2D BiVO4/g-C3N4 Z-scheme photocatalyst for enhanced overall water splitting

• Published in: Journal of materials science Vol. 54; no. 15; pp. 10836 - 10845
• Main Authors: Xie, Hanyi, Zhao, Yanfang, Li, Huijuan, Xu, Yizhen, Chen, Xiangfeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.08.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bismuth oxides; Carbon nitride; Catalytic activity; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Classical Mechanics; Crystallography and Scattering Methods; Electron microscopes; Electron paramagnetic resonance; electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; Electron spin; Energy Materials; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Fourier transforms; Graphene; Hydrogen production; irradiation; Light irradiation; Mass ratios; Materials Science; Morphology; Optical properties; oxygen production; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Photoelectrons; Photoluminescence; Polymer Sciences; scanning electron microscopes; Semiconductor materials; semiconductors; Solid Mechanics; Spectrum analysis; Spin resonance; Thickness; transmission electron microscopes; ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy; Vanadates; Water splitting; X-ray diffraction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

A 2D Z-scheme BiVO 4 /g-C 3 N 4 photocatalyst was successfully synthesized by a two-step hydrothermal/calcination method for overall water splitting. Morphology design to restrain the growth of BiVO 4 nanoplates with thickness around 20 nm was achieved by adjusting the pH value and introducing graph...