Abstract
AbstractMetal oxides derived from metal–organic frameworks have received considerable attention for water treatment. Herein, MIL-68 (In)–derived rod-like carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) codoped In2O3–modified GdFeO3 (CN–InO/GdF) Z-scheme heterostructures were rationally constructed through simple pyrolysis and a wet-chemical route. The synthesized CN–InO/GdF catalysts were characterized using several physicochemical techniques. Moreover, the obtained CN–InO/GdF exhibited excellent photocatalytic performance toward tetracycline (TC) degradation. Impressively, the optimized CN–InO/GdF-3 heterostructure catalyst displayed a boosted TC removal efficiency of 99.06% within 60 min of irradiation, which was 7.1 and 9.7 times higher than those of bare CN–InO and GdFeO3, respectively. The remarkably enhanced photoactivity of CN–InO/GdF was principally attributed to the synergistically combined interfaces hindering the recombination of photoinduced carriers, and the maintained redox capacity via Z-scheme spatial charge transfer. Finally, the tentative degradation mechanism was determined on the basis of density functional theory calculations and intermediates analysis. This work elucidated the design of highly efficient catalysts for various applications.
Funder
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Pollution,Waste Management and Disposal,Water Science and Technology
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2 articles.
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