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Sonication-assisted deposition–precipitation synthesis of graphitic C3N4/BiOCl heterostructured photocatalysts with enhanced rhodamine B photodegradation activity

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Novel two-dimensional graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)/BiOCl nanosheets with excellent photodegradation activity towards rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light irradiation have been successfully synthesized by a sonication-assisted deposition–precipitation route. The composite nanosheets exhibited good dispersity and abundant contact interfaces, which led to the formation of p–n heterojunctions. Hybridization of g-C3N4 in the composites resulted in an extended absorption range and inhibited the recombination of the photoinduced charge carriers. Therefore, the two-dimensional heterostructure of the present compounds contributed to enhance their photocatalytic performances. In addition, the indirect photosensitization effect of RhB also influenced the photodegradation activity of BiOCl.

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The research is sponsored by the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (RFDP, No. 20110007110009) and Science Foundation of China University of Petroleum, Beijing.

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Song, L., Zheng, Y. & Chen, C. Sonication-assisted deposition–precipitation synthesis of graphitic C3N4/BiOCl heterostructured photocatalysts with enhanced rhodamine B photodegradation activity. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 15861–15869 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7480-7

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