2D/2D BiOBr/g-C3N4 S型异质结光催化性能

近年来,能源短缺和环境污染严重威胁人类的可持续发展.光催化技术具有绿色环保、成本低等优势,被认为是解决上述问题的最佳途径之一,其实用化的核心是开发高效可见光催化材料.石墨相氮化碳(g-C3N4)因其物理化学性质稳定、无毒、廉价及能带适宜等特点,广泛应用于光催化领域.然而,光生载流子易复合、比表面积小等问题不利于其实际应用,构建g-C3N4基2D/2D异质结不仅能促进载流子有效分离,而且能为反应提供更多表面空间环境,是提高g-C3N4催化活性的有效途径.目前,I型和II型异质结虽能促进电荷分离,但降低了电荷参与表面反应的电势;而S型异质结电荷转移机制遵循热力学和动力学规律,能很好保留高氧化还原能力的电子和空穴,因而备受关注.当前,开发S型g-C3N4基2D/2D异质结有助于发展高效光催化体系.本文首先以三聚氰胺为前驱体,通过二次高温煅烧得到2D g-C3N4纳米片;随后,以Bi(NO3)3·5H2O和KBr为反应物,乙二胺和水为溶剂,借助室温原位自组装法获得一系列不同质量比的BiOBr/g-C3N4异质结.研究表明,BiOBr均匀分布于g-C3N4表面形成具有良好接触界面的2D/2D异质结,而且BiOBr/g-C3N4比表面积可提高至g-C3N4的2.4倍.当BiOBr与g-C3N4质量比为1.5:1时,可见光照射30 min,30 mg复合样品可将浓度为10 mg·L-1的RhB(100 mL)几乎全部降解,降解过程符合一级反应动力学,降解速率是g-C3N4的48.2倍.此外,该体系具有一定的光催化析氢活性及良好的循环稳定性.X射线光电子能谱、紫外光电子能谱、莫特肖特基、电化学阻抗谱分析及活性物种捕获等实验结果表明,由于还原性半导体g-C3N4与氧化型半导体BiOBr费米能级不同,二者接触时,电子从费米能级高的g-C3N4转移至费米能级低的BiOBr,在复合材料界面产生强的内建电场,借助带边弯曲和库仑力共同作用,形成了具有S型电荷转移途径的2D/2D BiOBr/g-C3N4异质结.在光照条件下,g-C3N4价带空穴能与BiOBr导带电子快速复合(一般认为是无用的电荷),从而使具有高反应活性的g-C3N4导带电子与BiOBr价带空穴参与表面反应,有效提高了体系的催化活性.综合本文及其他相关研究可知,在由氧化型和还原型半导体组成的异质结中,S型电荷转移机制具有一定普适性,可指导开发高效光催化体系以解决能源和环境问题.

Novel S-scheme 2D/2D BiOBr/g-C3N4 heterojunctions with enhanced photocatalytic activity

The design and construction of heterojunction photocatalysts, which possess a staggered energy band structure and appropriate interfacial contact, is an effective way to achieve outstanding pho-tocatalytic performance. In this study, 2D/2D BiOBr/g-C3N4 heterojunctions were successfully ob-tained by a convenient in situ self-assembly route. Under simulated sunlight irradiation, 99％ of RhB (10 mg·L–1, 100 mL) was efficiently degraded by 1.5-BiOBr/g-C3N4 within 30 min, which is better than the performance of both BiOBr and g-C3N4, and it has superior stability. In addition, the com-posite also exhibits enhanced photocatalytic activity for H2 production. The enhanced activity can be attributed to the intimate interface contact, the larger surface area, and the highly efficient separa-tion of photoinduced electron–hole pairs. Based on the experimental results, a novel S-scheme model was proposed to illuminate the transfer process of charge carriers. This study presents a simple way to develop novel step-scheme photocatalysts for environmental and related applica-tions.