PMID- 31234460
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 2079-4991 (Print)
IS  - 2079-4991 (Electronic)
IS  - 2079-4991 (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 6
DP  - 2019 Jun 21
TI  - Engineering the Dimensional Interface of BiVO(4)-2D Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) 
      Nanocomposite for Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Performance.
LID - 10.3390/nano9060907 [doi]
LID - 907
AB  - Graphene as a two-dimensional (2D) nanoplatform is beneficial for assembling a 2D 
      heterojunction photocatalytic system to promote electron transfer in 
      semiconductor composites. Here a BiVO(4) nanosheets/reduced graphene oxide (RGO) 
      based 2D-2D heterojunction photocatalytic system as well as 0D-2D BiVO(4) 
      nanoparticles/RGO and 1D-2D BiVO(4) nanotubes/RGO nanocomposites are fabricated 
      by a feasible solvothermal process. During the synthesis; the growth of BiVO(4) 
      and the intimate interfacial contact between BiVO(4) and RGO occur 
      simultaneously. Compared to 0D-2D and 1D-2D heterojunctions, the resulting 2D-2D 
      BiVO(4) nanosheets/RGO composites yield superior chemical coupling; leading to 
      exhibit higher photocatalytic activity toward the degradation of acetaminophen 
      under visible light irradiation. Photoluminescence (PL) and photocurrent 
      experiments revealed that the apparent electron transfer rate in 2D-2D BiVO(4) 
      nanosheets/RGO composites is faster than that in 0D-2D BiVO(4) nanoparticles/RGO 
      composites. The experimental findings presented here clearly demonstrate that the 
      2D-2D heterojunction interface can highlight the optoelectronic coupling between 
      nanomaterials and promote the electron-hole separation. This study will motivate 
      new developments in dimensionality factors on designing the heterojunction 
      photocatalysts and promote their photodegradation photocatalytic application in 
      environmental issues.
FAU - Sun, Jing
AU  - Sun J
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7695-8421
AD  - School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology 
      (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ji'nan 250353, China. jingsunok@163.com.
FAU - Wang, Chunxiao
AU  - Wang C
AD  - School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology 
      (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ji'nan 250353, China. wangyiwangchunxiao@163.com.
FAU - Shen, Tingting
AU  - Shen T
AD  - School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology 
      (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ji'nan 250353, China. stthunanyt@163.com.
FAU - Song, Hongchen
AU  - Song H
AD  - School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology 
      (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ji'nan 250353, China. shc01261005lx@gmail.com.
FAU - Li, Danqi
AU  - Li D
AD  - School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qilu University of Technology 
      (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ji'nan 250353, China. autantenporte@163.com.
FAU - Zhao, Rusong
AU  - Zhao R
AD  - Key Laboratory for Applied Technology of Sophisticated Analytical Instruments of 
      Shandong Province, Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology 
      (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ji'nan 250014, China. zhaors1976@126.com.
FAU - Wang, Xikui
AU  - Wang X
AD  - College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong Agriculture and 
      Engineering University, Ji'nan, 251100, China. xk_wang@qlu.edu.cn.
LA  - eng
GR  - No. 21507067/the National Nature Science Foundation of China/
GR  - No.2017BSHZ019/Doctoral Found for Cooperation Projects of Qilu University of 
      Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)/
GR  - No. QLUTGJHZ2018004/International Cooperation Research Special Funds Project of 
      Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20190621
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Nanomaterials (Basel)
JT  - Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)
JID - 101610216
PMC - PMC6630799
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - BiVO4
OT  - RGO
OT  - photocatalysis
OT  - two-dimensional interface
OT  - visible light
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2019/06/27 06:00
MHDA- 2019/06/27 06:01
PMCR- 2019/06/10
CRDT- 2019/06/26 06:00
PHST- 2019/05/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/06/04 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/06/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/06/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/06/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/06/27 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/06/10 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - nano9060907 [pii]
AID - nanomaterials-09-00907 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/nano9060907 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Nanomaterials (Basel). 2019 Jun 21;9(6):907. doi: 10.3390/nano9060907.