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Photocatalysts: Monoclinic Porous BiVO 4 Networks Decorated by Discrete g‐C 3 N 4 Nano‐Islands with Tunable Coverage for Highly Efficient Photocatalysis (Small 14/2014)
Author(s) -
Li Changjiang,
Wang Shengping,
Wang Tuo,
Wei Yijia,
Zhang Peng,
Gong Jinlong
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201470083
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , monoclinic crystal system , heterojunction , materials science , porosity , redox , nanotechnology , nano , degradation (telecommunications) , chemical engineering , catalysis , optoelectronics , crystal structure , chemistry , computer science , crystallography , composite material , organic chemistry , engineering , telecommunications , metallurgy
An efficient g‐C 3 N 4 /BiVO 4 heterojunction photocatalyst with porous BiVO 4 networks decorated by discrete g‐C 3 N 4 nano‐islands with tunable coverage is presented by J. Gong and team on page 2783. In this unique system, the g‐C 3 N 4 nanoislands show synergistc effects with BiVO 4 network, leading to separated redox reaction sites and fully exposed reactive interfaces, greatly increasing charge separation efficiency and thus enhancing the photocatalytic activity. The as‐synthesized photocatalyst can be used for organics degradation, water splitting, as well as CO 2 reduction. This work could also provide insights into the importance of rational structure design in heterojunction systems.