Facile Construction of 2D/2D ZnIn2S4-Based Bifunctional Photocatalysts for H2 Production and Simultaneous Degradation of Rhodamine B and Tetracycline
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthesis of ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets
2.3. Synthesis of TiO2/ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets
2.4. Characterization
2.5. Density Functional Theory (DFT) Calculation
2.6. Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
2.7. Photodegradation Activity Evaluation
3. Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, Y.; Zhu, L.; Shen, Y.; Liu, J.; Xi, J.; Qiu, L.; Xu, X.; Men, D.; Li, P.; Duo, S. Facile Construction of 2D/2D ZnIn2S4-Based Bifunctional Photocatalysts for H2 Production and Simultaneous Degradation of Rhodamine B and Tetracycline. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 2315. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13162315
Chen Y, Zhu L, Shen Y, Liu J, Xi J, Qiu L, Xu X, Men D, Li P, Duo S. Facile Construction of 2D/2D ZnIn2S4-Based Bifunctional Photocatalysts for H2 Production and Simultaneous Degradation of Rhodamine B and Tetracycline. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(16):2315. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13162315
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Yue, Liezhen Zhu, Youliang Shen, Jing Liu, Jiangbo Xi, Lingfang Qiu, Xun Xu, Dandan Men, Ping Li, and Shuwang Duo. 2023. "Facile Construction of 2D/2D ZnIn2S4-Based Bifunctional Photocatalysts for H2 Production and Simultaneous Degradation of Rhodamine B and Tetracycline" Nanomaterials 13, no. 16: 2315. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13162315