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Electronic Materials Letters

, Volume 14, Issue 4, pp 499–504 | Cite as

Facile Synthesis of 1D/2D Core–Shell Structured Sb2S3@MoS2 Nanorods with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance

  • Meilan Xu
  • Jiachang ZhaoEmail author
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Abstract

Herein, a novel core–shell heterojunction structure of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets coated antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) nanorods (Sb2S3@MoS2) are designed and fabricated by a two-step hydrothermal method. The Sb2S3@MoS2 heterostructure consists of one-dimension (1D) Sb2S3 nanorods coated by two-dimension (2D) MoS2 nanosheets. When utilized as a photocatalyst under simulated sunlight, compared with pure Sb2S3 nanorods and MoS2 nanosheets, Sb2S3@MoS2 nanorods perform an enhanced photoactivity in degrading Rhodamine B (RhB) with a decomposition efficiency of ~ 99%. The excellent photocatalytic property is attributed to the properly constructed heterojunction between Sb2S3 and MoS2, which can broaden the photoadsorption range. Furthermore, not only can the unique hybrid 1D/2D core–shell structures possess more reaction active sites, but also the compact interfaces between Sb2S3 and MoS2 provide rapid charge transfer channels for charge separation.

Keywords

Sb2S3@MoS2 nanorods Core–shell structure Enhanced photoactivity 
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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 51602193).

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© The Korean Institute of Metals and Materials 2018

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShanghai University of Engineering ScienceShanghaiChina

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