Highly efficient visible light active Cu-ZnO/S-g-C₃N₄ nanocomposites for efficient photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants.

ABSTRACT: The photocatalytic activity of photocatalysts is severely hampered by limited visible light harvesting and unwanted fast recombination of photogenerated e^- and h⁺. In the current study, the photocatalytic efficiency of Cu-ZnO/S-g-C₃N₄ (CZS) nanocomposites was investigated against MB dye. The composite materials were designed via chemical co-precipitation method and characterised by important analytical techniques. Distinctive heterojunctions developed between S-g-C₃N₄ and Cu-ZnO in the CZS composite were revealed by TEM. The synthesized composites exhibit a huge number of active sites, a large surface area, a smaller size and better visible light absorption. The considerable enhancement in the photocatalytic activity

SUBMITTER: Javed M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9044814 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature