Introducing sulfur vacancies and in-plane SnS_(2)/SnO_(2) heterojunction in SnS_(2) nanosheets to promote photocatalytic activity

摘要

Due to the relatively sluggish charge carrier separation in metal sulfides,the photocatalytic activity of them is still far lower than expected.Herein,sulfur vacancies and in-plane SnS_(2)/SnO_(2) heterojunction were successfully introduced into the SnS_(2) nanosheets through high energy ball-milling.These defective structures were studied by the electron paramagnetic resonance,Raman spectra,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,and high-resolution transmission electron microscope analyses.The sulfur vacancies and in-plane heterojunctions strongly accelerate the separation of photoexcited electron-hole pairs,as confirmed by the photo luminesce nce emission spectra and time-resolved photoluminescence decay spectra.The introduction of sulfur vacancies and in-plane heterojunction in SnS_(2) nanosheets results in roughly six times higher photodegrading rate for methyl orange and four times higher photocatalytic reduction rate of Cr6+than those of pure SnS_(2) nanosheets.