Elemental Zn modulation of interfacial structure and in situ construction of (FeCoNiCuZn)O high-entropy oxide/ZnO heterojunction for photocatalytic Rhodamine B dyes
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In this study, inspired by the lattice distortion effect of HEOs, we adopt a non-equimolar strategy, fixing the molar ratios of Fe, Ni, Cu, and Co while varying the molar ratio x of Zn/(FeNiCuCo) ( x=0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0) to synthesize the HEO- x compounds. With an increase in the Zn content, lattice distortion occurred in the spinel phase of the (FeNiCuZnCo)O HEO, resulting in the gradual precipitation of ZnO nanocrystals. The (220) crystal plane of the spinel phase closely connects with the (100), (002), and (101) crystal planes of the ZnO phase, forming nano-heterojunctions. The HEO- 1.5 prepared by controlling the Zn element proportion exhibits a high photocatalytic degradation rate of Rhodamine B (RhB) of up to 99.45 %. The kinetic degradation rate of HEO- 1.5 is 17 times higher than that of HEO- 0.25, attributed to the nano-heterojunctions formed by the spinel phase and ZnO phase, facilitating effective separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, promoting the generation of active free radicals, and rapidly degrading RhB.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion · Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
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