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Solvothermal Synthesis of MIL-96 and UiO-66-NH2 on Atomic Layer Deposited Metal Oxide Coatings on Fiber Mats
Published on: June 13, 2018
Ligand modification of UiO-66 with an unusual visible light photocatalytic behavior for RhB degradation
Xixi Mu1, Jifei Jiang, Fufang Chao
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, PR China. chenjinxi@seu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A series of isostructural UiO-66-X (X = H, NH2, Br, (OH)2, (SH)2) catalysts have been successfully synthesized by modifying different functional groups on the ligand. The effects of the ligand modification of UiO-66 were investigated for their photocatalytic activity of Rhodamine B degradation under visible light. Surprisingly, UiO-66-NH2 and UiO-66-(OH)2 which have narrow bandgaps and excellent visible light absorption do not show outstanding photocatalytic performances compared to UiO-66 and UiO-66-Br. Electrochemical test results indicated that the conduction band potential of UiO-66-X and the separation efficiency of electrons were quite important in these photocatalytic reactions, other than the electronic effect as reported. Similar photocatalytic degradation behaviors were found for Congo red and methyl orange. Herein, we firstly reported different mechanisms of selective degradation in the case of UiO-66, which subverted the previous understanding of photodegradation behavior.
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