Solid-State Synthesis of ZnO/ZnS Photocatalyst with Efficient Organic Pollutant Degradation Performance
To improve the separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers in ZnS, constructing a ZnS-based heterostructure with ZnO is assessed to be an efficient strategy, and a ZnO/ZnS photocatalyst was prepared by a solid-phase approach, and the structure and morphology were systematically studied. The ZnO...
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| description | To improve the separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers in ZnS, constructing a ZnS-based heterostructure with ZnO is assessed to be an efficient strategy, and a ZnO/ZnS photocatalyst was prepared by a solid-phase approach, and the structure and morphology were systematically studied. The ZnO/ZnS photocatalyst showed excellent photocatalytic properties on methyl orange, rhodamine B and tetracycline under UV light irradiation, indicating that the photocatalyst exhibited efficient broad-spectrum photocatalytic performance. Compared with ZnS, the degradation rates of ZnO/ZnS photocatalysts for methyl orange, rhodamine B and tetracycline under UV light increased from 21%, 9% and 32% to 96%, 94% and 93%, respectively, higher than the reported ZnO/ZnS composites synthesized by a novel wet chemical route, attributing to the improvement of light absorption ability and the effective separation of carriers. In addition, the influence of the sacrificial agent on the reaction system was investigated, and the synergistic mechanism of ZnO and ZnS in the catalytic process was analyzed according to the fluorescence spectra, photocurrent and first-principles calculation results, and a possible catalytic mechanism was put forward. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-91c0d8fda5d2498085077d6c669c7b602023-11-23T15:30:20ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442022-08-0112998110.3390/catal12090981Solid-State Synthesis of ZnO/ZnS Photocatalyst with Efficient Organic Pollutant Degradation PerformanceXuekun Jin0Jianjun Chen1Fengjuan Chen2Haiming Duan3Ziyu Wang4Junhua Li5School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaSchool of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaKey Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices Autonomous Region, School of Physics Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, ChinaKey Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices Autonomous Region, School of Physics Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, ChinaKey Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Devices Autonomous Region, School of Physics Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, ChinaSchool of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaTo improve the separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers in ZnS, constructing a ZnS-based heterostructure with ZnO is assessed to be an efficient strategy, and a ZnO/ZnS photocatalyst was prepared by a solid-phase approach, and the structure and morphology were systematically studied. The ZnO/ZnS photocatalyst showed excellent photocatalytic properties on methyl orange, rhodamine B and tetracycline under UV light irradiation, indicating that the photocatalyst exhibited efficient broad-spectrum photocatalytic performance. Compared with ZnS, the degradation rates of ZnO/ZnS photocatalysts for methyl orange, rhodamine B and tetracycline under UV light increased from 21%, 9% and 32% to 96%, 94% and 93%, respectively, higher than the reported ZnO/ZnS composites synthesized by a novel wet chemical route, attributing to the improvement of light absorption ability and the effective separation of carriers. In addition, the influence of the sacrificial agent on the reaction system was investigated, and the synergistic mechanism of ZnO and ZnS in the catalytic process was analyzed according to the fluorescence spectra, photocurrent and first-principles calculation results, and a possible catalytic mechanism was put forward.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/9/981ZnSZnOpollutantphotocatalysis |
| spellingShingle | Xuekun Jin Jianjun Chen Fengjuan Chen Haiming Duan Ziyu Wang Junhua Li Solid-State Synthesis of ZnO/ZnS Photocatalyst with Efficient Organic Pollutant Degradation Performance Catalysts ZnS ZnO pollutant photocatalysis |
| title | Solid-State Synthesis of ZnO/ZnS Photocatalyst with Efficient Organic Pollutant Degradation Performance |
| title_full | Solid-State Synthesis of ZnO/ZnS Photocatalyst with Efficient Organic Pollutant Degradation Performance |
| title_fullStr | Solid-State Synthesis of ZnO/ZnS Photocatalyst with Efficient Organic Pollutant Degradation Performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solid-State Synthesis of ZnO/ZnS Photocatalyst with Efficient Organic Pollutant Degradation Performance |
| title_short | Solid-State Synthesis of ZnO/ZnS Photocatalyst with Efficient Organic Pollutant Degradation Performance |
| title_sort | solid state synthesis of zno zns photocatalyst with efficient organic pollutant degradation performance |
| topic | ZnS ZnO pollutant photocatalysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/12/9/981 |
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