l-Cystine-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of Mn1−xCdxS solid solutions with hexagonal wurtzite structure for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light irradiation

GSH-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of MnxCd1−xS solid solution hollow spheres and their application in photocatalytic degradation

“…As shown in Fig. 14 solid solutions [25]. With the increase of Mn content, the positions of the CB and VB are shifted toward more negative potential and more positive potential, which leads to the remarkable increase in the band gap of MCS solid solutions.…”

“…MCS solid solution, due to the tunability of its band gap by regulating the contents of Cd and Mn, is a promising candidate for visible light catalysis. Meiying Liu et al have reported that Mn 1 À x Cd x S solid solution will be rods, nanorods, nanoparticles while x ¼0.05, 0.16 and Z0.5 separately [25]. In this paper, we report a novel hydrothermal method with template-free to synthesize MCS solid solutions hollow spheres.…”

“…Considering that the solid solutions can be obtained by combining a narrowband-gap material with a wide-band-gap material, or even two wide-band-gap materials, thus the solid solutions with a proper band structure may be formed by choosing and adjusting the right components. To present, a huge number of multi-component solid solutions formed by CdS were reported successively, such as Zn x Cd 1 À x S [14,24], Mn 1 À x Cd x S [25], (CuIn)xCd 2(1 À x) S 2 [26], Zn 1 À x Cd x In 2 S 4 [27,28], Cd x Cu y Zn 1 À x-y S [29], (Zn x Cd 1 À x )(Se x S 1 À x ) [30], Cd 0.1 Sn x Zn 0.9-2x S [31], Cu-doped Cd 0.1 Zn 0.9 S [32] and Zn x Cd 1 À x S/CNTs [33], et al Among them, the ternary Mn-Cd-S alloyed system formed by combining MnS (E g ¼3.7 eV) with CdS (E g ¼2.4 eV) has attracted considerable attention [34][35][36]. MCS solid solution, due to the tunability of its band gap by regulating the contents of Cd and Mn, is a promising candidate for visible light catalysis.…”

Biomolecule-assisted solvothermal synthesis of 3D hierarchical Cu2FeSnS4 microspheres with enhanced photocatalytic activity

“…Here, we describe a green synthetic route to prepare 3D hierarchical CFTS microspheres by biomolecule-assisted approach, where l-cystine is used as a reducing agent and sulfur donor. It can effectively avoid the environmental and health risks when using sulfur, Na 2 S, thiourea, and dimethyl sulfoxide as the sulfur source to fabricate such composites [17]. Furthermore, the structure, morphology, composition and optical property of as-synthesized CFTS particles are investigated.…”

Manganese Copper Sulfide Nanocomposites: Structure Tailoring and Photo/Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

“…As a result, MnS fails to function independently as a photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution from water splitting. Integration with other component(s) to form well‐defined nanocomposites, such as manganese cadmium sulfide (Mn 1− x Cd x S) solid solutions, is able to endow MnS materials with good photoactivity . The concern of these cases is that the use of toxic cadmium element inevitably causes hazards to human beings and the environment, and CdS tends to photocorrode if exposed to illumination, making it impractical for long‐term applications …”