Mohammed S. Mohammed , Saad H. Ammar , Yousra S. Kareem , A. Al-Farraji
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Abstract
This work involved introducing defect states into the electronic structure of g-C3N4 by Fe doping to create a piezoelectric effect in addition to its photocatalytic properties, thereby increasing the transfer of photoinduced charge carriers and achieving an effective piezophoto-catalytic degradation toward MB dye. Noticeably, Fe-doped g-C3N4 (FeCN) catalyst (with 5 % doping) possesses great piezophoto-catalytic degradation performance, decomposing 97.7 % of MB in 60 min. •O2− and •OH radicals were the key reactive components as stated by the trapping experiments. Moreover, a degradation efficiency of 92.5 % was still achieved after the fifth round, representing a good durability of assembled FeCN piezophotocatalyst has been ensured.
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