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Title of Paper:In-situ construction of core-shell structured TiB2-TiO2@g-C3N4 for efficient photocatalytic degradation

Journal:Applied Surface Science

Place of Publication:Elsevier

Key Words:g-C3N4, TiB2, core-Shell structure, photocatalysts, heterojunction

Summary:g-C3N4 based heterojunction photocatalysts attract much attention as degradation materials for organic pollutants due to their wide light absorption range and rich photoinduced carriers. Strategies to effectively improve photoelectron separation and transmission have become a research hotspot. Herein, a novel heterojunction TiB2TiO2@g-C3N4 photocatalyst with core–shell structure was constructed by in-situ growth of g-C3N4 on the TiB2TiO2 cores using one-step calcination method. The composite processes a higher photodegradation performance of Rhodamine B (RhB) and 4-Chlorophenol (4-CP) compared to the pure g-C3N4. The results show that the surface of TiB2-TiO2 cores contains numerous ‘TiB2 bridges’, as photoinduced carriers transport channels, which effectively accelerate photoinduced e- and h+ migration. In addition, the g-C3N4 coated on TiB2-TiO2 cores forms a Z-scheme heterojunction, which hinders the recombination of photogenerated charges resulting in a longer electron lifetime. Furthermore, the TiB2 also could act as acceptors of electrons for the formation of •O2–. The main active substances for degradation of RhB are •OH, •O2– and h+. This strategy is applicable to design highly capable heterojunction photocatalysts by constructing fast electronic transmission channels.

First Author:Huijun Yu

Correspondence Author:Zuoli He

All the Authors:Shasha Xu,Shijie Zhang,Shuguang Wang

Indexed by:Journal paper

Volume:579

Page Number:152201

Impact Factor:6.707

Translation or Not:No

Date of Publication:2022-01

Included Journals:SCI

Release Time:2021-12-13