Integration of Carbon Dots on Nanoflower Structured ZnCdS as a Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic Degradation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiment
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Zn0.2Cd0.8S and Zn0.2Cd0.8S@CDs
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphologic Analysis of the Zn0.2Cd0.8S@CD Catalyst
3.2. Structural Analysis of the Zn0.2Cd0.8S@CD Catalyst
3.3. Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of RhB
3.4. Mechanism Exploration
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhou, J.; Zhao, X.; Xu, H.; Wang, Z.; Zhang, X.; Su, Z. Integration of Carbon Dots on Nanoflower Structured ZnCdS as a Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic Degradation. Materials 2023, 16, 366. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16010366
Zhou J, Zhao X, Xu H, Wang Z, Zhang X, Su Z. Integration of Carbon Dots on Nanoflower Structured ZnCdS as a Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic Degradation. Materials. 2023; 16(1):366. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16010366
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Jie, Xin Zhao, Haoming Xu, Zhichao Wang, Xiaoyuan Zhang, and Zhiqiang Su. 2023. "Integration of Carbon Dots on Nanoflower Structured ZnCdS as a Cocatalyst for Photocatalytic Degradation" Materials 16, no. 1: 366. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16010366