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Construction of direct Z-scheme system for enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity based on Zn0.1Cd0.9S/FeWO4
Yunxiang Tang1, Dezhi Kong1, Xiaotong Wang1
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A novel direct Z-scheme Zn0.1Cd0.9S/FeWO4 (ZCS/FW) photocatalyst was prepared by a facile calcination method. The photocatalytic performance was investigated by photodegradation rhodamine B (RhB) and photocatalytic production hydrogen (H2) under visible light irradiation. Compared with the pure ZCS, the ZCS/FW composites show considerably improved photocatalytic activity for degradation RhB and production H2. Noticeably, the ZCS/FW with 7 wt% of FW exhibits optimal photocatalytic activity with the H2 evolution rate of 34.6 mmol g-1 h-1 and photodegradation of about 98% of RhB solution (10 mg l-1) in 60 min. These outstanding photocatalytic performances were found to be ascribed to the formation of direct Z-scheme heterojunction, resulting in effective separation and transfer of photogenerated charge carriers. Moreover, active species trapping experiments further demonstrate the electrons transfer followed Z-scheme system, and the photocatalytic mechanism was proposed.
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