(XRD) patterns for all SrRuO3/g-C3N4 samples were obtained with a Bruker AXS D4 Endeavour X diffractometer.
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of pure SrRuO3, g-C3N4, and mesoporous 1.5% SrRuO3/g-C3N4 heterostructure acquired using a JEOL
JEM-2100F electron microscope (Japan) operated at 200 kV. Fourier
transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra in the range of 400–4000
cm–1 for all SrRuO3/g-C3N4 samples were recorded using a PerkinElmer after adding KBr.
The N2 adsorption/desorption isotherms were measured after
outgassing at 200 °C overnight by employing the Quantachrome
Autosorb equipment at 77 K. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
measurement for the mesoporous 1.5% SrRuO3/g-C3N4 heterostructure was conducted with a Thermo Scientific
K-ALPHA spectrometer. The diffuse reflectance spectra for pure SrRuO3, g-C3N4, and all mesoporous SrRuO3/g-C3N4 samples were measured using
a Varian Cary 100 scan UV–vis system in the wavelength range
of ∼200–800 nm. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra for pure
SrRuO3, g-C3N4, and all mesoporous
SrRuO3/g-C3N4 samples were measured
employing a 150 W xenon lamp as an excitation source at λ ∼
365 nm via a spectrofluorophotometer, (RF-5301 PC). A Zahner Zennium
electrochemical workstation was used to estimate the transient photocurrent
measurements.