Boron nitride quantum dots decorated ultrathin porous g-C3N4: Intensified exciton dissociation and charge transfer for promoting visible-light-driven molecular oxygen activation

• Published in: Applied catalysis. B, Environmental Vol. 245; pp. 87 - 99
• Main Authors: Yang, Yang, Zhang, Chen, Huang, Danlian, Zeng, Guangming, Huang, Jinhui, Lai, Cui, Zhou, Chengyun, Wang, Wenjun, Guo, Hai, Xue, Wenjing, Deng, Rui, Cheng, Min, Xiong, Weiping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.05.2019; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Activation; Boron; Boron nitride; Boron nitride quantum dots; Carbon nitride; Catalytic activity; Charge transfer; Energy conversion; Environmental cleanup; Exciton dissociation; Excitons; Functional groups; H2O2 production; Heterostructures; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxygen; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Photocatalytic molecular oxygen activation; Quantum dots; Superoxide; Ultrathin porous g-C3N4; Ultrathin porous g-C3N4; Exciton dissociation; Photocatalytic molecular oxygen activation; Boron nitride quantum dots; H2O2 production

[Display omitted] •A novel photocatalyst constructed by BNQDs and UPCN was prepared.•Intensified exciton dissociation and charge transfer across BNQDs/UPCN heterostructure.•Higher photocatalytic efficiency toward molecular oxygen activation under visible light.•Mechanisms of enhanced photocatalytic...