One stone, three birds: up-conversion, photothermal and p-n heterojunction to boost BiOBr:Yb3+,Er3+/Cu3Mo2O9 full spectrum photodegradation

doi:10.1007/s11705-024-2469-2

2024, Vol. 18

Issue (10) : 118 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-024-2469-2

One stone, three birds: up-conversion, photothermal and p-n heterojunction to boost BiOBr:Yb³⁺,Er³⁺/Cu₃Mo₂O₉ full spectrum photodegradation

Xintong Yao¹, Dong Zhang², Yupeng Liu¹, Yanzhao Chen¹, Dafeng Zhang¹(

), Junchang Liu¹, Xue-Yang Ji¹, Hengshuai Li², Peiqing Cai³, Xipeng Pu¹(

)

¹. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
². School of Physics Science and Information Technology, Shandong Key Laboratory of Optical Communication Science and Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China
³. College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China

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Abstract

Broadening spectral response range to realize the full spectrum photocatalysis is crucial to develop photocatalysts with satisfactory light-energy conversion ability. A full-spectrum driven p-n heterojunction photocatalytic system was rationally designed through introducing the Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped BiOBr with up-conversion effect as the collector of near infrared light and photocatalysts substrate. Meanwhile, Cu₃Mo₂O₉ with the photothermal effect as a heat source to accelerate the reaction at the surface through absorbing the near infrared light. The photocatalytic activity of BiOBr:Yb³⁺,Er³⁺/Cu₃Mo₂O₉ composite was markedly strengthened under visible and near infrared light irradiation, and the BiOBr:Yb³⁺,Er³⁺/Cu₃Mo₂O₉-5 composite displayed the optimal photodegradation activities for 0.03372 min^–1 and 0.058 h^–1, being 2.3-folds and 2.4-folds than that of pure BiOBr:Yb³⁺,Er³⁺ under the visible and near infrared light, respectively. The position of doped ions (Yb³⁺ and Er³⁺) in BiOBr:Yb³⁺,Er³⁺ was determined from the X-ray absorption fine structure spectra. And the reasonable mechanism of p-n heterojunction was proposed base on the results of experimental and density functional theory calculation. This work provides a rational strategy for the design and development of full-spectrum heterojunction photocatalysts with the up-conversion and photothermal effects to increase the photocatalytic performance.

Keywords photocatalyst full spectrum p-n heterojunction photothermal effect up-conversion

Corresponding Author(s): Dafeng Zhang,Xipeng Pu

Just Accepted Date: 10 May 2024 Issue Date: 18 June 2024

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Xintong Yao,Dong Zhang,Yupeng Liu, et al. One stone, three birds: up-conversion, photothermal and p-n heterojunction to boost BiOBr:Yb³⁺,Er³⁺/Cu₃Mo₂O₉ full spectrum photodegradation[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(10): 118.

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Fig.1 XRD patterns of samples.

Fig.2 (a) Survey and (b–h) high-resolution XPS spectra of BYE, CMO, and BYE/CMO-5.

Fig.3 X-ray absorption near edge structure spectra, and k²-weighted EXAFS spectra in R space at the (a, b) Er L₃-edge and (c, d) Yb L₃-edge for Er₂O₃, BYE, and Yb₂O₃.

Fig.4 Scanning electron microscope images of (a) BYE, (b) CMO, and (c) BYE/CMO-5 composite material; (d) elemental mapping images, (e) TEM, and (f) high resolution TEM images of BYE/CMO-5.

Fig.5 (a) Ultraviolet-visible-NIR DRS spectra, (b) corresponding Tauc plots, (c) PL spectra, (d) up-conversion PL spectra, and the temperature variation curves under the (e) visible and (f) NIR light irradiation of BYE, CMO, and BYE/CMO-5; the photocurrent response curves of samples under (g) visible and (h) NIR light irradiation.

Fig.6 Photodegradation of MB and corresponding first-order kinetic curves with BYE, CMO and BYE/CMO composites under (a, b) visible and (c, d) NIR light; (e, f) the cycle curves of BYE/CMO-5; and (g, h) the photodegradation curves with different radical trap of BYE/CMO-5 under visible and NIR light.

Fig.7 (a, b) Mott-schottky curves of BYE, CMO and BYE/CMO; electrostatic potentials of (c) BYE and (d) CW.

Fig.8 Photocatalytic mechanism schematic diagram of BYE/CMO. (a) before contact, (b) after contact, and (c) under light irradiation.

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