Facile Synthesis of Indium Sulfide/Flexible Electrospun Carbon Nanofiber for Enhanced Photocatalytic Efficiency and Its Application. (20th December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Han, Liu; Dong, Haohao; Mao, Dong; Hua, Baolv; Li, Qinyu; Fang, Dong
• Other Names: Shao Huaiyu Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Scanning. Volume 2017(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-12-20
• Subjects: Scanning electron microscopy -- Periodicals; 502.825
• DOI: 10.1155/2017/6513903
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-0457

Abstract

Abstract : Heterojunction system has been proved as one of the best architectures for photocatalyst owing to extending specific surface area, expanding spectral response range, and increasing photoinduced charges generation, separation, and transmission, which can provide better light absorption range and higher reaction site. In this paper, Indium Sulfide/Flexible Electrospun Carbon Nanofiber (In2 S3 /CNF) heterogeneous systems were synthesized by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method. The results from characterizations of SEM, TEM, XRD, Raman, and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy displayed that flower-like In2 S3 was deposited on the hair-like CNF template, forming a one-dimensional nanofibrous network heterojunction photocatalyst. And the newly prepared In2 S3 /CNF photocatalysts exhibit greatly enhanced photocatalytic activity compared to pure In2 S3 . In addition, the formation mechanism of the one-dimensional heterojunction In2 S3 /CNF photocatalyst is discussed and a promising approach to degrade Rhodamine B (RB) in the photocatalytic process is processed.