In Situ Construction of Thiazole-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks on Cu<sub>2</sub>O for High-Efficiency Photocatalytic Tetracycline Degradation
The strategic construction of heterojunctions through a simple and efficient strategy is one of the most effective means to boost the photocatalytic activity of semiconductor materials. Herein, a thiazole-linked covalent organic framework (TZ-COF) with large surface area, well-ordered pore structure...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2025-08-01
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| Series: | Molecules |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/15/3233 |
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| Summary: | The strategic construction of heterojunctions through a simple and efficient strategy is one of the most effective means to boost the photocatalytic activity of semiconductor materials. Herein, a thiazole-linked covalent organic framework (TZ-COF) with large surface area, well-ordered pore structure, and high stability was developed. To further boost photocatalytic activity, the TZ-COF was synthesized in situ on the surface of Cu<sub>2</sub>O through a simple multicomponent reaction, yielding an encapsulated composite material (Cu<sub>2</sub>O@TZ-COF-18). In this composite, the outermost COF endows the material with abundant redox active sites and mass transfer channels, while the innermost Cu<sub>2</sub>O exhibits unique photoelectric properties. Notably, the synthesized Cu<sub>2</sub>O@TZ-COF-18 was proven to have the heterojunction structure, which can efficiently restrain the recombination of photogenerated electron–hole pairs, thereby enhancing the photocatalytic performance. The photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline demonstrated that 3-Cu<sub>2</sub>O@TZ-COF-18 had the highest photocatalytic efficiency, with the removal rate of 96.3% within 70 min under visible light, which is better than that of pristine TZ-COF-18, Cu<sub>2</sub>O, the physical mixture of Cu<sub>2</sub>O and TZ-COF-18, and numerous reported COF-based composite materials. 3-Cu<sub>2</sub>O@TZ-COF-18 retained its original crystallinity and removal efficiency after five cycles in photodegradation reaction, displaying high stability and excellent cycle performance. |
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| ISSN: | 1420-3049 |