Boosted Activity of g-CN/UiO-66-NH Heterostructures for the Photocatalytic Degradation of Contaminants in Water.

The combination of graphitic carbon nitride and the metal-organic framework UiO-66-NH has been developed with the aim to enhance the photocatalytic activity of pure semiconductors. Different proportions of g-CN and UiO-66-NH were combined. Complete characterization analysis of the resulting photocatalytic materials was conducted, including N adsorption isotherms, XRD, FTIR, STEM-EDX microscopy, DRS-UV-visible, and photoluminescence.