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Preparation of visible light responsive g-C3N4/H-TiO2 Z-scheme heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic activity for RhB degradation

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The development of high-efficiency heterojunction with improved photocatalytic property is regarded as a promising way to decontaminate wastewater. In this study, Z-Scheme g-C3N4/H-TiO2 heterojunctions with different proportions were synthesized. The photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) was studied under visible light irradiation. Among them, 10% g-C3N4/H-TiO2 photocatalyst had the best performance, and the degradation rate of RhB was 65% within 120 min. In addition, 10% g-C3N4/H-TiO2 photocatalyst had high stability, and its photocatalytic activity did not decrease significantly after four cycles. Through photocurrent analysis, it is found that the photogenerated carriers have obviously excellent separation and transfer characteristics, which makes the 10% g-C3N4/H-TiO2 photocatalyst have good degradation performance. Electron paramagnetic resonance (ESR) experiments showed that ·OH and ·O2− were active radicals during degradation.

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Acknowledgements

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (Nos. 21576112, 21902060, 21906062, 61705079), the Natural Science Foundation Project of Jilin Province (20180623042TC, 20180101181JC, 20170520147JH, YDZJ202101ZYTS073, YDZJ202101ZYTS075, YDZJ202101ZYTS078), the Project of Human Resources and Social Security Department of Jilin Province (2017956), The Project of Development and Reform Commission of Jilin Province (2021C036-7), the Science and Technology Innovation Center Project of Jilin Province (20180623042TC), and the Project of Education Department of Jilin Province (JJKH20191015KJ, JJKH20200427KJ)

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  1. Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials (Jilin Normal University), Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130103, People’s Republic of China

    Bo Yu, Chun Miao, Dandan Wang, Hongji Li, Dongshu Sun, Wei Jiang, Chunbo Liu & Guangbo Che

  2. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Jilin Normal University, Siping, 136000, People’s Republic of China

    Dandan Wang, Hongji Li, Dongshu Sun, Wei Jiang, Chunbo Liu & Guangbo Che

  3. College of Chemistry, Baicheng Normal University, Baicheng, 137099, People’s Republic of China

    Guangbo Che

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Property analysis, software, synthesis, and Writing-original draft were performed by BY. The software, property, and investigation were performed by CM. Methodology, property and investigation were performed by DW, HL, DS, and WJ. Review and editing and data curation were performed by CL and GC. All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yu, B., Miao, C., Wang, D. et al. Preparation of visible light responsive g-C3N4/H-TiO2 Z-scheme heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic activity for RhB degradation. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 17587–17598 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08624-9

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