Gradient heating-induced bi-phase synthesis of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) on graphene-coated carbon cloth for efficient photoelectrocatalysis
- Authors
- Ali, Mumtaz; Anjum, Aima Sameen; Bibi, Ayesha; Wageh, S.; Sun, Kyung Chul; Jeong, Sung Hoon
- Issue Date
- Aug-2022
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- Nitrogen -doped carbon quantum dots; Temperature effect; Dye degradation; Photocatalyst and electrocatalyst; Graphene modification; Textile substrates; Metal free catalyst
- Citation
- CARBON, v.196, pp.649 - 662
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- Journal Title
- CARBON
- Volume
- 196
- Start Page
- 649
- End Page
- 662
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/138342
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.05.040
- ISSN
- 0008-6223
- Abstract
- The challenges of secondary pollution and limited stability of metallic catalysts/quantum dots that are used for water treatment must be resolved in the emerging ecofriendly environmental systems. Conversely, carbon ma-terials, specifically, conventional carbon quantum dots (C-CQDs) have emerged as an abundant, stable, and biocompatible alternative for visible-light-driven photocatalysts, that are used for water treatment. Despite these advantages, the fast charge recombination in quantum-confined systems, complex purification, and limited optoelectronic performance are bottlenecks in the practical application of C-CQDs. To address these issues, we proposed a scalable structural design of C-CQDs with enhanced photocatalytic properties. The synthesis process of CQDs was modified to yield a highly amorphous core carbon quantum dots (AC-CQDs), which was controlled by varying the synthesis temperature. The low initial temperature during the synthesis of the AC-CQDs yields an amorphous core, which provides a high electrical resistance; hence, the indirect recombination occurring through core conductivity is significantly suppressed. To ensure scalable synthesis and stability, AC-CQDs were directly grown on reduced graphene oxide, which was coated on a carbon fabric to fabricate a textile-structured electrode. Efficient charge separation in the proposed catalyst electrode structure offers significantly improved photoelectrocatalytic activity, i.e., 100% effluent dye degradation in 25 min.
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