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Sandwich-like 2D/2D ZnIn2S4/Ti3C2 composite for highly efficient photocatalytic reduction of U(VI)

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Novel sandwich-like ZnIn2S4/Ti3C2 composites with strong interfacial coupling were prepared by a facile solvothermal approach for U(VI) photocatalytic reduction immobilization. The integration of Ti3C2 nanosheets into ZnIn2S4 hierarchical structures endowed the composite outstanding photocatalytic performance through improving the utilization of solar energy and boosting the separation of photogenerated electrons and holes, evidenced by a fast reaction rate of 0.0247 min−1, which was 3.20 times of that for pristine ZnIn2S4. The corresponding U(VI) removal efficiency of 50 ppm U(VI) solution reached 96.1% under visible light irradiation without sacrificial agents. In addition, the excellent stability and reusability of ZnIn2S4/Ti3C2 has been demonstrated.

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Sandwich-like 2D/2D ZnIn2S4/Ti3C2 composite for highly efficient photocatalytic reduction of U(VI)

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 22176190, 12275177, U2067212 and U20B2019), the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 21925603), and Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS (2021010).

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    Xiuxin Li & Tongxiang Liang

  2. Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China

    Xiuxin Li, Degao Wang, Lei Zhang & Zhifang Chai

  3. Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Jiafeng Ouyang, Pengcheng Zhang, Liyong Yuan, Weiqun Shi & Lin Wang

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Li, X., Ouyang, J., Zhang, P. et al. Sandwich-like 2D/2D ZnIn2S4/Ti3C2 composite for highly efficient photocatalytic reduction of U(VI). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 2759–2770 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-08942-0

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