Phosphate group grafted twinned BiPO4 with significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity: Synergistic effect of improved charge separation efficiency and redox ability
Phosphate group grafted twinned BiPO4 with significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity: Synergistic effect of improved charge separation efficiency and redox ability
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磷酸基团接枝孪晶BiPO4显着增强光催化活性:提高电荷分离效率和氧化还原能力的协同效应
DOI:
10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.04.036
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发表时间:
2018-10-15
影响因子:
22.1
通讯作者:
Hou, Jun
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作者:
Guo, Yan;Wang, Peifang;Hou, Jun
The photocatalytic technology based on solar energy is a potential approach to mitigate environmental problem. The surface property of photocatalysts and the separation efficiency of photo-generated spatial charge are considerably important to enhance their photocatalytic activity in the decomposition of organic pollutants in wastewater. In this work, phosphate group grafted twinned BiPO4 with surface phase junction were controllably synthesized by a facile two-step method. XRD results showed that two crystal phases of nMBIP and mMBIP were formed in the twinned BiPO4. The formation of phase junction in BiPO4 was also validated by HRTEM. XPS spectra confirmed that PO43- successfully grafted on the surface of the twinned BiPO4. The apparent rate constants of the twinned BiPO4 for degradation of methylene blue (MB) and carbamazepine (CBZ) improved 5.3 and 5.0 times respectively compared to pristine BiPO4 because of the formed phase junction. After phosphate grafting on the surface of phase junction, the apparent rate constants for MB and CBZ degradation were further boosted, which were 3.0 and 5.2 times as high as that of twinned BiPO4. The photocatalytic intermediates of CBZ were detected by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS, and a deductive degradation pathway of CBZ was proposed. Transient photocurrent responses, PL and Mott-Schottky analysis verified that the enhanced photocatalytic activity of phosphate group grafted twinned BiPO4 with phase junction for the degradation of MB and CBZ was ascribed to faster transfer, efficient separation and improved redox ability of photo-induced charge carriers.