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Abstract
Herein, SnO2/Cu2O heterojunction composites were prepared using a hydrothermal method for moxifloxacin removal from water. Cu2O and SnO2 were detected in the composite samples, which exhibited between the two semiconductors. The introduction of SnO2 into pure Cu2O, forming a heterojunction structure, can enhance device charge conversion, improve photocurrent intensity and photogenerated electron-hole separation efficiency, and greatly improve photocatalytic performance. Moxifloxacin degradation by SnO2/Cu2O composites reached 86.4 %. The proposed catalytic mechanism was based on radical scavenging, with • identified as the main active species. In addition, the moxifloxacin degradation intermediates were analyzed, with possible degradation pathways suggested.
期刊介绍:
Vacuum is an international rapid publications journal with a focus on short communication. All papers are peer-reviewed, with the review process for short communication geared towards very fast turnaround times. The journal also published full research papers, thematic issues and selected papers from leading conferences.
A report in Vacuum should represent a major advance in an area that involves a controlled environment at pressures of one atmosphere or below.
The scope of the journal includes:
1. Vacuum; original developments in vacuum pumping and instrumentation, vacuum measurement, vacuum gas dynamics, gas-surface interactions, surface treatment for UHV applications and low outgassing, vacuum melting, sintering, and vacuum metrology. Technology and solutions for large-scale facilities (e.g., particle accelerators and fusion devices). New instrumentation ( e.g., detectors and electron microscopes).
2. Plasma science; advances in PVD, CVD, plasma-assisted CVD, ion sources, deposition processes and analysis.
3. Surface science; surface engineering, surface chemistry, surface analysis, crystal growth, ion-surface interactions and etching, nanometer-scale processing, surface modification.
4. Materials science; novel functional or structural materials. Metals, ceramics, and polymers. Experiments, simulations, and modelling for understanding structure-property relationships. Thin films and coatings. Nanostructures and ion implantation.