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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 7, Issue 89, Pages 56335-56343Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7ra11205j
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21476161]
- Hebei Provincial Foundation for International Cooperation [15391403D]
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
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As a typical metal-free semiconductor photocatalyst, a composite photocatalyst comprised of g-C3N4 nanosheets decorated with carbon quantum dots (CQDs/g-C3N4) was synthesized via a simple ultrasonic dispersion self-assembly method. The structure of the photocatalyst was determined by powder X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The photoelectrocatalytic properties of the photocatalyst were examined under visible light irradiation for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) and phenol. The results indicate that the photoelectrocatalytic activities of the CQD/g-C3N4 composites are dependent on the CQD loading quantity. The highest photoelectrocatalytic performance observed from the CQD/g-C3N4 composites was a MB degradation of 97.21% after 3 h of irradiation. A photoelectrocatalytic mechanism for the degradation of MB over the CQDs/g-C3N4 was proposed based on the above. Our results provide an invaluable methodology for the design of a highly visible lightresponsive photocatalyst based on CQD/non-metallic material and related functional materials. The metal-free photocatalyst is low-cost, shows thermal and chemical stability, and comprises earthabundant and environmentally friendly materials, and is promising for semiconductor composites and new energy applications.
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