The degradation mechanism of BiFe0.98Al0.02O3-BaTiO3/g-C3N4/Cu II-type heterojunction induced by synergistic effect of piezoelectric and illuminant
摘要
Despite the preliminary successes of piezoelectric catalysis in environmental protection and biomedical fields, the challenge persists in manufacturing piezoelectric catalysts on a large scale that possesses both high degradation efficiency and affordability. In this work, 0.67BiFe0.98Al0.02O3-0.33BaTiO3 (BFA0.02-BT) ceramic powders were used as the substrate material; then, g-C3N4 and Cu were combined to prepare BFA0.02-BT/g-C3N4/Cu Ⅱ-type heterojunction piezoelectric catalyst. The addition of g-C3N4 enhanced the optical band gap from 2.17 to 2.41 eV, and Cu loading increased both the electron density of the heterostructure and the highly reactive ·O2−. Furthermore, a maximum inverse piezoelectric constant d33* = 99.5 pm/V as well as a phase reversal hysteresis loop of approximately 180° were observed in 3BFA0.02-BT/2 g-C3N4/3.8Cu, reflecting the good piezoelectric characteristic. The increased reactive ·O2−, higher carrier concentration, and the suitable band gap contributed to the excellent catalytic activity. The synergistic effect of piezoelectric and integrated heterojunction promoted the effective separation of photo-generated charges, as well as restrained of the recombination of holes and electrons. The degradation rate (k) of 3BFA0.02-BT/2 g-C3N4/3.8Cu composites against rhodamine B (RhB) dye, levofloxacin (Lev), and oxytetracycline (OTc) antibiotics was 0.47 min−1, 0.08 min−1 and 0.02 min−1, which was more than three times higher than that of reported BFO-based catalyst. This work presented a piezoelectric catalyst with high degradation efficiency, which was expected to be applied to the pollution of organic substances and antibiotics.