MXene as a non-metal charge mediator in 2D layered CdS@Ti3C2@TiO2 composites with superior Z-scheme visible light-driven photocatalytic activity

Qiaoran Liu; Xiaoyao Tan; Shaobin Wang; Fang Ma; Hussin Znad; Zhangfeng Shen; Lihong Liu; Shaomin Liu

doi:10.1039/C9EN00567F

MXene as a non-metal charge mediator in 2D layered CdS@Ti₃C₂@TiO₂ composites with superior Z-scheme visible light-driven photocatalytic activity†

Qiaoran Liu,^a Xiaoyao Tan,

^b Shaobin Wang,

^a Fang Ma,

^c Hussin Znad,^a Zhangfeng Shen,*^d Lihong Liu

*^a and Shaomin Liu

*^a

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^a WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Australia
E-mail: Lihong.Liu@curtin.edu.au, Shaomin.Liu@curtin.edu.au
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^b School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, China

^c State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

^d College of Biological, Chemical Science and Engineering, Jiaxing University, China
E-mail: zfshen@mail.zjxu.edu.cn

Abstract

Exploitation of photocatalysts towards efficient organic pollutant degradation is highly desirable in the field of environmental remediation. Here, we report a rational synthesis of two-dimensional CdS@Ti₃C₂@TiO₂ nanohybrids by facile calcination and a subsequent hydrothermal process. The physico-chemical properties of CdS@Ti₃C₂@TiO₂ were investigated by a variety of characterization techniques. The effect of CdS loading on the photocatalytic performance was elucidated. When compared with Ti₃C₂ and Ti₃C₂@TiO₂, the optimal ternary nanostructures exhibited significantly enhanced visible light-driven (λ ≥ 420 nm) degradation of sulfachloropyridazine, phenol and several typical dyes. The origin of improved photocatalytic performance mainly stems from the enhanced electron–hole separation efficiency. The charge carrier sinking function of Ti₃C₂ in this first time pre-fabricated three-phase Z-scheme catalyst was proposed based on UV-visible spectroscopy band gap calculation, photoluminescence measurement and photoelectrochemical analysis. The electron paramagnetic resonance assay verified that both superoxide ions and hydroxyl radicals played crucial roles in the removal of contaminants.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EN00567F
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 20 May 2019
Accepted: 05 Aug 2019
First published: 06 Aug 2019

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Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2019,6, 3158-3169

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MXene as a non-metal charge mediator in 2D layered CdS@Ti₃C₂@TiO₂ composites with superior Z-scheme visible light-driven photocatalytic activity

Q. Liu, X. Tan, S. Wang, F. Ma, H. Znad, Z. Shen, L. Liu and S. Liu, Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2019, 6, 3158 DOI: 10.1039/C9EN00567F

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MXene as a non-metal charge mediator in 2D layered CdS@Ti₃C₂@TiO₂ composites with superior Z-scheme visible light-driven photocatalytic activity†

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