催化学报 ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (9): 1519-1529.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(20)63765-2

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2D/2D BiOBr/g-C3N4 S型异质结光催化性能

张彬a, 胡晓云b, 刘恩周a,#(), 樊君a,*()   

  1. a西北大学化工学院, 西安市特种能源材料重点实验室, 陕西西安710069
    b西北大学物理学院, 陕西西安710127
  • 收稿日期:2020-11-23 接受日期:2021-01-18 出版日期:2021-09-18 发布日期:2021-05-16
  • 通讯作者: 刘恩周,樊君
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(21676213);国家自然科学基金(11974276);国家自然科学基金(22078261);陕西省自然科学基础研究计划(2020JM-422);中国博士后科学基金(2016M600809)

Novel S-scheme 2D/2D BiOBr/g-C3N4 heterojunctions with enhanced photocatalytic activity

Bin Zhanga, Xiaoyun Hub, Enzhou Liua,#(), Jun Fana,*()   

  1. aXi’an Key Laboratory of Special Energy Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, Shaanxi, China
    bSchool of Physics, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2020-11-23 Accepted:2021-01-18 Online:2021-09-18 Published:2021-05-16
  • Contact: Enzhou Liu,Jun Fan
  • About author:# Tel: +86-13759963944; E-mail: liuenzhou@nwu.edu.cn
    * Tel: +86-13110493201; E-mail: fanjun@nwu.edu.cn;
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(21676213);National Natural Science Foundation of China(11974276);National Natural Science Foundation of China(22078261);Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(2020JM-422);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2016M600809)

摘要:

近年来, 能源短缺和环境污染严重威胁人类的可持续发展. 光催化技术具有绿色环保、成本低等优势, 被认为是解决上述问题的最佳途径之一, 其实用化的核心是开发高效可见光催化材料. 石墨相氮化碳(g-C3N4)因其物理化学性质稳定、无毒、廉价及能带适宜等特点, 广泛应用于光催化领域. 然而, 光生载流子易复合、比表面积小等问题不利于其实际应用, 构建g-C3N4基2D/2D异质结不仅能促进载流子有效分离, 而且能为反应提供更多表面空间环境, 是提高g-C3N4催化活性的有效途径. 目前, I型和II型异质结虽能促进电荷分离, 但降低了电荷参与表面反应的电势; 而S型异质结电荷转移机制遵循热力学和动力学规律, 能很好保留高氧化还原能力的电子和空穴, 因而备受关注. 当前, 开发S型g-C3N4基2D/2D异质结有助于发展高效光催化体系.
本文首先以三聚氰胺为前驱体, 通过二次高温煅烧得到2D g-C3N4纳米片; 随后, 以Bi(NO3)3·5H2O和KBr为反应物, 乙二胺和水为溶剂, 借助室温原位自组装法获得一系列不同质量比的BiOBr/g-C3N4异质结. 研究表明, BiOBr均匀分布于g-C3N4表面形成具有良好接触界面的2D/2D异质结, 而且BiOBr/g-C3N4比表面积可提高至g-C3N4的2.4倍. 当BiOBr与g-C3N4质量比为1.5:1时, 可见光照射30 min, 30 mg复合样品可将浓度为10 mg·L-1的RhB (100 mL)几乎全部降解, 降解过程符合一级反应动力学, 降解速率是g-C3N4的48.2倍. 此外, 该体系具有一定的光催化析氢活性及良好的循环稳定性. X射线光电子能谱、紫外光电子能谱、莫特肖特基、电化学阻抗谱分析及活性物种捕获等实验结果表明, 由于还原性半导体g-C3N4与氧化型半导体BiOBr费米能级不同, 二者接触时, 电子从费米能级高的g-C3N4转移至费米能级低的BiOBr, 在复合材料界面产生强的内建电场, 借助带边弯曲和库仑力共同作用, 形成了具有S型电荷转移途径的2D/2D BiOBr/g-C3N4异质结. 在光照条件下, g-C3N4价带空穴能与BiOBr导带电子快速复合(一般认为是无用的电荷), 从而使具有高反应活性的g-C3N4导带电子与BiOBr价带空穴参与表面反应, 有效提高了体系的催化活性. 综合本文及其他相关研究可知, 在由氧化型和还原型半导体组成的异质结中, S型电荷转移机制具有一定普适性, 可指导开发高效光催化体系以解决能源和环境问题.

关键词: BiOBr/g-C3N4, 2D/2D, 光催化降解罗丹明B, 光产氢, S型异质结

Abstract:

The design and construction of heterojunction photocatalysts, which possess a staggered energy band structure and appropriate interfacial contact, is an effective way to achieve outstanding photocatalytic performance. In this study, 2D/2D BiOBr/g-C3N4 heterojunctions were successfully obtained by a convenient in situ self-assembly route. Under simulated sunlight irradiation, 99% of RhB (10 mg·L-1, 100 mL) was efficiently degraded by 1.5-BiOBr/g-C3N4 within 30 min, which is better than the performance of both BiOBr and g-C3N4, and it has superior stability. In addition, the composite also exhibits enhanced photocatalytic activity for H2 production. The enhanced activity can be attributed to the intimate interface contact, the larger surface area, and the highly efficient separation of photoinduced electron-hole pairs. Based on the experimental results, a novel S-scheme model was proposed to illuminate the transfer process of charge carriers. This study presents a simple way to develop novel step-scheme photocatalysts for environmental and related applications.

Key words: BiOBr/g-C3N4, 2D/2D, Photocatalytic RhB degradation, H2 evolution, S-scheme heterojunction