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Synthesis and characterization of BiVO4/g-C3N4/GO heterostructure for Photocatalytic application: a study on the effect of the ratio of g-C3N4/GO

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Visible region active semiconductor photocatalyst, BiVO4/g-C3N4/GO composite with various proportions of weight of GO and g-C3N4 are prepared through hydrothermal method in 180 °C for 3 h in furnace. The optimization of both GO and g-C3N4 weight ratio with BiVO4 has been studied here. The prepared samples shows monoclinic BVO4 phase. And due to the low quantity of g-C3N4 and GO the peaks for respective material was disappeared. The prepared nanoparticles show rod like and rod with sheet like morphology. The prepared samples show higher capacity of absorption in UV–Visible region. The higher ratio of GO and lower ratio of g-C3N4 with BiVO4, i.e. 7 GB showed highest photocatalytic efficiency of 78% in 180 min for methylene blue degradation in visible light irradiation. The degradation efficiency correlates with the result of photoluminescence data, optical absorption data, i.e. low bandgap of 1.82 eV and reduced recombination of charge carriers. The functional group of the sample has been analyzed by FTIR. The crystal nature and bonding between the heterostructure has examined by Raman analysis and the composition of the sample has examined by XPS. The 7 GB showed more specific surface area than 0B. The photodegradation was further analyzed by varying the MB dye concentration and pH of the dye solution and 90% of MB dye degradation has been observed in 60 min at pH 9. The FTIR result of the sample before and after the dye degradation confirms its stability.

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Rehaboth Nissi J: Contributed in analysis, interpretation and writing. I. Sheebha: Contributed in synthesis of g-C3N4. B Vidhya: contributed in concept, revision and final drafting.

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Nissi, J.R., Sheebha, I. & Vidhya, B. Synthesis and characterization of BiVO4/g-C3N4/GO heterostructure for Photocatalytic application: a study on the effect of the ratio of g-C3N4/GO. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 906 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12639-9

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