Ternary dual -scheme graphitic carbon nitride/ultrathin metal-organic framework nanosheet/AgPO photocatalysts for boosted photocatalytic performance under visible light.

Ternary graphitic carbon nitride/ultrathin metal-organic framework nanosheet/AgPO (CNUA) composite photocatalysts were prepared under ultrasonic irradiation in tetrahydrofuran. The aim was to use them as photocatalysts for the degradation of organic pollutants in water. The crystal structure, surface morphology, optical properties, and chemical composition of the photocatalytic materials were investigated using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).