Preparation and characterization of Sn-doped In2.77S4 nanosheets as a visible-light-induced photocatalyst for tetracycline degradation

Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic properties of In2.77S4/Ti3C2 composites

“…The binding energies at 445.0 eV and 452.5 eV in the In 3d map belong to the In 3d 5/2 and In 3d 3/2 spin orbits. The four binding energies corresponding to pure In 2.77 S 4 are 445.1 eV and 452.6 eV, 161.7 eV and 162.9 eV, respectively[14][15][16][17][18]. Compared with the pure samples, all of three peaks of In 2.77 S 4 /Ti 3 C 2 (0.5) are slightly moved.…”

“…However, the bandgap of many traditional semiconductor photocatalysts is generally greater than 3.2 eV, and their response ability to visible especially infrared light is almost negligible. As a metal sulfide with sulfur defects, In 2.77 S 4 has a narrow bandgap between 1.75 eV and 2.17 eV and high photocatalytic activity for various organics, such as methylene blue (MB), methyl orange (MO) and rhodamine B (RhB) [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. It still has Jin-Peng Liu, Yun-Xuan Fu and Ze-Hong Wang have contributed equally to this work and share the first authorship.…”

“…some shortcomings, such as poor cycle stability and fast photogenerated electron-hole pairs recombination. To improve its disadvantages our research group has previously synthesized the composite photocatalysts by hybridizing it with other suitable semiconductors such as SrCO 3 [14], In(OH) 3 [15] and WS 2 [16] and doping it with some metallic elements such as Zn 2+ [17] and Sn 4+ [18]. Ti 3 C 2 contains a large number of functional groups such as -OH and -O on its surface and has many advantages of good stability, high specific surface area and carriers mobility.…”

Preparation of Ag3PO4/CoWO4 S-scheme heterojunction and study on sonocatalytic degradation of tetracycline

“…TC is the second most produced and used antibiotic due to its broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and low production cost [6] , [7] . It is not easily to be destroyed [8] , [9] and enriched over time in various aquatic environments for its benzene skeleton structure and high hydrophilicity. Since TC is biologically toxic and carcinogenic [10] , [11] , it is potentially harmful to human health [12] , aquatic ecosystems, and microbial populations [13] if it is accumulated in large quantities in the environment for a long time.…”

2D–2D ZnO/N doped g-C3N4 composite photocatalyst for antibiotics degradation under visible light

“…Photocatalysis, a kind of advanced oxidation technology, has been widely studied for water purication, 4-6 antibacterial, 7 anti-fog, 8 deodorization, 9 antifouling 10 treatment since it was rst reported in 1972. 11 In recent years, a growing body of research was carried out on photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics in pharmaceutical wastewater, [12][13][14][15][16] which was expected to make up for the deciency of traditional biochemical treatment which is time-consuming and oen unreliable. g-C 3 N 4 is a visible light responsive photocatalyst, which has attracted worldwide attention due to its unique layered structure, innoxious, chemical inertness, low cost, facile fabrication, and appropriate electronic band structure with a band gap of 2.7 eV.…”