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Facet-charge-induced coupling dependent interfacial photocharge separation: A case of BiOI/g-C3N4 p-n junction

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 267; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.apcatb.2020.118697

1873-3883

Na Tian, Hongwei Huang, Shuobo Wang, Tierui Zhang, Xin Du, Yihe Zhang,

Covalent Organic Framework Applications

Heterojunction photocatalyst fabrication benefits the improvement of photocatalytic activity. However, the influence of different coupling facets receives less attention. Herein, two p-n junctions with different coupling facets of BiOI, denoted as B001/CN002 and B110/CN002+, were constructed by a simple precipitation method. In B001/CN002, BiOI nanosheets parallel combined with g-C3N4 with the {001} facet of BiOI and (002) plane of g-C3N4. After being treated by CTAB, the (002) plane of g-C3N4 shows positive charge (g-C3N4+), and the BiOI nanosheets were vertically assembled onto g-C3N4+. The results of photodegradation on multiform industrial contaminants and antibiotic revealed that B001/CN002 shows much higher photoactivity than g-C3N4, g-C3N4+, BiOI and B110/CN002+. The substantially facilitated charge separation and transfer at the interface of B001/CN002 promote the generation of 1O2 and O2−, accounting for the excellent photocatalytic activity. The study may provide a new perspective on designing heterostructured photocatalytic materials via facet-charge-induced interfacial engineering strategy.