Journal
NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 42, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab9bd3
Keywords
CuO; CNT; Bi2WO6; Z-type heterojunction; photocatalysis; organic pollutants
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21276132]
- Key Research and Development Program in Shandong Province (public welfare science and technology research project) [2019GSF109038]
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CuO/CNT/Bi(2)WO(6)composites were synthesized with a solvothermal and impregnation-calcination method. This material combines the advantages of CuO, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and Bi2WO6. The photocatalytic activity of the catalyst was evaluated by degrading phenolic organic pollutants such as p-nitrophenol and phenol under visible light. Compared with pure Bi2WO6, the photocatalytic activity of CuO/CNT/Bi(2)WO(6)composites is significantly increased by a factor of 3.52. The main reason for the increased activity is that the doped CNTs and CuO promote the separation of photogenerated hole and electron pairs. In addition, the coupling of pi-pi electrons on the CNT surface with the pollutants promotes the adsorption of the pollutants on the photocatalyst surface. The degradation rate of pure photocatalytic degradation of phenol can reach 60%. Under the synergistic effect of H2O2, the degradation rate of phenol can reach 94%, which is 1.56 times higher than that of pure photocatalysis. The UV-vis absorption spectrum shows that CuO/CNT/Bi(2)WO(6)has stronger light absorption ability in both visible and ultraviolet light regions. The trapping experiments of active species show that h + and center dot OH are the main active substances for photocatalytic degradation of phenol. This paper proposes a Z scheme mechanism to improve the photocatalytic performance.
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