A novel hierarchical BaTiO3/AgI heterojunction with boosting spatial charge kinetics for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant

A novel BaTiO3/AgI heterojunction with a three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical microstructure was synthesized via a hydrothermal and in-situ co-precipitation route. As a photocatalyst, the BaTiO3/AgI heterojunction exhibited an optimal Rhodamine B (RhB) removal performance (92.2%) under the visible-li...

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Published in:Ceramics international 2021-12, Vol.47 (23), p.33426-33434
Main Authors: He, Chenpu, Jing, Panpan, Wang, Peifeng, Ji, Jiamin, Ouyang, Tao, Cui, Yongfei, Pu, Yongping
Format: Article
Language:English
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Ag medium
BaTiO3/AgI
Heterojunction photocatalyst
Hierarchical microstructure
Rhodamine B
Spatial charge kinetics
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Summary:A novel BaTiO3/AgI heterojunction with a three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical microstructure was synthesized via a hydrothermal and in-situ co-precipitation route. As a photocatalyst, the BaTiO3/AgI heterojunction exhibited an optimal Rhodamine B (RhB) removal performance (92.2%) under the visible-light irradiation within 15 min, which was 82.3 and 3.7 times of the pure BaTiO3 and AgI, respectively. The superior photocatalytic activity was achieved by the considerable specific surface area of hierarchical microstructure, reinforced visible-light response ability and promoted spatial separation efficiency of photo-induced carriers by heterojunction interface. It was suggested that small amount of Ag nanoparticles reduced in-situ on the BaTiO3/AgI heterojunction surface during the photocatalytic reaction process could act as an electronic transfer medium for promoting the photo-induced electrons on conduction band (ECB) of AgI. Therefore, a typical spatial charge transfer mechanism of the BaTiO3/AgI heterojunction was proposed. Moreover, this current work can significantly provide a new insight of the BaTiO3-based photocatalysts for the efficient environmental governance and energy utilization.
ISSN:0272-8842
1873-3956
DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.08.249