Issue 9, 2023

Construction of Co3(PO4)2/g-C3N4 nanowire composites to boost visible-light-driven photocatalysis

Abstract

Co3(PO4)2/g-C3N4 nanowire composites are prepared by calcining a certain amount of melamine and cobalt phosphate (CPO) nanowires at 550 °C in a nitrogen environment, forming a heterojunction structure of Co3(PO4)2 nanowires with a size of 10–20 nm embedded in g-C3N4 (CN) sheets. The introduction of Co3(PO4)2 nanowires broadens the visible light absorption range of g-C3N4, increases the specific surface area, and greatly enhances the transfer and separation of photogenerated charge carriers. Under visible light irradiation, the hydrogen evolution rate of the 15CPO–CN photocatalyst (10 mg) reached an optimal value of up to 29.31 μmol h−1, about 10 times that of pure CN (2.89 μmol h−1) and it showed enhanced antibacterial activity for removing E. coli as well. The synergic effect of the heterojunction between CPO nanowires and CN sheets accelerates the charge separation and transfer from CN to CPO, thus improving the photocatalytic activity.

Graphical abstract: Construction of Co3(PO4)2/g-C3N4 nanowire composites to boost visible-light-driven photocatalysis

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Jun 2023
Accepted
22 Jul 2023
First published
24 Jul 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Energy Adv., 2023,2, 1419-1428

Construction of Co3(PO4)2/g-C3N4 nanowire composites to boost visible-light-driven photocatalysis

H. Jiang, J. Li, X. Rao and Y. Zhang, Energy Adv., 2023, 2, 1419 DOI: 10.1039/D3YA00253E

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