Abstract
In this study, novel two-dimensional (2D) g-C3N4@BiOCl/Bi12O17Cl2 composites have been fabricated through a facile deposition-precipitation process. The as-prepared photocatalysts were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, UV-vis DRS, PL, Photocurrent, EIS, ESR, and N2 adsorption-desorption. The photocatalytic activities were investigated through NO removal test in gas under visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm). The g-C3N4@BiOCl/Bi12O17Cl2 composites exhibit enhanced visible light absorption and photo-induced electron-hole separation efficiency, compared with pristine g-C3N4 and BiOCl/Bi12O17Cl2. The intimated contact interfaces between g-C3N4 and BiOCl/Bi12O17Cl2 nanosheets are responsible for the more efficient photochemical interactions. The present work provides a new direction to develop a class of ternary g-C3N4-based visible-light-driven photocatalysts for environmental purification.
Highlights
In the past decades, with the rapid development of modern industrial society, a large amount of highly harmful and toxic contaminants have been discharged into environmental system, which have been the focus of world attention (Han et al, 2017; Li et al, 2018)
A large number of photocatalysts have been explored for environmental purification, most of them still suffer from the limited utilization of solar light, resulting in quite low visible light photocatalytic activity (Chibac et al, 2017; Zhang et al, 2017)
It takes into consideration advantages of well-matched band structures among g-C3N4, BiOCl and Bi12O17Cl2, the as-prepared ternary g-C3N4@BiOCl/Bi12O17Cl2 heterojunctions exhibit apparent characteristics including larger surface area, improved visible light absorption ability, and efficient separation of photo-induced charge carries, which are extremely favorable for improving the photocatalytic activity
Summary
With the rapid development of modern industrial society, a large amount of highly harmful and toxic contaminants have been discharged into environmental system, which have been the focus of world attention (Han et al, 2017; Li et al, 2018). It takes into consideration advantages of well-matched band structures among g-C3N4, BiOCl and Bi12O17Cl2, the as-prepared ternary g-C3N4@BiOCl/Bi12O17Cl2 heterojunctions exhibit apparent characteristics including larger surface area, improved visible light absorption ability, and efficient separation of photo-induced charge carries, which are extremely favorable for improving the photocatalytic activity.
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