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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
Volume 49, Issue 30, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/49/30/305105
Keywords
Bi2S3/ZnS; crystal growth; surface energy; reactive facets; photocatalytic activity
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- Changsha Science and Technology Plan Projects, China [K1403067-11]
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Selectively exposing surfaces with high reactivity is an effective strategy to enhance the photocatalytic activity of semiconductor photocatalysts. We report the facile synthesis of hexagonal flake-like Bi2S3/ZnS composites with a large percentage of reactive exposed {221} facets by tuning only the molar ratios of Bi to Zn. The samples exhibit enhanced optical absorption and red shift of absorption edge. The Bi2S3/ZnS composites with hexagon morphology display superior photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB), faster than that with pure Bi2S3 and pure ZnS by a factor of 7.1 and 3.6, respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic activity can be attributed to the highly reactive {221} exposed facets and the more efficient separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs is due to the interface of the hetero-junction. Furthermore, a tentative mechanism for photodegradation of MB over Bi2S3/ZnS composites has been proposed involving the photogenerated holes and center dot OH radicals as the main active species, which is confirmed by using different scavengers. The novel constructed Bi2S3/ZnS composite is expected to be an attractive candidate as a photocatalyst for environmental purification and energy conversion.
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