Activation of Kagome lattice-structured Cu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O volborthite via hydrothermal crystallization for boosting visible light-driven water oxidation
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Hengyan Yang, Ding Wang, AiYing Chen, Wei-Lin Dai, Xianglong Zhao
We report a feasible strategy via hydrothermal crystallization to activate Kagome lattice-structured Cu3V2O7(OH)2ยท2H2O volborthite mineral as a stable visible-light-driven photocatalyst. It was demonstrated to play a crucial role in stimulating absorption ability and photodegradation performance for the removal of methylene blue present in high concentration. In contrast, direct calcination was almost ineffective, whereas post-calcination was significantly detrimental. Moreover, the photocatalytic water oxidation activity of hydrothermally crystallizated volborthite was comparable to that of BiVO4, and it was clearly higher than those of WO3 and g-C3N4 from aqueous NaIO3 solution. By further in situ decoration with an optimum amount of CoOx cocatalysts (i.e., 2 wt%), the oxygen evolution rate of volborthite was greatly enhanced, and it was 1.6-fold, 1.8-fold and 2.9-fold higher than those of BiVO4, WO3 and g-C3N4, respectively. The importance of hydrothermal crystallization can be elucidated in terms of water-Kagome lattice structure interactions involving built-in intrinsic electric field and formation of single hydrogen bonds.
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