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The two-dimensional (2D) layered photocatalysts are promising to improve the separation efficiency of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. Herein, 2D graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)/BiOBr heterojunctions were successfully prepared via a facile solvothermal method. The micromorphology, structure, and chemical composition/states were characterized. The visible light–induced photocatalytic properties were estimated by the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB), photocurrent responses, Nyquist spectra, and Mott-Schottky measurement. Comparing with pure g-C3N4 and BiOBr, 2D g-C3N4/BiOBr heterojunctions exhibit the enhanced visible light photodegradation. After coupling between (001) crystal planes of BiOBr with (002) planes of g-C3N4, 2D g-C3N4/BiOBr heterojunctions have the large and intimate contact surface allowing fast interfacial charge transfer rate. It is explored that photoinduced superoxide radicals (·O2−) and holes (h+) actively participate in the photodegradation, while the contribution of hydroxyl (·OH) radicals is negligible.
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This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51303022) and the Shanghai Municipal Natural Science Foundation (12ZR1400400), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2232015D3-17, 15D110558), and Industry-University-Institute Project (Booster Plan) of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (15cxy55).
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Zhou, M., Huang, W., Zhao, Y. et al. 2D g-C3N4/BiOBr heterojunctions with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity. J Nanopart Res 22, 13 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-019-4739-3
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