Korean Journal of Materials Research (한국재료학회지)

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Synthesis of Nanosized SnS-TiO2 Photocatalysts with Excellent Degradation Effect of TBA under Visible Light Irradiation

  • Meng, Ze-Da (Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Zhu, Lei (Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University) ;
  • Ullah, Kefayat (Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University) ;
  • Ye, Shu (Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University) ;
  • Oh, Won-Chun (Department of Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Hanseo University)
  • Received : 2015.05.19
  • Accepted : 2015.08.06
  • Published : 2015.09.27
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Abstract

SnS-$TiO_2$ nanocomposites are synthesized using simple, cheap, and less toxic $SnCl_2$ as the tin (II) precursor. The prepared nanoparticles are characterized using powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS). The XRD and TEM results indicate that the prepared product has SnS nanoparticles and a grain diameter of 30 nm. The DRS demonstrate that SnS-$TiO_2$ possesses the absorption profile across the entire visible light region. The generation of reactive oxygen species is detected through the oxidation reaction from 1,5-diphenyl carbazide (DPCI) to 1,5-diphenyl carbazone (DPCO). It is found that the photocurrent density and photocatalytic effect increase with the modified SnS. Excellent catalytic degradation of Texbrite BA-L (TBA) solution is observed using the SnS-$TiO_2$ composites under visible light irradiation. It is proposed that both the strong visible light absorption and the multiple exciton excitations contribute to the high visible light photocatalytic activity.

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