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Contents Vol 70(8)

Construction of Z-Scheme Bi2WO6/g-C3N4 Heterojunction Photocatalysts with Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity

Chunjiao Zhang A , Rong Li B , Yu Zhao A C and Mei Wang A
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A Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong 266100, China.

B Women and Children Hospital of Qingdao City, Qingdao, Shandong 266034, China.

C Corresponding author. Email: rain@ouc.edu.cn

Australian Journal of Chemistry 70(8) 889-895 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH16507
Submitted: 12 September 2016  Accepted: 8 March 2017   Published: 5 April 2017

Abstract

Highly efficient visible-light-induced Z-scheme Bi2WO6/g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalysts were synthesised by means of a simple hydrothermal method. The prepared Bi2WO6/g-C3N4 composite materials were characterised by means of X-ray diffraction, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and photoluminescence. The photocatalytic activity of the Bi2WO6/g-C3N4 composite materials was determined through the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) solution as a target pollutant. The results of the experiment revealed that the active species O2•− and h+ play a crucial role in the scavenging system. The Bi2WO6/g-C3N4 composites showed an obviously improved photocatalytic performance compared with pure g-C3N4 and Bi2WO6 in the RhB degradation under visible light irradiation. The 10 wt-% Bi2WO6/g-C3N4 displayed the highest photocatalytic activity, and could completely degrade RhB within 75 min. It gave a reaction rate constant of 0.0439 min−1, which is 5.22 and 2.58 times higher than pure Bi2WO6 and g-C3N4, respectively. The intimate contact interface between the Bi2WO6 and g-C3N4 leads to effective separation of charge carriers and hinders the recombination efficiency of electrons and holes. Hence the photocatalytic activities of the Bi2WO6/g-C3N4 composite materials are significantly improved.


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