Synergistic effect of adsorption and carrier separation in g-C3N4/m-SiO2 composite for high effective photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dyes

Key Points

• Photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B dyes improves significantly with the composite material, enhancing pollution mitigation.
• A notable 90% degradation of rhodamine B was achieved in just 60 minutes using the g-C3N4/m-SiO2 composite.
• Analysis of the g-C3N4/m-SiO2 composite highlights the roles of adsorption and carrier separation effects for photocatalytic applications.
• These findings suggest that optimizing composite structures may offer stronger performance for environmental cleanup strategies.