Mesoporous Metal-Containing Carbon Nitrides for Improved Photocatalytic Activities
Joint Authors
Cui, Zhao-Jie
Luo, Jie
Zang, Guo-Long
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Graphitic carbon nitrides (g-C3N4) have attracted increasing interest due to their unusual properties and promising applications in water splitting, heterogeneous catalysis, and organic contaminant degradation.
In this study, a new method was developed for the synthesis of mesoporous Fe contained g-C3N4 (m-Fe-C3N4) photocatalyst by using SiO2 nanoparticles as hard template and dicyandiamide as precursor.
The physicochemical properties of m-Fe-C3N4 were thoroughly investigated.
The XRD and XPS results indicated that Fe was strongly coordinated with the g-C3N4 matrix and that the doping and mesoporous structure partially deteriorated its crystalline structure.
The UV-visible absorption spectra revealed that m-Fe-C3N4 with a unique electronic structure displays an increased band gap in combination with a slightly reduced absorbance, implying that mesoporous structure modified the electronic properties of g-Fe-C3N4.
The photocatalytic activity of m-Fe-C3N4 for photodegradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) was much higher than that of g-Fe-C3N4, clearly demonstrating porous structure positive effect.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Luo, Jie& Cui, Zhao-Jie& Zang, Guo-Long. 2013. Mesoporous Metal-Containing Carbon Nitrides for Improved Photocatalytic Activities. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510286
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Luo, Jie…[et al.]. Mesoporous Metal-Containing Carbon Nitrides for Improved Photocatalytic Activities. Journal of Chemistry No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510286
American Medical Association (AMA)
Luo, Jie& Cui, Zhao-Jie& Zang, Guo-Long. Mesoporous Metal-Containing Carbon Nitrides for Improved Photocatalytic Activities. Journal of Chemistry. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510286
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510286