Black TiO2-g-C3N4 heterojunction coupled with MOF (ZIF-67)-derived Co3S4/ nitrogen-doped carbon hollow nanobox

In this research, the ultrasound (US) technique was applied as a facile synthesis method for preparing the black TiO 2 -g-C 3 N 4 type II heterojunction, coupled with a Schottky junction MOF (ZIF-67)-derived x wt% Co 3 S 4 /nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) ( x = 3, 10, and 15) with hollow nanobox (HNB) morphology, as a smart nanoheteroarchitecture (NHA) photocatalyst to enhance visible-light photocatalytic activity. Additionally, the solvothermal synthesis route was employed to fabricate the MOF (ZIF-67)-derived Co 3 S 4 /NC cubic hollow nanoboxes (CHNBs) before the pyrolysis process. The black TiO 2 -g-C 3 N 4 wt% Co 3 S 4 /NC (TiCN-15% CoS/NC) NHAs exhibited high photocatalytic activity in degrading methylene blue. The synergetic effect of all components in black TiCN- x wt% CoS/NC NHAs resulted in efficient electron-hole pair separation and charge mobility on Co 3 S 4 /NC HNB and g-C 3 N 4 surfaces, which led to a highly effective recombination rate of charge carriers and an excellent improvement in photocatalytic performance.