Construction of a novel Ag/Ag3PO4/MIL-68(In)-NH2 plasmonic heterojunction photocatalyst for high-efficiency photocatalysis

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2021.05.059

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Abstract:

To boost the visible light catalytic performance of typical metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) materials (MIL-68(In)-NH2), a novel stable Z-scheme Ag/Ag3PO4/MIL-68(In)-NH2 plasmonic photocatalyst was constructed by electrostatic attraction, co-precipitation reaction, and in-situ photoreduction reaction methods for the first time. The photocatalytic activities of the photocatalysts are systematically explored by the photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A (BPA) and reduction of Cr(VI) under visible light. Ag/Ag3PO4/MIL-68(In)-NH2 displays the best photocatalytic performance among the as-prepared photocatalysts. The rate constant of BPA degradation on Ag/Ag3PO4/MIL-68(In)-NH2 is 0.09655 min-1, which is better than many reported photocatalytic materials. It also achieved a maximum rate constant of 0.02074 min-1 for Cr(VI) reduction. The boosted photocatalytic performance is due to the improved absorption caused by localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR), effective interface charge transfer and separation, and more reactive sites provided by the large specific surface area. Besides, the photocatalytic degradation pathway of BPA is concluded according to GC-MS analysis. Finally, a more reasonable Z-scheme mechanism is speculated and verified through a series of characterizations and simulations, such as time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy (TRPL), electron spin resonance (ESR), and finite difference time domain (FDTD) method.

Key words: Photocatalysis, Localized surface plasmon resonance, Z-scheme, MOFs, Ag₃PO₄

Feihu Mu, Benlin Dai, Wei Zhao, Shijian Zhou, Haibao Huang, Gang Yang, Dehua Xia, Yan Kong, Dennis Y.C. Leung. Construction of a novel Ag/Ag₃PO₄/MIL-68(In)-NH₂ plasmonic heterojunction photocatalyst for high-efficiency photocatalysis[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2022, 101: 37-48.

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Fig. 1. Synthetic schematic diagram of A/AP/MIL heterojunction.

Fig. 2. XRD patterns of the as-prepared samples.

Fig. 3. FESEM images of (a) and (b) MIL, (c) and (d) Ag3PO4, (e) and (f) A/AP/MIL, (g) TEM and (h) HRTEM images of A/AP/MIL.

Fig. 4. HAADF STEM image and the elemental mapping images of A/AP/MIL.

Fig. 5. XPS spectra of (a) In 3d, (b) O 1s, (c) Ag 3d, (d) P 2p.

Fig. 6. (a) Nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms, (b) UV-vis DRS of different samples.

Table 1 BET surface areas, pore diameter, and total pore volume of the as-obtained samples.

Samples	Surface area (m² g^-1)	Pore diameter (nm)	Pore volume (cm³ g^-1)
MIL	673.6	0.71, 1.48	0.385
Ag₃PO₄	2.7	-	-
A/AP/MIL	538.5	0.78, 1.53	0.341

Fig. 7. Experimental results of (a) photocatalytic BPA degradation and (c) photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction; pseudo-first-order kinetics of (b) photocatalytic BPA degradation, and (d) photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction.

Table 2 Comparison of different photocatalysts for BPA degradation under visible light irradiation.

Photocatalysts	Concentration (mg/L)	Reaction time (min)	Catalyst dosage (g/L)	Removal rate (%)	Ref.
A/AP/MIL	15	30	0.6	95.2	This work
S-TiO₂/UiO-66-NH₂	5	45	0.2	94.9	[45]
Benzothiadiazole functionalized Co-doped MIL-53-NH₂	10	40	0.25	∼50	[46]
Biochar@CoFe₂O₄/Ag₃PO₄	20	60	0.5	91.1	[47]
Graphene-oxide/Ag₃PO₄	20	12	1	87.2	[48]
Ag₃PO₄/g-C₃N₄	10	180	0.1	92.8	[49]

Fig. 8. Recycling runs of A/AP/MIL for (a) BPA degradation and (b) Cr(VI) reduction, (c) XRD patterns of A/AP/MIL before and after the BPA degradation reaction, (d) TEM image of A/AP/MIL after the BPA degradation reaction.

Fig. 9. (a) Effects of scavengers on the degradation of BPA, (b) ESR spectra of radical adducts trapped by DMPO.

Fig. 10. Proposed photocatalytic degradation pathway of BPA.

Fig. 11. (a) Electric field distributions calculated at the cross-sections of A/AP using the FDTD with light a wavelength of 420 nm. (b) PL spectra, (c) TRPL decay spectra, (d) transient photocurrent responses, (e) electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), (f) XPS valence band spectra of the as-prepared samples.

Fig. 12. Proposed Z-scheme photocatalytic mechanism of the plasmon A/AP/MIL photocatalyst.

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