g-C3N4 nanosheets functionalized yttrium-doped ZrO2 nanoparticles for efficient photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction and energy storage applications
2022
Reddy, C Venkata | Reddy, Kakarla Raghava | Zairov, Rustem R. | Cheolho, Bai | Shim, Jaesool | Aminabhavi, Tejraj M.
Novel g-C₃N₄ functionalized yttrium-doped ZrO₂ hybrid heterostructured (g-YZr) nanoparticles have been synthesized to investigate photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction as well as electrochemical energy storage applications. The nanoparticles have been characterized to examine their structural, optical, and photocatalytic properties. XRD confirmed the incorporation of dopant ions and heterostructure development between g-C₃N₄ and doped ZrO₂. When g-C₃N₄ was doped with ZrO₂, the ability of light adsorption was greatly enhanced due to the narrow band gap. The distinctive structure of g-YZr exhibited outstanding photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction owing to its superior surface area, which greatly prevented the charge carriers' recombination rate and exhibited superior photocatalytic performance within 90 min of solar light irradiation. Furthermore, these catalysts demonstrated similar catalytic Cr(VI) reduction activity following four repeatability tests, indicating the exceptional structural stability of g-YZr catalysts. The electrochemical performance of the electrodes revealed that g-YZr exhibited superior specific capacitance over the other electrodes owing to extra energetic sites and robust synergic effect. Enhanced specific capacitance and long cyclic stability of the hybrid heterostructures displayed their usefulness for energy storage applications.
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