Exceptional Photocatalytic Performance of the LaFeO3/g-C3N4 Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Water Splitting and Organic Dyes Degradation
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Structural Characterization and Chemical Composition
2.2. Photogenerated Charge Separation
2.3. Thermogravimetric Analysis
2.4. Photocatalytic Activities
2.5. Mechanism
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Fabrication of g-C3N4
3.2. Fabrication of LaFeO3 Nanoparticles
3.3. Fabrication of LaFeO3/g-C3N4 Composite
3.4. Characterization
3.5. Photocatalytic Experiments
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Humayun, M.; Bahadur, A.; Khan, A.; Bououdina, M. Exceptional Photocatalytic Performance of the LaFeO3/g-C3N4 Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Water Splitting and Organic Dyes Degradation. Catalysts 2023, 13, 907. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13050907
Humayun M, Bahadur A, Khan A, Bououdina M. Exceptional Photocatalytic Performance of the LaFeO3/g-C3N4 Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Water Splitting and Organic Dyes Degradation. Catalysts. 2023; 13(5):907. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13050907
Chicago/Turabian StyleHumayun, Muhammad, Ayesha Bahadur, Abbas Khan, and Mohamed Bououdina. 2023. "Exceptional Photocatalytic Performance of the LaFeO3/g-C3N4 Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Water Splitting and Organic Dyes Degradation" Catalysts 13, no. 5: 907. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13050907
APA StyleHumayun, M., Bahadur, A., Khan, A., & Bououdina, M. (2023). Exceptional Photocatalytic Performance of the LaFeO3/g-C3N4 Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Water Splitting and Organic Dyes Degradation. Catalysts, 13(5), 907. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13050907