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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 6, Issue 60, Pages 55039-55045Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c6ra08067g
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- National Nature Science Foundation of China [21406091, 21576121]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20140530, BK20150482]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2015M570409]
- College Natural Science Research Program of Jiangsu Province [13KJB610003]
- Key Research Plan of Zhenjiang City [GY2015031]
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A novel Ag/CoS nanocomposite has been successfully synthesized by attaching Ag nanoparticles on the surface of CoS nanosheets with the assistance of light illumination. The photocatalytic activity of the prepared Ag/CoS photocatalysts was evaluated by the decomposition of methylene blue (MB) under visible light. The composites exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activities compared with the pure CoS nanosheets and the 2 wt% Ag/CoS composite showed the best performance, which was 2 times higher than pristine CoS. It was illustrated that the improved photocatalytic activity of Ag/CoS photocatalysts mainly stems from the elevated charge separation efficiency caused by surface plasmon resonance of Ag nanoparticles. Furthermore, the Ag/CoS supercapacitor electrode showed a high capacitance of 370 F g(-1) at a current density of 1 A g(-1) in 1 M KOH aqueous electrolyte. The electrode exhibited excellent cyclic stability after 1000 cycles at 10 A g(-1) current density. This work can be helpful for the exploration of plasmonic photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic activity and higher capacitance performance.
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