期刊
Catalysis Science Technology
标题
Simple fabrication of Fe3O4/C/g-C3N4 two-dimensional composite by hydrothermal carbonization approach with enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible light
作者
Xing Ding, Dong Xiao, Lei Ji, Ding Jin, Ke Dai, Zixin Yang, Shengyao Wang and Hao Chen
摘要
The construction of a multifunctional two-dimensional (2D) composite photocatalyst is of great significance because such a composite can exhibit enhanced catalytic performance and improved practical usability in contrast to a single component catalyst. Herein, a ternary photocatalyst composed of g-C3N4, a carbon layer (C), and Fe3O4 nanoparticles was successfully synthesized by a facile one-pot hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) method from g-C3N4, glucose, and FeCl3. The resultant composite, Fe3O4/C/g-C3N4, had an ordered 2D heterostructure and exhibited enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic performances and good magnetic recyclability. The kobs for Cr(VI) photoreduction (or dimethoate photodegradation) over Fe3O4/C/g-C3N4 was 20.9-fold (or 2.1-fold) of that over g-C3N4. Comparative study of Fe3O4/C/g-C3N4, C/g-C3N4, and g-C3N4 on their optoelectronic properties revealed that this enhanced photocatalytic activity was mainly due to rapid photogenerated electron transport from the g-C3N4 component to carbon and/or Fe3O4, which effectively suppressed the recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes. In addition, the good surface adsorption capacity of the carbon component towards Cr(VI) also contributed to Cr(VI) photoreduction over Fe3O4/C/g-C3N4. Finally, a reasonable photocatalytic reaction mechanism of Fe3O4/C/g-C3N4 was proposed based on the results of trapping experiments. This study is not only limited to developing a high-performance g-C3N4 based photocatalyst, but also expected to provide a green, facile, and cost-efficient strategy to combine 2D materials with a carbonaceous layer and other functional components for a multifunctional system.
原文链接
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/cy/c8cy00698a