Abstract
The rapid recombination rate of photogenerated carriers in TiO2 has been limiting the photocatalytic performance. Herein, TiO2 thin flakes modified by g-C3N4 quantum dots (g-C3N4 QDs) were fabricated successfully through a facile thermal treatment of restacked single-layer nanosheets of Ti1.73O41.07- in the presence of urea as a source of g-C3N4 QDs. Characterizations showed that g-C3N4 QDs with a size of ~10 nm were homogeneously deposited on the surface of TiO2 thin flakes. Quenching experiments of •OH radicals and the detection of radicals by EPR certified the direct Z-scheme heterojunctions between g-C3N4 QDs and TiO2 flakes. The TiO2 nanoflakes/g-C3N4 QDs hybrid exhibited excellent activity for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from a methanol solution and the degradation of RhB due to the enhanced charge separation efficiency and improved light absorption in the direct Z-scheme heterojunctions. This study demonstrates that the rational design of heterojunction is effective for attaining the superior photocatalytic performance.
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