Fabrication of layered (CdS-Mn/MoS2/CdTe)-promoted TiO2 nanotube arrays with superior photocatalytic properties

A novel (CdS-Mn/MoS 2 /CdTe)-sensitized TiO 2 nanotube arrays (NTAs) photoelectrode has been prepared by electrodeposite, successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) coupled with hydrothermal method . When a ZnS layer was added on the top of CdS-Mn/MoS 2 /CdTe/TiO 2 , a notable red-shift and high absorption was observed in the visible light region. The photocurrent density (mA/cm 2 ) systematically increases from TiO 2 NTAs (0.43), CdTe/TiO 2 (1.09), MoS 2 /CdTe/TiO 2 (1.80), CdS-Mn/MoS 2 /CdTe/TiO 2 (2.40), to ZnS/CdS-Mn/MoS 2 /CdTe/TiO 2 (3.41) under visible light irradiation, due to the type-II semiconductor heterostructures comprising multiple components with a staggered band offset. Such a heterostructure possesses an enhanced photocatalytic performance towards degradation of organic contaminant, e.g. P-Nitrophenol (PNP) and Rhodamine B (RhB) .