1. In situ synthesis of C3N4/Bi2S3 composites with enhanced photocatalytic degradation performance under visible light irradiation.
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Yin, Jian, Wu, Zhenyu, Fang, Min, Xu, Ying, Zhu, Weiju, and Li, Cun
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CARBON compounds , *PHOTOCATALYSIS , *BIODEGRADATION , *VISIBLE spectra , *COMPOSITE materials , *SCANNING electron microscopy - Abstract
Carbon nitride/bismuth sulfide (C3N4/Bi2S3) nanocomposites were prepared by a facile one‐step in situ calcination method using ammonium thiocyanate and bismuth chloride as reagents. The crystal structure, composition, and morphology of the nanocomposites were characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) was carried out to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of the nanocomposites under visible light irradiation. The as‐prepared C3N4/Bi2S3 nanocomposites displayed enhanced visible light absorption. These photocatalysts exhibited superior photodegradation performance under visible light irradiation compared to pure C3N4. Meanwhile, the C3N4/Bi2S3 nanocomposites exhibited remarkably stable photocatalytic efficiency after five cycles of photodegradation of RhB. The C3N4/Bi2S3 heterostructure improved the separation and transfer efficiency of the photogenerated electron–hole pairs. It played an important role for the enhanced photocatalytic performance of the nanocomposite photocatalysts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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