Research on Cu-Site Modification of g-C3N4/CeO2-like Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Enhancing CO2 Reduction and Mechanism Insight
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Photocatalyst Characterization
2.2. Surface Composition and Photoelectric Analysis
2.3. Photocatalytic Activity
2.4. Mechanism of CO2 Photoreduction
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Methods
3.1.1. Materials
3.1.2. Synthesis of CeO2 Micro-Sheets
3.1.3. Synthesis of g-C3N4 Micro-Sheets
3.1.4. Preparation of g-C3N4/CeO2 Photocatalysts
3.1.5. Preparation of Cu@g-C3N4/CeO2 Photocatalysts
3.2. Characterizations
3.3. CO2 Photoreduction Experiments
3.4. Photo-Electrochemical Measurements
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhou, Y.; Cai, J.; Sun, Y.; Jia, S.; Liu, Z.; Tang, X.; Hu, B.; Zhang, Y.; Yan, Y.; Zhu, Z. Research on Cu-Site Modification of g-C3N4/CeO2-like Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Enhancing CO2 Reduction and Mechanism Insight. Catalysts 2024, 14, 546. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14080546
Zhou Y, Cai J, Sun Y, Jia S, Liu Z, Tang X, Hu B, Zhang Y, Yan Y, Zhu Z. Research on Cu-Site Modification of g-C3N4/CeO2-like Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Enhancing CO2 Reduction and Mechanism Insight. Catalysts. 2024; 14(8):546. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14080546
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Yiying, Junxi Cai, Yuming Sun, Shuhan Jia, Zhonghuan Liu, Xu Tang, Bo Hu, Yue Zhang, Yan Yan, and Zhi Zhu. 2024. "Research on Cu-Site Modification of g-C3N4/CeO2-like Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Enhancing CO2 Reduction and Mechanism Insight" Catalysts 14, no. 8: 546. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal14080546