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Constructing flower-like MoS2/ZnIn2S4 microspheres for efficient visible light-driven photocatalytic removal of hexavalent chromium

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Photocatalytic removal of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) based on semiconductor is important under visible light for environment and energy. Herein, a visible light-responsive heterojunction composed of molybdenum disulfide and zinc indium sulfide was synthesized through a simple one-pot hydrothermal method to ensure full contact between the two components to efficiently improve the Cr(VI) reduction. The MoS2/ZnIn2S4 composites build heterojunctions between MoS2 and ZnIn2S4 to inhibit recombination of photogenerated holes and electrons and provide the reaction sites to trap photogenerated electrons to participate in the reduction of Cr(VI). The highly efficient reduction of Cr(VI) was obtained by adjusting the proportion of molybdenum disulfide. It demonstrates that the 0.5 wt% MoS2/ZnIn2S4 composite microstructures show the highest degradation rate of 0.1989 s−1 under visible light irradiation, 1.7 times of bare ZnIn2S4. Moreover, the MoS2/ZnIn2S4 showed excellent stability during photocatalytic recyclable processes. This work encourages researchers to remove Cr(VI) by constructing effective heterojunction structures.

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The research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project Nos. 22109059, 51904128), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program of Jiangsu Province, the Doctor Start-up Fund Research supported by Jinling Institute of Technology (Project No. jit-b-202024), Innovation Fund for Scientific Research supported by JIT (Project No. jit-fhxm-202017), Jiangsu University Student and Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project (202113573017Z), and the Key Projects of Science and Technology of Henan Province (No. 212102210116).

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  1. School of Materials Engineering, Jinling Institute of Technology, Nanjing, 211169, People’s Republic of China

    Yuanyuan Wang, Linqiu Wu, Yingfei Hu, Hongxiu Du, Lingyun Hao, Hangmin Guan & Yijie Zhao

  2. Nanjing Key Laboratory of Optometric Materials and Technology, Nanjing, 211169, People’s Republic of China

    Yuanyuan Wang, Linqiu Wu, Yingfei Hu, Hongxiu Du, Lingyun Hao, Hangmin Guan & Yijie Zhao

  3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, People’s Republic of China

    Pengfei Liu

  4. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, 453003, People’s Republic of China

    Pengfei Liu

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Wang, Y., Wu, L., Hu, Y. et al. Constructing flower-like MoS2/ZnIn2S4 microspheres for efficient visible light-driven photocatalytic removal of hexavalent chromium. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 16113–16125 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08502-4

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