Photoirradiation-enhanced behavior via morphological manipulation of CoFe2O4/g-C3N4 heterojunction for supercapacitor and CO2 reduction

Wei He, Yingpei Liu, Liang Liu, Huimin Han, Zhixiang Wang, Yuguang Li, Dong Ji, Lei Shen, Yirong Feng, Shuangfei Zhao, Jiming Yang, Zheng Fang, Zhao Yang, Kai Guo

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Abstract

Regulating the morphology of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4, CN) and constructing CoFe2O4/g-C3N4 (CFO/CN) heterojunctions were adopted in the photocatalytic energy storage and photocatalytic CO2 reduction (PCR). CFO/CNS had outstanding light response ability, while CFO/CNT possessed excellent charge transfer ability. Consequently, CFO/CNT electrode exhibited the highest specific capacitance without light, CFO/CNS electrode showed the most obvious photo-enhanced capacitance behavior with an increase by 21.05 % under light. This was ascribed to the generation and separation of photo-generated carriers, promoting oxidation/reduction reactions. And in PCR, the electron consumption rates of four CFO/CN heterojunctions were CFO/CNT > CFO/BCN > CFO/MCN > CFO/CNS. CFO/CNT presented the highest photocatalytic activity, attributing to the strong redox ability and photo-enhanced electron transfer. This strategy of utilizing CFO/CN heterojunctions to construct photo-enhanced supercapacitor electrodes and photocatalytic CO2 reduction catalysts provided new ideas for energy conversion and storage.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)834-845
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Colloid and Interface Science
Volume679
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2025

Keywords

  • CO reduction
  • CoFeO/g-CN
  • Morphological manipulation
  • Photoirradiation-enhanced behavior
  • Supercapacitor

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