In this study,a series of novel visible light driven n-CeO2/n-CdO heterojunction(CeO2/CdO)nanoco mposites we re successfully fabricated by simple ultrasonication method.Several characte rization tools including X-ray ...In this study,a series of novel visible light driven n-CeO2/n-CdO heterojunction(CeO2/CdO)nanoco mposites we re successfully fabricated by simple ultrasonication method.Several characte rization tools including X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electro n microscopy(SEM),transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy(UV-DRS),etc.,were utilized to investigate the physicochemical properties of the catalyst and confirm the formation of heterojunction.Under visible light irradiations,the photocatalytic activities of the as-prepared CeO2/CdO nanocomposites were evaluated by degrading of Congo red(CR)and Rhodamine B(RhB)solutions.As a result,the CeO2/CdO(mass percentage ratio 1:3)nanocomposite displays remarkable performance for CR and RhB degradation.The enhancement in the photocatalytic performance of CeO2/CdO(1:3)nanocomposite can be attributed not only to the strong visible-light absorption region,separating the photogenerated electronhole pairs but also to the formation of n-n type heterojunction.The results also indicate that the CeO2/CdO(1:3)nanocomposite has good stabilization and high reusability.In addition,the mechanism is proposed for the coupled semiconductors and possible reasons for the enhancement of visible-light photocatalytic efficiency are also discussed.This work can provide a new gateway to fabricate visible photocatalysts and promising candidate catalysts for poisonous wastewater treatment in the near future.展开更多
文摘In this study,a series of novel visible light driven n-CeO2/n-CdO heterojunction(CeO2/CdO)nanoco mposites we re successfully fabricated by simple ultrasonication method.Several characte rization tools including X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electro n microscopy(SEM),transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy(UV-DRS),etc.,were utilized to investigate the physicochemical properties of the catalyst and confirm the formation of heterojunction.Under visible light irradiations,the photocatalytic activities of the as-prepared CeO2/CdO nanocomposites were evaluated by degrading of Congo red(CR)and Rhodamine B(RhB)solutions.As a result,the CeO2/CdO(mass percentage ratio 1:3)nanocomposite displays remarkable performance for CR and RhB degradation.The enhancement in the photocatalytic performance of CeO2/CdO(1:3)nanocomposite can be attributed not only to the strong visible-light absorption region,separating the photogenerated electronhole pairs but also to the formation of n-n type heterojunction.The results also indicate that the CeO2/CdO(1:3)nanocomposite has good stabilization and high reusability.In addition,the mechanism is proposed for the coupled semiconductors and possible reasons for the enhancement of visible-light photocatalytic efficiency are also discussed.This work can provide a new gateway to fabricate visible photocatalysts and promising candidate catalysts for poisonous wastewater treatment in the near future.
