Vanadium sulfide sub-microspheres: A new near-infrared-driven photocatalyst
Yanli Zhou1, Pengfei Liu2, Fuyi Jiang3
1School of Environmental and Material Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, PR China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, PR China.
Abstract:
Recently, finding a novel near-infrared (NIR) photocatalyst has been the focus in photocatalysis. Here, VS4 sub-microspheres with a chain-like structure were prepared via a facile solvothermal method. As a new photocatalyst, it presents excellent NIR photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical (PEC) activity. Theoretical calculations and experimental results demonstrate that the improved NIR photocatalytic property originated from the narrow band gap of VS4, which significantly improves the NIR light absorption.
