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The recyclable cotton cellulose nanofibers/ZnO/CuS nanocomposites with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity

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The cotton cellulose nanofibers(CCNFs)/ZnO/CuS nanocomposites have been successfully fabricated by the electrospun-hydrothermal method and successive ionic layer adsorption. The results of XRD, SEM and TEM indicate that the CuS are successfully combined with the ZnO. The photocatalytic activity of the CCNFs/ZnO/CuS nanocomposites is investigated by the degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation, and it is demonstrated to be significantly enhanced after the CuS is introduced. Furthermore, the direct interfacial charge transfer of the ZnO/CuS is considered as the main reason for the enhancement.

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This work was supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51672249, 51603187 and 91122022), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. LQ17F040004 and LY15E030011).

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    Xiufang Zhang, Song Wang, Yingying Zheng, Can Cui, Jiaqi Pan & Chaorong Li

  2. School of Chemistry & Bioengineering, Taizhou College of Nanjing Normal University, Taizhou, 225300, People’s Republic of China

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Zhang, X., Mei, J., Wang, S. et al. The recyclable cotton cellulose nanofibers/ZnO/CuS nanocomposites with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 4669–4675 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-6106-9

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