) by the hydrothermal deposition method. The Bi2O3-CeO2 cosensitization not only extended the solar absorption region but also accelerated the photoelectron separation and transfer, finally enhanced the photocatalytic property. The photocatalysts exhibited the high RhB/MB photodegradation and Cr(VI) reduction, and the photoelectric conversion and photocatalytic H2 evolution were also preeminent. The Z-scheme heterojunction construction was recognized to be the reason for the high photoactivity, and O2– and OH radicals were formed and investigated as the main active species for the dye photodegradation. The work gives the simple method and idea to construct novel ternary Z-scheme heterojunctions with high photocatalytic capacity for environment remediation and new energy development.
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