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  • Title: The simple, template free synthesis of a Bi2S3-ZnO heterostructure and its superior photocatalytic activity under UV-A light.
    Author: Balachandran S, Swaminathan M.
    Journal: Dalton Trans; 2013 Apr 21; 42(15):5338-47. PubMed ID: 23411677.
    Abstract:
    The development of a heterostructured semiconductor photocatalyst makes a significant advancement in catalytic technologies. Highly crystalline Bi2S3-ZnO nanosheets with a hierarchical structure have been successfully synthesized by a facile sonochemical process and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area measurements. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis reveals that the as synthesized product has an orthorhombic phase of Bi2S3 and a hexagonal wurtzite phase of ZnO. XPS analysis shows the presence of the elements Zn, O, Bi and S and their oxidation states. Bi2S3-ZnO has increased absorption in the UV region as well as in the visible region. This heterostructured nano catalyst has a higher photocatalytic activity for the degradation of Acid Black 1 (AB 1) under UV-A light than pure ZnO, Bi2S3 and commercial Degussa P25. The heterojunction in the Bi2S3-ZnO photocatalyst has led to low recombination rates of photoinduced electron-hole pairs and an enhanced photocatalytic activity. Bi2S3-ZnO is advantageous in AB 1 degradation because of its reusability and higher efficiency at neutral pH 7.
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