Novel g‐C3N4 nanosheets/CDs/BiOCl photocatalysts with exceptional activity under visible light

• Published in: Journal of the American Ceramic Society Vol. 102; no. 3; pp. 1435 - 1453
• Main Authors: Asadzadeh‐Khaneghah, Soheila, Habibi‐Yangjeh, Aziz, Yubuta, Kunio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Columbus Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Carbon dots; Carbon nitride; Catalytic activity; Cr (VI) photoreduction; Gas chromatography; g‐C3N4 nanosheet/C‐dots/BiOCl; Morphology; Nanocomposites; Nanosheets; Optical properties; Organic chemistry; Phenols; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; photocatalytic degradation; Photochemistry; Pollutants; Recyclability; Thermodynamic properties; visible‐light‐driven photocatalysts; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

We fabricated novel ternary nanocomposites through integration of C‐dots (carbon dots), BiOCl, and nanosheets of graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4 nanosheets) by a cost‐effective route. The fabricated photocatalysts were subsequently characterized by XRD, EDX, TEM, HRTEM, XPS, FT‐IR, UV‐vis DRS, TGA,...