Protonated g-C3N4/oxygen-doped g-C3N4 S-scheme homojunction fabricated by electrostatic self-assembly for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and tetracycline hydrochloride degradation

S-scheme photocatalytic systems with high redox ability and separation efficiency of photoexcited charge carriers supply considerable prospects for environmental optimization and sustainable energy development. However, coupling well-suited reduction and oxidation components for target reactions rem...

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Published in:Carbon (New York) 2024-06, Vol.226, p.119153, Article 119153
Main Authors: Zheng, Cheng-Jie, Zhang, Ren-Chang, Xu, Ke, Zhang, Jian, Wang, Kai, Chen, Wei, Huang, Guo-Bo, Yin, Hongfei
Format: Article
Language:English
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g-C3N4
Hydrogen evolution
S-scheme homojunction
TCH degradation
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Summary:S-scheme photocatalytic systems with high redox ability and separation efficiency of photoexcited charge carriers supply considerable prospects for environmental optimization and sustainable energy development. However, coupling well-suited reduction and oxidation components for target reactions remains a challenge worth exploring. Herein, an efficient S-scheme system for H2 generation and tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) photodegradation based on protonated g-C3N4 (PCN) coupling with oxygen-doped g-C3N4 (OCN) is fabricated via a facile electrostatic self-assembly strategy. Intimate interfacial interactions originating from the ultrathin nanostructure and staggered energy band arrangement for the S-scheme charge transfer pathway provide compelling advantages for the highly efficient separation of photoinduced electron-hole pairs in the as-designed PCN/OCN homojunction. The in-situ irradiated X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ISI-XPS) techniques and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements are applied to confirm the successful construction and the validity of the S-scheme charge transfer pathway. The obtained PCN/OCN composites with optimal ratio achieve a decent H2 generation rate of 6184.7 μmol g−1 h−1 outpacing the single PCN by approximately 4.8-fold, and 90.5 % TCH photodegradation efficiency is also realized within 90 min. This work provides a delicate fresh round of elevation for the exploration of an effective photocatalytic system. [Display omitted]
ISSN:0008-6223
1873-3891
DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2024.119153