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Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 16/2022

06-05-2022

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of rare earth (Yb, Nd and Ce)-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets for the degradation of organic dyes under visible light

Authors: Xiaochen Yu, Zeyu Song, Xiaoqian Dong, Huajian Li, Haonan Liu, Baoyan Zhao, Ting Ye, Yinlin Jiang, Xiaojie Li, Li Duan, Jibin Fan, Peng Zhao

Published in: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | Issue 16/2022

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Abstract

g-C3N4 and rare earth (RE)-doped (Yb, Nd and Ce) g-C3N4 nanosheets were synthesized by a thermal method. The remarkable effects of RE doping on the structural, morphological, and optical properties of g-C3N4 were investigated using XRD, FT-IR, SEM, BET, XPS, UV–Vis, PL, EIS and Mott–Schottky characterization techniques. The photocatalytic activities of RE doped g-C3N4 nanosheets for different dyes were improved compared with g-C3N4 under visible light irradiation, among which Ce/g-C3N4 showed outstanding performance. Due to the doping of RE, it modulates the electronic structure of pristine g-C3N4 and broadens its optical absorption range. In addition, a possible mechanism of photocatalytic degradation of dyes was propounded by free radical trapping experiments. This work may provide a reference for the rational design of photocatalysts and inspiration for the photocatalytic mechanism.
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Metadata
Title
Enhanced photocatalytic activity of rare earth (Yb, Nd and Ce)-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets for the degradation of organic dyes under visible light
Authors
Xiaochen Yu
Zeyu Song
Xiaoqian Dong
Huajian Li
Haonan Liu
Baoyan Zhao
Ting Ye
Yinlin Jiang
Xiaojie Li
Li Duan
Jibin Fan
Peng Zhao
Publication date
06-05-2022
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics / Issue 16/2022
Print ISSN: 0957-4522
Electronic ISSN: 1573-482X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08267-w

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