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- A new g-CN-based ternary heterojunction was created by adding ZnInS nanosheets and CdS nanoparticles to g-CN through a two-step oil-bath method.
- The optimized ternary photocatalyst (CdS/ZnInS/g-CN-0.2) achieved a 96% removal rate of RhB dye in just 30 minutes, significantly outperforming both pure g-CN and the binary combination of ZnInS and g-CN.
- The enhanced photocatalytic activity is attributed to the collaborative effects of CdS, ZnInS, and g-CN that increase light absorption and improve charge mobility and separation.
Article Abstract
In this study, a novel g-CN-based ternary heterojunction was rationally designed and constructed by the growth of ZnInS nanosheets and CdS nanoparticles onto the g-CN nanosheets using a facile two-step oil-bath method. Through optimizing the proportion of ZnInS and CdS component, g-CN nanosheets coupled with ZnInS nanosheets and CdS nanoparticles (denoted as CdS/ZnInS/g-CN) exhibited obviously higher photocatalytic properties for RhB removal than the single-component and dual-component systems. Among the as-obtained ternary photocatalysts, it was found that the ternary CdS/ZnInS/g-CN-0.2 photocatalyst displayed the optimum photocatalytic property (96%) within a short time (30 min), which was almost 27.42 and 1.17 times higher than that of pure g-CN and binary ZnInS/g-CN-0.7 composite. The excellent activity of the ternary CdS/ZnInS/g-CN heterostructure is assigned to the synergetic effects of CdS nanoparticles, ZnInS nanosheets and g-CN nanosheets, which not only broaden the visible-light absorption range, but also improve the charge mobility and separation rate, thus boosting the visible-light-driven photocatalytic property of g-CN.
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