Issue 1, 2018

Construction of a Z-scheme core–shell g-C3N4/MCNTs/BiOI nanocomposite semiconductor with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

Abstract

A novel Z-scheme core–shell g-C3N4/MCNTs/BiOI heterojunction was successfully designed and fabricated through filling multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MCNTs) with g-C3N4, followed by the loading of BiOI on the outer surface of the MCNTs. The structure–property relationship was analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), photoluminescence spectra (PL), ESR probe tests and reactive species trapping measurements. The results show that the BiOI nanoparticles are uniformly loaded on the surface of the MCNTs which are fully filled by g-C3N4. The MCNTs connect the two semiconductors of g-C3N4 and BiOI, and serve as electron mediating conductors to promote the transfer of the photo-generated electrons, thereby constructing a Z-scheme heterojunction between g-C3N4 and BiOI. With this unique structure, enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activities are achieved because of the synergistic effect of light harvesting and improved separation efficiency of photo-generated carriers.

Graphical abstract: Construction of a Z-scheme core–shell g-C3N4/MCNTs/BiOI nanocomposite semiconductor with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Sep 2017
Accepted
23 Nov 2017
First published
24 Nov 2017

New J. Chem., 2018,42, 489-496

Construction of a Z-scheme core–shell g-C3N4/MCNTs/BiOI nanocomposite semiconductor with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

Z. You, Q. Shen, Y. Su, Y. Yu, H. Wang, T. Qin, F. Zhang, D. Cheng and H. Yang, New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 489 DOI: 10.1039/C7NJ03623J

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