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Synergistic effects of CQDs and oxygen vacancies on CeO 2 photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic nitrogen fixation

Separation and Purification Technology, ISSN: 1383-5866, Vol: 354, Page: 129299
2025
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The combination of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with oxygen vacancies (OVs) provides a promising approach to achieving efficient photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. It was by a hydrothermal method that CQDs-modified CeO 2 composites (CQDs/CeO 2 ) were synthesized. The synergistic effects of CQDs and OVs on CeO 2 photocatalyst enhanced interfacial electron transfer capabilities, thus the photocatalytic nitrogen fixation was significantly enhanced. CQDs/CeO 2 exhibited the most superior efficiency in photocatalytic nitrogen fixation, reaching 826 μmol·g −1 ·h −1, when the addition of CQDs was 200 µL. It was the introduction of CQDs that effectively regulated the concentration of OVs. OVs captured the electrons, thus promoting electron transfer. This enhancement not only improved the electron-hole separation efficiency in CQDs/CeO 2 but also greatly promoted the adsorption and activation of N 2 by OVs. This work offered a novel strategy for designing efficient photocatalysts for nitrogen fixation.

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