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Co2Co4(SiW10O37)2/Fe2O3 composite photocatalysts were created by chemical synthesis. FTIR, UV–Vis, XRD, and SEM were used to characterise the materials. The result demonstrates that polyoxometalates have a massive structure and that ferric oxide is tightly coupled with polyoxometalates in the composites. By varying the pH and amount of Fe2O3, the optimal synthesis conditions for the composites were determined. The catalytic degradation of methyl orange solution was performed in the presence of a xenon lamp (18.085 mW/cm2). When the pH was set to one, the composite had the best decomposition effect on methyl orange, with a decomposition efficiency of 76.2%. Simultaneously, the possible mechanism of the photocatalytic process was investigated. The photocatalytic process was almost completely inhibited after the photogenerated holes were masked by triethanolamine. The results indicate that photogenerated holes are the deciding factor in the composites’ photocatalytic effect. They also measured the composites’ band gap width with UV–Vis spectroscopy and cyclic-voltammetry, and the likely photocatalytic mechanism was thoroughly investigated.
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Fig. S1: The FT-IR spectra of Co2Co4(SiW10O37)2 and Co2Co4(SiW10O37)2/Fe2O3. Fig. S2: The full survey spectrum of the Co2Co4(SiW10O37)2/Fe2O3 composite Fig. S3: The UV–Vis spectrum of composites and α-Fe2O3. Fig. S4: (a) Photocatalytic properties of methyl orange with different concentrations. (b) First-order rate constant of methyl orange of different concentrations degradation. Fig. S5: The IR spectra image of the Co2Co4(SiW10O37)2/3%-α-Fe2O3 composite after photocatalytic degradation. Fig. S6: (a) The cyclic voltammograms of Co2Co4(SiW10O37)2 polyoxometalate; (b) Band gap energy diagram of Co2Co4(SiW10O37)2; (c) Band gap energy diagram of α-Fe2O3 and Synthesis of some precursor materials. Table 1: The comparison of MO degradation activity of Co2Co4(SiW10O37)2/Fe2O3 with literature. Fig. S7: Composite synthesis roadmap. (DOC 639 kb)
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Wei, B., Zhang, L., Guan, YL. et al. Synthesis, characterisation and photocatalytic properties of visible light responsive Co2Co4(SiW10O37)2/Fe2O3 composites. Chem. Pap. 76, 6997–7006 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-022-02398-4
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