Journal
JOURNAL OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 2032-2041Publisher
AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2016.10706
Keywords
CdS/C3N4 Composites; Sonochemical Route; Photocatalytic Activity; Rhodamine B; Degradation
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- Science and Technology Investigation Project of Educational Committee of Hubei Province, China [Q20141708]
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The CdS/C3N4 composites with efficient photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation were synthesized by a facile sonochemical route. The as-prepared CdS/C3N4 composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high -resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-vis diffuse reflectance absorption spectra (DRS), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and photoluminescence spectra (PL). The photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) by the CdS/C3N4 composites was explored and optimized, suggesting the optimal amount of CdS in the composites was 50 wt%. The significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity of CdS/C3N4 composites could be attributed to the effectively interfacial transfer of photogenerated charge carriers between CdS and C3N4, which restrained the recombination of electron hole pairs.
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