JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 9.4
Yige Qi,Guoxi Zhou,Yunchao Wu,Hou Wang,Zhiyong Yan,Yan Wu
Semiconductor photocatalysis was considered as an ideal solution to energy shortages. Herein, a novel ternary In 2 O 3 /In 2 S 3 -CdIn 2 S 4 (IOSC) nanotube (NTs) photocatalyst was successfully constructed via in situ growth of In 2 S 3 and CdIn 2 S 4 nanosheets onto In 2 O 3 skeleton. It was used for the efficient and stable photo-production of hydrogen from water splitting. The rationally designed IOSC NTs displayed significantly enhanced photocatalytic H 2 production under visible light irradiation (≥420 nm), with the highest H 2 yield determined to be 2892 μmol·g −1 , which is much higher than that of pristine In 2 S 3 and In 2 O 3 /In 2 S 3 (IOS) NTs. Cyclic testing has shown that the IOSC2 product remains stable after four cycles of repeated use. The enhanced photocatalytic activity was contributed by its tightly bound tube-nanosheets heterogeneous structure and superior light absorption. Photoelectrons transfer in IOSC2 follows a Z-scheme mechanism, which greatly facilitates its utilization of photogenerated electrons and prevents CdIn 2 S 4 from undergoing photo-corrosion affecting material stability. This work demonstrates the key role of in situ growth in the interface design of ternary heterostructures.
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能源化学
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Environmental Science-Nano
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2021
·Vol. 8
·期 5
·1389-1397
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IF 8.131
Cheng Cheng,Dongyun Chen,Najun Li,Hua Li,Qingfeng Xu,Jinhui He,Jianmei Lu
Hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) poses a serious threat to the environment and human health due to its high-toxicity and carcinogenicity. For efficient removal of Cr(VI), semiconductor photocatalytic reduction methods have been investigated, especially those using hollow structures. In this work, a hollow In2S3/CdIn2S4 composite photocatalyst was prepared via ion exchange for the reduction of Cr(VI). The microstructure, composition, optical properties, and elements of the In2S3/CdIn2S4 composites were characterized via scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Because of the molecular level heterojunction constructed through ion exchange and the hollow structure, the prepared photocatalyst demonstrated excellent catalytic properties for Cr(VI) reduction. Besides, a Cr(VI) aqueous solution (50 mg L−1) was reduced within 12 min. Importantly, the activity and structure of the photocatalyst were maintained after five cycling experiments, which demonstrates its advantageous stability. Finally, the photocatalytic mechanism is discussed in detail.
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Nanoscale
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2018
·Vol. 10
·期 16
·7860-7870
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IF 7.233
Dandan Ma,Jian-Wen Shi,Yajun Zou,Zhaoyang Fan,Jinwen Shi,Linhao Cheng,Diankun Sun,Zeyan Wang,Chunming Niu
A novel flower-like In2S3/CdIn2S4/In2O3 (ICS) ternary heterostructure (HS) is rationally constructed for the first time by a series of carefully designed procedures. In2O3 nanoflakes are the main constituent units which assemble into a flower-like skeleton structure, and CdIn2S4 nanoparticles are in situ generated on the surface of In2O3 nanoflakes through the transformation of CdS quantum dots (QDs) while In2S3 nanoparticles are in situ produced at the region between CdIn2S4 nanoparticles and In2O3 nanoflakes resulting from a synchronous sulfuration procedure. As expected, the rationally designed ICS ternary HSs display significantly enhanced photocatalytic H2 production, especially ICS5 (sulfurized for 5 h) with the highest H2 evolution rate of 20.04 μmol h−1 (10 mg catalyst is used for photocatalytic reaction), which is 26.7 times and 2.6 times higher than that of pure In2O3 (0.75 μmol h−1) and In2S3/In2O3 binary HS (7.88 μmol h−1), respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic activity can be attributed to the multiple interfaces formed in the ICS HSs, including the CdIn2S4–In2O3 interface, the In2S3–In2O3 interface, and the CdIn2S4–In2O3–In2S3 interface, which construct multiple pathways for the transfer of photogenerated charge carriers, effectively promoting the photocatalytic hydrogen production.
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化学
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纳米技术
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光催化
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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2019
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IF 5.589
Jing Wang,Tianli Yang,Ren He,Kehui Xue,Renrui Sun,Wenlei Wang,Juntao Wang,Ting Yang,Yuanlan Wang
Ternary heterostructure nanotubes of In 2 S 3 -CdIn 2 S 4 @X(X = Ag, Ag 3 PO 4 , AgI) were synthesized with enhanced photocatalytic activity for efficiently degrading pollutants. Electron beam irradiation was employed to artificially introduce interface defects to the heterostructure nanotubes. The experimental results for degrading carmine and Cr 6+ under visible light irradiation showed that the photocatalytic efficiency of In 2 S 3 -CdIn 2 S 4 was improved to some extent by the introduction of silver compounds. DRS results confirmed that the band gaps of In 2 S 3 -CdIn 2 S 4 were reduced to 1.62 eV and 1.58 eV by introducing Ag 3 PO 4 and AgI, respectively. Interestingly, the band gap of In 2 S 3 -CdIn 2 S 4 @AgI after electron beam irradiation was further reduced to 1.56 eV, resulting in that the degradation time of both Cr 6+ and carmine by In 2 S 3 -CdIn 2 S 4 @AgI after high-energy electron beam irradiation was shortened to only 5 min. The XRD spectra of the photocatalysts after five cycles could maintain the original crystal form to a large extent. The O H stretching vibration peaks of In 2 S 3 -CdIn 2 S 4 @AgI after electron beam irradiation at 3387 cm −1 became wider and sharper, thus indicating that the number of free hydroxyl groups on the heterostructure surface significantly increased. PL results showed that electron beam irradiation could significantly reduce the PL emission peak and enhance the utilization of photogenerated charge carriers. EIS results further confirmed that In 2 S 3 -CdIn 2 S 4 @AgI processed by electron beam irradiation had higher photogenerated electron-hole separation efficiency. Based on the experimental results, a feasible reaction pathway and photocatalytic mechanism for the degradation of carmine was investigated. ESR results showed that the main active groups in the whole photocatalytic system were •O 2 – and h + .
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