The high photocatalytic efficiency and stability of LaNiO₃/g-C₃N₄ heterojunction nanocomposites for photocatalytic water splitting to hydrogen.

ABSTRACT: A binary direct Z-scheme LaNiO₃/g-C₃N₄ nanocomposite photocatalyst consisted with LaNiO₃ nanoparticles and g-C₃N₄ nanosheets was successfully synthesized by means of mechanical mixing and solvothermal methods in order to improve the photocatalytic water splitting activity. The as-prepared materials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron microscope (SEM), Transmission Electron microscope (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and N₂ adsorption-desorption experiments, respectively, demonstrating the formation of interfacial interaction and heterogeneous structure in LaNiO₃/g-C₃N₄ nanocomposites.

SUBMITTER: Ye C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7596961 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature