Fu, S., Chu, Z., Huang, Z., Dong, X., Bie, J., Yang, Z., Zhu, H., Pu, W., Wu, W., & Liu, B. (2024). Construction of Z-scheme AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction with oxygen vacancies for improved pollutant degradation and bacterial inactivation. RSC Advances, 14(6), 3888-3899. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ra08514g
Fu, Shuai ; Chu, Zhiliang ; Huang, Zhiquan et al. / Construction of Z-scheme AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction with oxygen vacancies for improved pollutant degradation and bacterial inactivation. In: RSC Advances. 2024 ; Vol. 14, No. 6. pp. 3888-3899.
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abstract = "A facile Z-scheme AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction photocatalyst with oxygen vacancies was fabricated by a water-bath method. The structural, morphological, optical and electronic properties of as-synthesized samples were systematically characterized. The oxygen vacancies were confirmed by EPR, which could optimize the band-gap of the AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction and improve the photo-induced electron transfer. The optimized AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction showed excellent photocatalytic degradation efficiency (82%) for tetracycline (TC). Simultaneously, E. coli was completely inactivated within 60 min due to the AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction. The elevated catalytic activity of the optimal AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction was ascribed to the synergistic effect of the enhanced light absorption and effective photoinduced charge carrier separation and transfer. Moreover, the degradation efficiency of the AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction towards ofloxacin, norfloxacin and Lanasol Red 5B was 73%, 74% and 96%, respectively. The experimental factors for the degradation efficiency of TC were also studied. Furthermore, active species trapping experiments indicated that superoxide radicals (O2-) were the main reactive species, and the Z-scheme charge transfer mechanism helped to improve the photocatalytic activity.A facile Z-scheme AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction photocatalyst with oxygen vacancies was fabricated by a water-bath method.",
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Fu, S, Chu, Z, Huang, Z, Dong, X, Bie, J, Yang, Z, Zhu, H, Pu, W, Wu, W & Liu, B 2024, 'Construction of Z-scheme AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction with oxygen vacancies for improved pollutant degradation and bacterial inactivation', RSC Advances, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 3888-3899. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ra08514g
Construction of Z-scheme AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction with oxygen vacancies for improved pollutant degradation and bacterial inactivation. / Fu, Shuai; Chu, Zhiliang; Huang, Zhiquan et al.
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RSC Advances, Vol. 14, No. 6, 2024, p. 3888-3899.
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Fu S, Chu Z, Huang Z, Dong X, Bie J, Yang Z et al. Construction of Z-scheme AgCl/BiOCl heterojunction with oxygen vacancies for improved pollutant degradation and bacterial inactivation. RSC Advances. 2024;14(6):3888-3899. doi: 10.1039/d3ra08514g