Zhiyu Xiao
Facile synthesis of multi-layer Co(OH)2/CeO2-g-C3N4 ternary synergistic heterostructure for efficient photocatalytic oxidation of NO under visible light
Xiao, Zhiyu; Do, Hainam; Yusuf, Abubakar; Jia, Hongpeng; Ma, Haolun; Jiang, Shanshan; Li, Jianrong; Sun, Yong; Wang, Chengjun; Ren, Yong; Chen, George Zheng; He, Jun
Authors
Hainam Do
Abubakar Yusuf
Hongpeng Jia
Haolun Ma
Shanshan Jiang
Jianrong Li
Yong Sun
Chengjun Wang
Yong Ren
Professor of Electrochemical Technologies GEORGE CHEN GEORGE.CHEN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Electrochemical Technologies
Jun He
Abstract
In this work, we report a one-step synthesis of ternary Z-scheme Co(OH)2/CeO2-g-C3N4 (CoCe-CN) heterostructure via hydrothermal method. Owing to the modification of Co(OH)2 and CeO2, the existence of Co(OH)2 as an electron acceptor-donor center between CeO2 and g-C3N4 accelerates the electron transfer and provides extra OH- reaction pathway for photocatalytic oxidation of NO. As a result, 50CoCe-CN (Co and Ce accounting for 25% mass ratio separately) achieved a 53.5% conversion efficiency of NO at 600 ppb concentration, which is 1.82 times that of g-C3N4 under visible light. The results of the DFT analysis and element distribution of cobalt and ceria provide convincing evidence supporting the existence of a novel multi-layer structure in the CoCe-CN photocatalyst. This structure involves the loading of CeO2 and Co(OH)2 on the g-C3N4 surface, and Co(OH)2 as a co-catalyst introduced between CeO2 and g-C3N4 realizes the synergy between CeO2 and Co(OH)2 which further improve the photocatalytic properties. The higher photocatalytic efficiencies observed in the CoCe-CN photocatalysts compared to those containing only cobalt (Co-CN) or ceria (Ce-CN) provide further evidence of the synergistic effect of these two elements. This work demonstrates a more efficient and effective ternary photocatalytic system, with greater practical potential for photocatalytic oxidation of NO.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 7, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 11, 2023 |
Publication Date | Jan 15, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Oct 16, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 16, 2023 |
Journal | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
Print ISSN | 0304-3894 |
Electronic ISSN | 1873-3336 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 462 |
Article Number | 132744 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132744 |
Keywords | Ternary heterostructure; Co(OH)2/CeO2-g-C3N4; NO photocatalytic oxidation; Z-scheme heteros tructure |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/26216283 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389423020289?via%3Dihub |
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