Fabrication of electrochemically-modified BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4)composite film for bisphenol A degradation

摘要

A new electrochemically-modified BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4)(represented as E-BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4))thin film electrode was successfully synthesized for environmental application.MoS_(2)and Co_(3)O_(4)were grown on the surface of Bi VO 4 to obtain BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4).E-BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4)film was achieved by further electrochemical treatment of BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4).The asprepared E-BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4)exhibited significantly enhanced photoelectrocatalytic activity.The photocurrent density of E-BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4)thin film is 6.6 times that of Bi VO 4 under visible light irradiation.The degradation efficiency of E-BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4)for bisphenol A pollutant was 81.56%in photoelectrochemical process.The pseudo-first order reaction rate constant of E-BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4)film is 3.22 times higher than that of Bi VO 4.And its reaction rate constant in photoelectrocatalytic process is 14.5 times or 2 times that in photocatalytic or electrocatalytic process,respectively.The improved performance of E-BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4)was attributed to the synergetic effects of the reduction of interfacial charge transfer resistance,the formation of oxygen vacancies and sub-stoichiometric metal oxides and higher separation efficiency of photogenerated electron-hole pairs.E-BiVO_(4)-MoS_(2)-Co_(3)O_(4)is a promising composite material for pollutants removal.