3D hollow MXene@ZnIn2S4 heterojunction with rich zinc vacancies for highly efficient visible-light photocatalytic reduction. 2021

Tingting Ren, and Huoshuai Huang, and Najun Li, and Dongyun Chen, and Qingfeng Xu, and Hua Li, and Jinghui He, and Jianmei Lu
College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.

Well-designed heterojunction semicounductor coupled with high-conductive cocatalyst can obtain boosted photocatalytic activity. Herein, a novel three-dimensional (3D) hollow heterojunction was prepared by coating the indium zinc sulfide (ZnIn2S4) nanosheets with rich-zinc vacancies (VZn) on 3D hollow titanium carbide (Ti3C2). The obtained 3D hollow heterojunction (Ti3C2@ZnIn2S4) achieved effective optical collection and promoted the separation and transmission of photogenerated carriers as well as the surface reaction of spatial separation. In addition, time-resolved photoluminescence and steady-state photoluminescence spectra indicated that the existence of VZn and the introduction of hollow Ti3C2 spherical shell effectively inhibited the recombination of photogenerated carriers and accelerated their separation and transmission, thus further enhancing the photocatalytic activity. In addition, the introduction of 3D hollow Ti3C2 benefited a larger specific surface area for heavy metal adsorption. Due to the unique structural and compositional characteristics, the heterojunction showed high efficiency of Cr(VI) reduction under visible light. In particular, the optimal Ti3C2@ZnIn2S4 heterojunction (1%-Ti3C2@ZnIn2S4) achieved 100% removal of Cr(VI) within 25 min, with a reaction rate constant of 0.225, which was 8.5 times higher than that of the pristine ZnIn2S4. The superior reusability and structural stability further indicated the MXene-based novel photocatalyst is promising for application in environmental remediation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries

Related Publications

Tingting Ren, and Huoshuai Huang, and Najun Li, and Dongyun Chen, and Qingfeng Xu, and Hua Li, and Jinghui He, and Jianmei Lu
August 2023, Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003),
Tingting Ren, and Huoshuai Huang, and Najun Li, and Dongyun Chen, and Qingfeng Xu, and Hua Li, and Jinghui He, and Jianmei Lu
November 2022, Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland),
Tingting Ren, and Huoshuai Huang, and Najun Li, and Dongyun Chen, and Qingfeng Xu, and Hua Li, and Jinghui He, and Jianmei Lu
July 2024, Journal of colloid and interface science,
Tingting Ren, and Huoshuai Huang, and Najun Li, and Dongyun Chen, and Qingfeng Xu, and Hua Li, and Jinghui He, and Jianmei Lu
July 2021, Environmental science and pollution research international,
Tingting Ren, and Huoshuai Huang, and Najun Li, and Dongyun Chen, and Qingfeng Xu, and Hua Li, and Jinghui He, and Jianmei Lu
January 2022, Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids,
Tingting Ren, and Huoshuai Huang, and Najun Li, and Dongyun Chen, and Qingfeng Xu, and Hua Li, and Jinghui He, and Jianmei Lu
October 2018, Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003),
Tingting Ren, and Huoshuai Huang, and Najun Li, and Dongyun Chen, and Qingfeng Xu, and Hua Li, and Jinghui He, and Jianmei Lu
October 2017, Journal of colloid and interface science,
Tingting Ren, and Huoshuai Huang, and Najun Li, and Dongyun Chen, and Qingfeng Xu, and Hua Li, and Jinghui He, and Jianmei Lu
November 2021, Journal of colloid and interface science,
Tingting Ren, and Huoshuai Huang, and Najun Li, and Dongyun Chen, and Qingfeng Xu, and Hua Li, and Jinghui He, and Jianmei Lu
October 2022, Environmental science and pollution research international,
Tingting Ren, and Huoshuai Huang, and Najun Li, and Dongyun Chen, and Qingfeng Xu, and Hua Li, and Jinghui He, and Jianmei Lu
July 2020, Chemical communications (Cambridge, England),
Copied contents to your clipboard!