Issue 6, 2021

Facile assembly and improved photocatalytic activity of a special cuprous oxide/copper fluoride heterojunction induced by graphene oxide

Abstract

The simple fabrication of effective-contacted heterojunctional photocatalysts is still a challenge in practical applications. Herein, a special flower-like Cu2O/CuF2 heterojunction nanocomposite (Cu2O/GO/CuF2) was facilely achieved in situ induced by graphene oxide (GO). The assembly mechanism of the Cu2O/GO/CuF2 nanocomposite was studied by means of ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy. It was found that the introduction of GO can promote the formation of the Cu2O/CuF2 heterojunction. Furthermore, the performance of the composite was evaluated via photocatalytic hydrogen production. The results showed that its activity was much higher than those of the other comparisons. The mechanism of photocatalytic hydrogen production over the Cu2O/GO/CuF2 nanocomposite was explored, demonstrating that good light absorption, low interfacial resistance and high charge separation in the special heterojunction induced by GO were responsible for the enhanced performance.

Graphical abstract: Facile assembly and improved photocatalytic activity of a special cuprous oxide/copper fluoride heterojunction induced by graphene oxide

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Dec 2020
Accepted
31 Jan 2021
First published
24 Feb 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 2000-2008

Facile assembly and improved photocatalytic activity of a special cuprous oxide/copper fluoride heterojunction induced by graphene oxide

M. Xi, W. Zhang, Z. Liu, L. Qin, S. Kang and X. Li, Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 2000 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00961J

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