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Cu2O/Bi2CrO6 Z-scheme heterojunction: Construction and photocatalytic degradation properties for tetracycline
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GUO Zhinan School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China
Shanxi Province Union Laboratory of Clean Energy Materials, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China 
 
WANG Junli School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China
Shanxi Province Union Laboratory of Clean Energy Materials, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China 
wangjunlitylg@126.com 
ZHAO Qiang School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China
Shanxi Province Union Laboratory of Clean Energy Materials, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China 
zhaoqiangtylg@126.com 
JIA Zhifang School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China
Shanxi Province Union Laboratory of Clean Energy Materials, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China 
 
LI Zuopeng School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China
Shanxi Province Union Laboratory of Clean Energy Materials, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China 
 
WANG Kewei School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China
Shanxi Province Union Laboratory of Clean Energy Materials, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China 
wangkewei@sxdtu.edu.cn 
GUO Yong School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China
Shanxi Province Union Laboratory of Clean Energy Materials, Shanxi Datong University, Datong, Shanxi 037009, China 
 
Abstract: The Z-scheme heterojunction Cu2O/Bi2CrO6 photocatalyst was successfully prepared by introducing Cu2O on the Bi2CrO6 surface using a coprecipitation method. The photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline (TC) on Cu2O/ Bi2CrO6 under visible light irradiation was investigated. It was found that the Cu2O/Bi2CrO6 photocatalyst had the best photocatalytic activity when the mass ratio of Cu2O to Bi2CrO6 was 20%, and the TC could be degraded by 87.5% within 100 min, which was about 1.8 times and 1.3 times higher than that of pure Bi2CrO6 and pure Cu2O, respectively. Besides, the Cu2O/Bi2CrO6 photocatalyst also showed good stability and reusability. The Z scheme heterojunction structure of Cu2O/Bi2CrO6 provided increased active sites, enhanced interfacial charge separation, and improved separation efficiency of photogenerated electro-hole (e--h+) pairs, leading to enhanced photocatalytic properties. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurement confirmed that the superoxide radical (·O2- ), hydroxyl radical (·OH), and h+ were the primary active species during photocatalysis.
Keywords: photocatalyst  Cu2O  bismuth chromate  photocatalytic degradation  tetracycline
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GUO Zhinan,WANG Junli,ZHAO Qiang,JIA Zhifang,LI Zuopeng,WANG Kewei,GUO Yong.Cu2O/Bi2CrO6 Z-scheme heterojunction: Construction and photocatalytic degradation properties for tetracycline[J].Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry,2025,41(4):741-752.
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