Surface defect-rich g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> Z-scheme heterojunction for efficient photocatalytic antibiotic removal: rational regulation of free radicals and photocatalytic mechanism
Ning Pei, Huayu Chen, Jianhui Pan, Junhui Liang, Laishun Qin, Da Chen, Yuexiang Huang
Abstract
Surface defect engineering was employed to introduce two different surface defect structures (<italic>i.e.</italic>, nitrogen vacancies on g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> and oxygen vacancies on TiO<sub>2</sub>) on the surface of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> for efficient photocatalytic antibiotic removal.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisRadicalHeterojunctionMaterials scienceCatalysisReaction mechanismPhysical chemistryChemistryOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryBiochemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisPerovskite Materials and Applications