Solvent-exfoliation of transition-metal dichalcogenide MoS2 to provide more active sites for enhancing photocatalytic performance of BiOIO3/g-C3N4 photocatalyst

The ternary complex photocatalysts of BiOIO 3 /g-C 3 N 4 /MoS 2 by solvent-exfoliation method was synthesized for the first time. In the typical procedure, the BiOIO 3 /g-C 3 N 4 was obtained via hydrothermal synthesis technique, and then the BiOIO 3 /g-C 3 N 4 /MoS 2 photocatalysts were prepared via ultrasonic solvent-exfoliation method from bulk commercial MoS 2 in the alcohol solution. The samples of BiOIO 3 /g-C 3 N 4 /MoS 2 were analyzed by PL , XRD and other characterization analysis methods. The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared samples was investigated by removing gas phase mercury irradiation under visible light . The as-prepared BCM-0.3 exhibits excellent photocatalytic performance, being with the highest efficiency of 70.58%. Owing to the electronic channels of field-effect, an internal electric field was formed through the corresponding band-gap engineering, improving photocatalytic reaction. Besides, the excellent activity of the ternary photocatalysts BiOIO 3 /g-C 3 N 4 /MoS 2 is attributed to heterostructure between BiOIO 3 /g-C 3 N 4 and MoS 2 , which enlarges spectral response and improved separation efficiency of charge carriers, and MoS 2 -composing, which provides more active sites for catalytic oxidation . In addition, the as-prepared samples with excellent photocatalytic performance also offer a perspective insight into the hydrogen evolution , CO 2 conversion and degradation of organic pollutants.