Issue 6, 2015

Enhancement of photocatalytic performance via a P3HT-g-C3N4 heterojunction

Abstract

P3HT-g-C3N4 photocatalysts with high activity have been fabricated by assembling p-type P3HT particles on n-type g-C3N4 nanoplates via a ball milling method. The photocatalytic activity of the P3HT-g-C3N4 photocatalysts for the degradation of MB was 2 times higher than that of pure g-C3N4. The formation of a heterojunction interface of P3HT-g-C3N4 photocatalysts enhanced the separation efficiency of photogenerated electron–hole pairs and resulted in the enhancement of photocatalytic performance. The potential difference in the heterojunction is the main driving force for efficient charge separation and transfer.

Graphical abstract: Enhancement of photocatalytic performance via a P3HT-g-C3N4 heterojunction

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Sep 2014
Accepted
11 Dec 2014
First published
12 Dec 2014

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015,3, 2741-2747

Author version available

Enhancement of photocatalytic performance via a P3HT-g-C3N4 heterojunction

X. Bai, C. Sun, S. Wu and Y. Zhu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 2741 DOI: 10.1039/C4TA04779F

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements