Publications by authors named "Yanting Dou"
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- Developing an efficient photocatalyst that harnesses the full solar spectrum is crucial for converting light into chemical energy, with researchers focusing on a ternary nanocomposite made from g-CN, RGO, and WO.
- The CN/RGO/WO nanocomposite showed significantly improved photocatalytic activity for degrading methyl orange under UV, visible, and even low-energy NIR light compared to individual components.
- This enhanced performance is attributed to the combined effects of plasmon resonance from WO and a Z-scheme nanoheterojunction between WO and g-CN, highlighting the promise of integrating nonmetallic and conductive materials for effective solar photocatalysts.
The construction of a heterojunction and the introduction of a cocatalyst can both promote the transfer of photogenerated electrons, which are effective strategies to enhance photocatalytic efficiency. In this paper, a ternary RGO/g-CN/LaCOOH composite was synthesized by constructing a g-CN/LaCOOH heterojunction and introducing a non-noble metal cocatalyst RGO through hydrothermal reactions. TEM, XRD, XPS, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, photo-electrochemistry and PL tests were carried out to characterize the structures, morphologies and carrier separation efficiencies of products.
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