Deng Senlin,Yang Zebin,Lv Guojun,Zhu Yongqiang,Li Haichao,Wang Fumin,Zhang Xubin
A novel WO 3 nanosheets (WO 3 NS)/g-C 3 N 4 Nanosheets’ (g-C 3 N 4 NS) nanocomposite photocatalyst was fabricated through a simple calcination process. WO 3 NS was first prepared with the aid of P123 lamellar micelles and g-C 3 N 4 NS was synthesized by two-step calcination process. The nanocomposite photocatalyst was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, UV–Vis diffuse reflection spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and photoluminescence. The novel nanocomposite photocatalyst demonstrated higher photocatalytic activity for rhodamine B degradation than corresponding g-C 3 N 4 NS. 20 wt% WO 3 NS/g-C 3 N 4 NS showed the highest photocatalytic performance, which was 4.70 times higher than that of pure g-C 3 N 4 NS. The results confirmed that the incorporation of WO 3 NS could definitely accelerate the transfer of photogenerated electrons and effectively promote the separation of electrons and holes, thereby improving the photocatalytic efficiency. The trapping experiments proved that the mechanism of photocatalytic degradation may be rooted in the formation of Z-scheme system.
TiO 2-x /g-C 3 N 4 /CdS ternary heterojunctions are fabricated through thermal polymerization-chemical bath deposition combined with in-situ solid-state chemical reduction approach. The prepared materials are characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectra , scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy , nitrogen adsorption-desorption, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results show that the ternary heterojunctions are formed successfully and CdS quantum dots (QDs) and TiO 2 are anchored on surface of g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets simultaneously. The visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation ratio of Bisphenol A and hydrogen production rate are up to 95% and ∼254.8 μmol h −1 , respectively, which are several times higher than that of pristine TiO 2 . The excellent visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity can be ascribed to the synergistic effect of TiO 2−x , g-C 3 N 4 and CdS QDs which extend the photoresponse to visible light region and favor the spatial separation of photogenerated charge carriers.