1. An oxygen-vacancy rich ZnFe2O4/BiOI/AgI heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic and photo-Fenton performance via double Z-scheme structure.
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Zhao, Wenhua, Wei, Zhiqiang, Li, Chao, and Ding, Meijie
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HETEROJUNCTIONS , *ELECTRON-hole recombination , *CHARGE exchange , *COMPOSITE materials , *VISIBLE spectra , *LIGHT absorption - Abstract
• BiOI is an excellent connector between ZnFe 2 O 4 and AgI to form a double Z-type heterojunction structure ZnFe 2 O 4 /BiOI/AgI composite through precise electronic regulation. • The existence of a double Z-heterojunction structure and Ag0 makes the electrons on the interface transfer and separate effectively. • Rich oxygen vacancies also provide more active sites for photocatalysis and photo-Fenton process. As a bridge, BiOI nanosheets connect ZnFe 2 O 4 nanoparticles and AgI clusters (∼300 nm) via hydrothermal-coprecipitation. A ternary composite with a double Z-type heterojunction structure is obtained through precise electronic regulation. Compared with ZnFe 2 O 4 and ZnFe 2 O 4 /BiOI, the photo-Fenton degradation RhB of ZnFe 2 O 4 /BiOI-AgI-3 samples is obviously improved under simulated sunlight. Rich oxygen vacancies also provide more active sites for photocatalysis and photo-Fenton process. The main active specie in photo-Fenton degradation is ·OH. The existence of a double Z-heterojunction structure and Ag0 makes the electrons on the interface transfer and separate effectively. Notably, the intensity of PL luminescence ZnFe 2 O 4 /BiOI/AgI is lower than that of ZnFe 2 O 4 and ZnFe 2 O 4 /BiOI because of reducing the recombination rate of photogenerated carriers. ZnFe 2 O 4 /BiOI/AgI composites have excellent stability of photo-Fenton degradation. Furthermore, the formation of a built-in electric field inhibits the recombination of electron-hole pairs, enhances visible light absorption, results in improving the efficiency of ternary composite materials to degrade pollutants. [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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