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  • Title: Enhanced photocatalytic activities of polypyrrole sensitized zinc ferrite/graphitic carbon nitride n-n heterojunction towards ciprofloxacin degradation, hydrogen evolution and antibacterial studies.
    Author: Das KK, Patnaik S, Mansingh S, Behera A, Mohanty A, Acharya C, Parida KM.
    Journal: J Colloid Interface Sci; 2020 Mar 01; 561():551-567. PubMed ID: 31757447.
    Abstract:
    Fusion of heterogeneous photocatalysts with conducting polymers has paid a rising stratagem in the field of photocatalysis owing to its biocompatibility and environment friendliness. In this work a series of polypyrrole (PPY) sensitized zinc ferrite/graphitic carbon nitride (ZFCN) n-n heterojunction (ZFCN@10PPY, ZFCN@20PPY, and ZFCN@30PPY) nanocomposite were fabricated by in-situ polymerization method. Due to low band gap of polypyrrole, it behaves as a photo-sensitizer, supplies surplus numbers of electrons to ZnFe2O4/g-C3N4 n-n heterojunction and improves the photocatalytic performance. The fabricated ZFCN@20PPY exhibits highest photocatalytic activity in comparison to others nanocomposites. The superior photocatalytic performance of ZFCN@20PPY was ascribed to the tunable band structure, synergistic effect of broad absorption upto NIR region, delayed electron-hole recombination and efficient charge transfer across the junction interface which has been well confirmed from UV-Vis DRS, PL and EIS measurement. Further the photocatalytic activity of ZFCN@20PPY was supported by both n-type and p-type photocurrent density i.e. 2.4 and 3.9 mA/cm2 respectively. ZFCN@20PPY shows good photocatalytic performance towards ciprofloxacin degradation (92%) and generation of hydrogen energy (567 μmol). Along with pollutant degradation and energy production ZFCN@20PPY also shows its potential towards antibacterial activities against human pathogenic bacteria like Escherichia coli. These newly designed polymer sensitized n-n heterojunction may offer a promising strategy for maximum light absorption and be authoritative in meeting the environmental claims in the future.
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