Abstract
Graphite carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a significant non-metal photocatalyst, but still challenging for photocatalytic degradation of pollutants because of its poor visible light utilization, easy recombination of photo-generated carriers and low surface reactive reaction sites. In this paper, perylene diimide (PDI), an electron-deficient building block for constructing n-type organic semiconductors, was introduced into the framework of g-C3N4 (PDI-g-C3N4) to build polymer with donor–acceptor structure for energy band amelioration, achieving the most expanded visible light response up to date. Besides, a large dihedral angle (90°) induced by PDI moiety in PDI-g-C3N4 changes the molecular aggregation behavior according to calculations, which is advantageous to increase surface area for the reactive site exposure. The most promising functional photocatalyst PDI-g-C3N4/MIL is constructed by in-situ generation of NH2-MIL-53(Fe) on the surface of PDI-g-C3N4 to further facilitate the separation and transfer of interfacial photo-induced carriers. Through a finely adjusting ratio of PDI-g-C3N4 in heterojunction, the target material of PDI-g-C3N4/MIL exhibits superior activity for the photodegradation of organic pollutants in the presence of H2O2 and visible light illumination, providing potential direction in practical application for wastewater treatment.
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