Amorphous CuO is considered as an excellent cocatalyst, owing to its large surface area and superior conductivity compared with its crystalline counterpart. The current work demonstrates a facile method to prepare amorphous CuO, which is grown on the surface of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and is then applied for the photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride. The prepared CuO/g-C3N4 composite shows higher photocatalytic activities compared with bare g-C3N4. Efficient charge transfer between g-C3N4 and CuO is confirmed by the photocurrent response spectra and photoluminescence spectra. This work provides a facile approach to prepare low-cost composites for the photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics to safeguard the environment.
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Zhao, Y., Zada, A., Yang, Y., Pan, J., Wang, Y., Yan, Z., … Qi, K. (2021). Photocatalytic Removal of Antibiotics on g-C3N4 Using Amorphous CuO as Cocatalysts. Frontiers in Chemistry, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2021.797738
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