Boosting piezo-photocatalytic performance in antibiotic wastewater treatment through graphitic carbon nitride–zinc oxide based heterojunction engineering
Jiajun Li, Bing Yang, Ran Deng, Tingting Yu, Tao Yang, Wenbin Chen, Jizhou Jiang
Abstract
This work constructed a g-C 3 N 4 –ZnO@PVDF film to boost piezo-photocatalysis. PVDF piezofield suppresses electron-hole recombination, while the g-C 3 N 4 –ZnO heterojunction guides directional electron transport, achieving 99.15% tetracycline degradation.
Topics & Concepts
HeterojunctionBoosting (machine learning)Materials scienceOxideChemical engineeringSewage treatmentCarbon fibersChemistryNanotechnologyWater treatmentPhotovoltaic systemDegradation (telecommunications)PhotocatalysisComposite numberRenewable energyTetracyclineWastewaterWork (physics)AntibioticsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods