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To improve the low photocatalytic efficiency, powerful UV light activation, and facile electron transport of ZnFe2O4–CuO the combination of different C3N4 and N/B/RGO nanosheets in ZnFe2O4–CuO–C3N4 and ZnFe2O4–CuO-N/B/RGO ternary nanoheterojunction fabricated that lead to decrease recombination of electron/hole pairs and high photocatalytic efficiency for degradation of MO organic pollutants. The ZnFe2O4, ZnFe2O4-N/B/RGO, CuO-N/B/RGO, ZnFe2O4–CuO, ZnFe2O4–CuO-N/RGO, ZnFe2O4–CuO-B/RGO, ZnFe2O4–CuO-RGO, ZnFe2O4–CuO-N/B/RGO and ZnFe2O4–CuO–C3N4 photocatalysts were fabricated by sol–gel technique using melamine, zinc nitrate, ferric nitrate and copper nitrate hexahydrate as precursors. The prepared ZnFe2O4–CuO–C3N4 photocatalysts have a narrower bandgap than that of ZnFe2O4–CuO-N/B/RGO ternary heterojunction, resulting in higher photocatalytic activity for Fenton-type photodecomposition of methyl orange (MO). The activity of the compounds as a photocatalyst can be attributed to an electron transfer process on the surface of the photocatalyst, where the ZnFe2O4–CuO–C3N4 is a powerful electron donor and electron acceptor for the oxidized MO under ultra-violet (UV) light irradiation. ZnFe2O4–CuO–C3N4 ternary heterojunction photocatalyst show a red shift (lowest bandgap) in absorption and excellent photocatalytic degradation of MO. The particle sizes of ZnFe2O4 and CuO nanoparticles (NPs) were in the ranges of ~ 650–750 and ~ 50–150 nm, respectively. The CuO and ZnFe2O4 samples were displayed spherical and cubic morphology in FESEM images, respectively. Among the as-prepared nanostructures ZnFe2O4–CuO–C3N4 show the highest photocatalytic activity and eliminate 95.84% (80 min) of methyl orange under UV light irradiation.
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Rostami, M., Sharafi, P., Mozaffari, S. et al. A facile preparation of ZnFe2O4–CuO-N/B/RGO and ZnFe2O4–CuO–C3N4 ternary heterojunction nanophotocatalyst: characterization, biocompatibility, photo-Fenton-like degradation of MO and magnetic properties. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 5457–5472 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-05268-z
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