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NiFe2O4 nanoplates decorated on MoS2 nanosheets as an effective visible light-driven heterostructure photocatalyst for the degradation of methyl orange

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Recently, visible-light-driven photocatalysis has gained a broad application scope, owing to the utilization of freely accessible solar energy, for degrading organic pollutants and environmental remediation. High-efficiency photocatalysts require effective charge separation ability and respond well to visible light. Here, we present novel heterostructure photocatalysts composed of NiFe2O4 nanoplate-deposited MoS2 nanosheets (MoS2/NiFe2O4, MSNFO) exhibiting a broad visible-light absorption region and a type-II charge-isolating mechanism for the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO). The results of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy demonstrated that the NiFe2O4 nanoplates were favorably embedded on the surface of sheet-like MoS2. The photocatalytic efficacies of all as-synthesized samples were evaluated via MO degradation under visible-light irradiation. The MSNFO-10 NC exhibited enhanced catalytic activity, which was more than 4.71 and 3.71 times better than those of NiFe2O4 and hexagonal MoS2, respectively. During the photocatalytic process, ·OH radicals and holes were the generated reactive species that played a significant role in the degradation of MO into non-toxic intermediates. The MSNFO nanocomposites could maintain the MO degradation efficiencies exceeding 80% for four consecutive reuse cycles. These outcomes reveal promising photocatalytic performance for MSNFO heterostructures owing to their synergistic interactions, which could facilitate the efficient separation of charge carriers for the degradation of organic contaminants.

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This work was supported by a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIT) (No. 2022R1A2C1004283). The authors thank the Core Research Support Center for Natural Products and Medical Materials (CRCNM) at Yeungnam University.

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RA: conceptualization, methodology, data curation, visualization, investigation, writing—original draft, writing–review, and editing. BS: data curation, visualization, investigation, writing–review, and editing. THO: formal analysis, data curation, supervision, resources, writing, reviewing, and editing.

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Atla, R., Shaik, B. & Oh, T.H. NiFe2O4 nanoplates decorated on MoS2 nanosheets as an effective visible light-driven heterostructure photocatalyst for the degradation of methyl orange. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 24972–24985 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09206-5

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