Abstract:
In order to improve the photogenerated electron-hole separation and recycling ability of single semiconductor powder material, based on the functionally synergistic effect, magnetic graphene aerogel (Fe
3O
4-BiOBr/graphene) modified by Fe
3O
4-BiOBr had been facilely prepared by one-step hydrothermal process by dispersing Fe
3O
4-BiOBr composite in aqueous solution of graphene oxide containing lysine. The Fe
3O
4-BiOBr composite was synthesized in non-miscible solvent system under room-temperature, in which nano Fe
3O
4, firstly prepared by co-precipitation method using Fe
3+/Fe
2+ salt under the action of ammonia water with a certain concentration, was dispersed in n-octane containing hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) for providing Br
–, interacting with an aqueous solution containing bismuth nitrate and citric acid adding drop by drop. The crystal structure, morphology and catalytic activity of the samples were characterized by XRD, Raman, XPS, SEM, TEM, and UV-Vis spectra. Fe
3O
4-BiOBr/graphene composites, in which spherical Fe
3O
4 with a size of 10-25 nm are evenly embedded in layered BiOBr flakes, and they interact with graphene, overall, have showed a sphere-sheet-cavity structure. Fe
3O
4-BiOBr/graphene composites have favorable visible light absorption efficiency and Cr(VI) photocatalytic activity. The photocatalytic activity of Cr(VI) could achieve about 100% within 30 min, which is higher than that of single magnetic Fe
3O
4. This phenomenon maybe origin from the introduction of Fe
3O
4-BiOBr heterostructure and conductive graphene as well as their good interfacial interaction within them, effectively promoting the separation efficiency of photogenerated electrons and holes between Fe
3O
4-BiOBr/graphene composite.