Enhanced photocatalytic activity of brown H4Nb6O17/g-C3N4composite for visible-light driven H2O2production

Luona Zhang; Shiqi Zhao; Xiaorong Cheng; Zijie Liu; Ruochen Liu; Graham Dawson

doi:10.1039/d1ya00038a

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of brown H₄Nb₆O₁₇/g-C₃N₄composite for visible-light driven H₂O₂production

Luona Zhang
, Shiqi Zhao
, Xiaorong Cheng
, Zijie Liu
, Ruochen Liu
, Graham Dawson^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Suzhou Vocational Institute of Industrial Technology

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A novel form of brown H4Nb6O17 was synthesised by annealing niobate nanoscrolls at 300 °C. A composite heterojunction between this brown niobate and g-C3N4 was formed, and shown to have enhanced photocatalytic activity for the ORR and H2O2 production of 1.8 μmol after 3 hours. The formation of a heterojunction between the two components was shown to alter the chemical environment and suppress the PL signal, and a band diagram of the system is proposed based on our results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	169-176
Number of pages	8
Journal	Energy Advances
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d1ya00038a
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2022

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Enhanced photocatalytic activity of brown H₄Nb₆O₁₇/g-C₃N₄composite for visible-light driven H₂O₂production

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