Citation: HUANG Yan, FU Min, HE Tao. Synthesis of g-C₃N₄/BiVO₄ Nanocomposite Photocatalyst and Its Application in Photocatalytic Reduction of CO₂[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2015, 31(6): 1145-1152. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201504015 shu

Synthesis of g-C₃N₄/BiVO₄ Nanocomposite Photocatalyst and Its Application in Photocatalytic Reduction of CO₂

HUANG Yan ^1,2 ,
FU Min ^1, ,
HE Tao ^2,

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1 Chongqing Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Functional Organic Molecules, College of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing 400067, P. R. China;
2 CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, P. R. China

Received Date: 9 February 2015
Available Online: 1 April 2015
Fund Project: 科技部国际合作资助项目(2015DFG62610) (2015DFG62610)

A visible-light-active graphitic-like carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄)/BiVO₄ nanocomposite photocatalyst was synthesized using a facile ultrasonic dispersion method. The nanocomposite was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and photocurrent response measurements. The photocatalytic activity in the photoreduction of CO₂ under visible-light irradiation (λ>420 nm) was determined. The g-C₃N₄/BiVO₄ catalyst containing 40% (w) g-C₃N₄ showed the highest photocatalytic activity; it was almost twice that of g-C₃N₄ nanosheets and four times that of BiVO₄. The enhanced photocatalytic activity is attributed to the formation of heterostructures at the g-C₃N₄/BiVO₄ interface and appropriate alignment of the energy levels between them, which can facilitate separation of photogenerated electrons and holes.
- Photocatalysis,
- CO₂ conversion,
- Methane,
- Carbon nitride,
- Bismuth vanadate
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