Enhanced pollutant photodegradation activity of graphitic carbon nitride on <i>via</i> bismuth oxyhalide graphene hybridization and the mechanism study
Xinghui Liu, Yang Liu, Xiang Guo, Bowen Tao, Xu Ma, Simin Cheng, Ning Tian, Gaihui Liu, Qiao Wu, Viet Q. Bui, Kuldeep K. Saxena, Sankar Ganesh Ramaraj, Jianhui Liu, Fuchun Zhang, Yongfa Zhu
Abstract
The Z-scheme heterojunction structure of g-C 3 N 4 and Bi 4 O 5 Br 2 adjusts the band positions of the dominant active species, providing suitable energy levels for the generation of h + and ·O 2 − , enhanced pollutant degradation.
Topics & Concepts
Graphitic carbon nitrideGraphenePhotodegradationBismuthCarbon nitrideMechanism (biology)Carbon fibersPollutantMaterials sciencePhotocatalysisChemistryChemical engineeringNanotechnologyCatalysisMetallurgyOrganic chemistryPhysicsComposite materialComposite numberQuantum mechanicsEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesGas Sensing Nanomaterials and SensorsGa2O3 and related materials