Non hydrazine based chemical synthesis of earth abundant Cu2SnS3 thin film photocatalyst for wastewater treatment

被引：3
作者：
Zaman, M. Burhanuz [1 ]
Shrotriya, Vipin [2 ]
Hossain, Amzad [3 ,4 ]
Mehedi, Ibrahim M. [5 ,6 ]
Alam, Md. Mottahir [5 ]
机构：
[1] Jiwaji Univ, Sch Studies Phys, Gwalior 474011, Madhya Pradesh, India
[2] Inst Technol & Management Sitholi, Dept Phys, Gwalior 474011, India
[3] Ruhr Univ Bochum, Inst Theoret Elect Engn, D-44801 Bochum, Germany
[4] Jashore Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Jashore 7408, Bangladesh
[5] King Abdulaziz Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
[6] King Abdulaziz Univ, Ctr Excellence Intelligent Engn Syst CEIES, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
来源：
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL | 2023年 / 49卷 / 12期
关键词：
CTS thin films; Quantum dots; Polycrystalline; Photo-degradation; Reusability; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; DEGRADATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; SOLAR;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.03.215
中图分类号：
TQ174 [陶瓷工业]; TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号：
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要：
Utilization of renewable solar energy has been a vital achievement for material scientists. The present work represents synthesis of Cu2SnS3 (CTS) thin film photocatalysts by a simple and economical spin coating sol gel method. The films were investigated for their structural, morphological, compositional, optical and chemical properties. Monoethanolamine (MEA) was employed to enhance the age of CTS gel by increasing its stability. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman analysis indicated formation of single phase pristine tetragonal CTS material. Morphological studies showed the films are covered with CTS quantum dots. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) revealed oxidation states of Cu, Sn and S as +1, +4 and-2 respectively. The CTS material exhibited polycrystalline nature determined from the selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns of the films. The films has optimum energy band gap (-1.7 eV) suitable for visible light photocatalysis. The thin films were explored as photocatalysts against methylene blue (MB) dye and it was found that the films degraded most of the dye (-87%) in just 90 min of visible light illumination. Reusability experiments performed showed the films can be used again and again without considerable loss in the activity.
引用
收藏
页码：20822 / 20831
页数：10
相关论文
共 27 条
  • [1] Enhanced photocatalytic performance of Cu2O nano-photocatalyst powder modified by ball milling and ZnO
    Abdolhoseinzadeh, A.
    Sheibani, S.
    [J]. ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY, 2020, 31 (01) : 40 - 50
  • [2] Preparation and Characterization of Hierarchical CdS Nanoflowers for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation
    Aboud, Kahlaa H.
    AL-Jawad, Selma M. H.
    Imran, Natheer Jamal
    [J]. JOURNAL OF NANOSTRUCTURES, 2022, 12 (02) : 316 - 329
  • [3] Characteristics and photocatalytic behavior of Fe and Cu doped TiO2 prepared by combined sol-gel and mechanical alloying
    Ahadi, Sina
    Moalej, Nikta S.
    Sheibani, Saeed
    [J]. SOLID STATE SCIENCES, 2019, 96
  • [4] Morphological studies and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by zinc sulfide nanoparticles
    Ajibade, P. A.
    Solomane, N.
    Sikakane, B. M.
    [J]. CHALCOGENIDE LETTERS, 2022, 19 (06): : 429 - 438
  • [5] Alirezazadeh F., 2020, CERAM INT, DOI [10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.07.14, DOI 10.1016/J.CERAMINT.2020.07.14]
  • [6] Photocatalytic degradation of dye pollutants under solar, visible and UV lights using green synthesised CuS nanoparticles
    Ayodhya, Dasari
    Venkatesham, M.
    Kumari, A. Santoshi
    Reddy, G. Bhagavanth
    Ramakrishna, D.
    Veerabhadram, G.
    [J]. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL NANOSCIENCE, 2016, 11 (06) : 418 - 432
  • [7] Burhanuz Zaman M., 2019, INT J HYDROGEN ENERG, DOI [10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.07.02, DOI 10.1016/J.IJHYDENE.2019.07.02]
  • [8] Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by nanostructured Fe/FeS powder under visible light
    Esmaili, Hassan
    Kotobi, Amir
    Sheibani, Saeed
    Rashchi, Fereshteh
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MINERALS METALLURGY AND MATERIALS, 2018, 25 (02) : 244 - 252
  • [9] Phase relations and optical properties of semiconducting ternary sulfides in the system Cu-Sn-S
    Fiechter, S
    Martinez, M
    Schmidt, G
    Henrion, W
    Tomm, Y
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS, 2003, 64 (9-10) : 1859 - 1862
  • [10] Enhanced photocatalytic activity of biogenically synthesized CuO nanostructures against xylenol orange and rhodamine B dyes
    Gudipati, Tejovathi
    Zaman, M. Burhanuz
    Singh, Pragya
    Poolla, Rajaram
    [J]. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS, 2021, 130
123