“…(1) The optical band gap value of YMO was improved by ion doping, and its photocatalytic activity was also increased ( Zhang et al, 2011 ; Munisha et al, 2023 ). (2) The photocatalytic activity of YMO was enhanced by combining with other semiconductors with excellent photocatalytic performance ( Cao et al, 2018 ; Wu et al, 2019 ; Wang and Song, 2020 ; Wang and Tian, 2020 ; You et al, 2020 ; Wang et al, 2022 ; Zhang et al, 2022 ; Li et al, 2023 ; Wang et al, 2023 ; Yulizar et al, 2023 ; Dang et al, 2024 ). However, no one has yet synthesized SO 4 2- surface decorated YMO (YMO-SO) photocatalyst to enhance the photocatalytic activity of YMO by a simple heat-treating YMO with sulfuric acid.…”