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The cotton cellulose nanofibers framework of Z-Scheme ZnO/Ag3PO4 heterojunction for visible-light photocatalysis

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The cotton cellulose nanofibers framework of Z-Scheme ZnO/Ag3PO4 heterojunction has been successfully fabricated by a simple route of the electrospun-hydrothermal method. The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared cotton cellulose nanofibers framework of Z-Scheme ZnO/Ag3PO4 heterojunction exhibits significant enhancement after the Ag3PO4 being introduced by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, the high dispersibility of the CCNFs, high visible light absorption and photon-generated carriers separation of Z-Scheme ZnO/Ag3PO4 heterostructure are considered as the main reasons for the enhancement.

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This work was supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51672249, 51603187 and 91122022), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. LQ17F040004 and LY15E030011).

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    Jiaqi Pan, Xiufang Zhang, Song Wang, Mingzhu You, Yingying Zheng, Can Cui & Chaorong Li

  2. School of Chemistry & Bioengineering, Taizhou College of Nanjing Normal University, Taizhou, 225300, People’s Republic of China

    Xiufang Zhang & Jie Mei

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Pan, J., Zhang, X., Mei, J. et al. The cotton cellulose nanofibers framework of Z-Scheme ZnO/Ag3PO4 heterojunction for visible-light photocatalysis. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 17744–17749 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7713-9

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