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Changes in Structural, Morphological and Optical Features of Differently Synthetized C3N4-ZnO Heterostructures: An Experimental Approach

Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2022
Abstract:
C3N4 is an innovative material that has had huge success as a photocatalyst in recent years. More recently, it has been coupled to robust metal oxides to obtain more stable materials. This work is focused on the different synthesis techniques used to prepare bare C3N4 and combined C3N4/ZnO mixed systems. Different precursors, such as pure melamine and cyanuric acid-based supramolecular complexes, were employed for the preparation of the C3N4 material. Moreover, different solvents were also used, demonstrating that the use of water leads to the formation of a more stable heterojunction. Structural (XRD), morphological (FESEM) and optical (UV-vis) measurements underlined the role of the precursors used in the preparation of the materials. A clear trend can be extrapolated from this experimental approach involving different intimate contacts between the two C3N4 and ZnO phases, strictly connected to the particular preparation method adopted. The use of the supramolecular complexes for the preparation of C3N4 leads to a tighter association between the two phases at the heterojunction, resulting in much higher visible light harvesting (connected to lower band gap values).
Tipologia CRIS:
03A-Articolo su Rivista
Keywords:
C3N4; ZnO; heterojunction; photocatalyst
Elenco autori:
Actis A.; Sacchi F.; Takidis C.; Paganini M.C.; Cerrato E.
Autori di Ateneo:
PAGANINI Maria Cristina
Link alla scheda completa:
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1886995
Link al Full Text:
https://iris.unito.it/retrieve/handle/2318/1886995/1075036/inorganics-10-00119.pdf
Pubblicato in:
INORGANICS
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