Bulk-Interfacial Engineering of CoOx/SCN Heterostructure for Synergistically Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Imidacloprid Insecticide

Abstract

The camellia-like CoOx/SCN heterostructure with maximized interfacial adsorption energy achieves an unprecedented 19.1-fold enhancement in light-driven imidacloprid degradation compared to bulk CN, and remains exceptional stability over multiple reaction cycles, attributed to the coordination bond Co-N-C formation as an “electron bridge” facilitates charge transport across interface.