Journal
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21435-6
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- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars [51925104]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51871162, 51671081, 81870809]
- Natural Science Fund of Hubei Province [2018CFA064]
- RGC/NSFC [N_HKU725-1616]
- Hong Kong ITC [ITS/287/17, GHX/002/14SZ]
- Health and Medical Research Fund [03142446]
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An interfacial Schottky junction of Bi2S3/Ti3C2Tx has been designed to improve photocatalytic activity by increasing local electron density and inhibiting electron backflow, effectively eradicating Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.
In view of increasing drug resistance, ecofriendly photoelectrical materials are promising alternatives to antibiotics. Here we design an interfacial Schottky junction of Bi2S3/Ti3C2Tx resulting from the contact potential difference between Ti3C2Tx and Bi2S3. The different work functions induce the formation of a local electrophilic/nucleophilic region. The self-driven charge transfer across the interface increases the local electron density on Ti3C2Tx. The formed Schottky barrier inhibits the backflow of electrons and boosts the charge transfer and separation. The photocatalytic activity of Bi2S3/Ti3C2Tx intensively improved the amount of reactive oxygen species under 808nm near-infrared radiation. They kill 99.86% of Staphylococcus aureus and 99.92% of Escherichia coli with the assistance of hyperthermia within 10min. We propose the theory of interfacial engineering based on work function and accordingly design the ecofriendly photoresponsive Schottky junction using two kinds of components with different work functions to effectively eradicate bacterial infection.
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