Atla R, Oh TH. Novel fabrication of the recyclable MoS
2/Bi
2WO
6 heterostructure and its effective photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline under visible light irradiation.
CHEMOSPHERE 2022;
303:134922. [PMID:
35568215 DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134922]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Developing cost-effective and highly effective visible-light-driven photocatalysts for decomposition of organic contaminants has been deliberated as an important and viable strategy for environmental remediation. Herein, MoS2/Bi2WO6 heterostructure photocatalysts were fabricated with excellent visible light absorption performance and efficient electron/hole (e-/h+) separation efficacy. As-prepared all photocatalysts were systematically characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high resolution TEM, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Although photocatalytic experiments were examined by UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL), and transient photocurrent (I-t). Among all the photocatalysts, that synthesized by using the components 10 mg of Bi2WO6 with 100 mg of MoS2 (denoted as MSBW-10), displayed high photocatalytic performance (96.31%) for tetracycline (TC) under visible light irradiation within 90 min. The kinetic rate constant of the MSBW-10 heterostructure was 5.51 and 6.71 times higher than those of MoS2 and Bi2WO6, respectively. Further, radical trapping experiments revealed that ˙OH radicals and holes were the predominant reactive species involved in the photocatalytic course. The recycle tests revealed the stability of the photocatalyst, which exhibited 91.85% TC removal efficacy without obvious decay even after the fourth cycle. Furthermore, the type-II MoS2/Bi2WO6 heterostructure photocatalyst exhibited a slighter band gap with energy band alignments and enhanced visible-light absorption, separation of charge carriers, and good oxidation/reduction capacities. These deeper insights and synergetic effects can afford a new approach for flourishing novel heterostructure photocatalysts.
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