Unlocking enhanced photo-Fenton, night-Fenton, and photocatalytic activities of dual Z-scheme MoS2/WO3-x/Ag2S core-shell structure via defect engineering

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2024.01.078

J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2024, Vol. 197: 160-170.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2024.01.078

Special Issue: Catalytic materials 2024； Electronic materials 2024

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Unlocking enhanced photo-Fenton, night-Fenton, and photocatalytic activities of dual Z-scheme MoS₂/WO_3-_x/Ag₂S core-shell structure via defect engineering

Muhammad Abbas^a, Kashif Hussain^b, Navid Hussain Shah^a, Mubashar Ilyas^c, Rabia Batool^d, M. Ashfaq Ahmad^f,*, Yanyan Cui^a,*, Yaling Wang^e,*

^aBeijing Engineering Research Center of Mixed Reality and Advanced Display, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
^bTHz Technical Research Center; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Photonic Information Technology; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University; THz Technical Research Center of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China;
^cKey Laboratory of Clusters Science of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China;
^dDepartment of Physics, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan;
^eCAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Beijing 100190, China;
^fDepartment of Physics, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan

Received:2023-12-29 Revised:2024-01-26 Accepted:2024-01-26 Published:2024-10-20 Online:2024-10-15
Contact: *E-mail addresses: maahmad@cuilahore.edu.pk (M.A. Ahmad), cuiyanyan@bit.edu.cn (Y. Cui), wangyl@nanoctr.cn (Y. Wang)

Abstract

Abstract: Memory catalysis and conventional Fenton reactions are intended to counteract prevailing energy and environmental crises; however, poor performance and the need for UV irradiation question their sustainability. Herein, we demonstrate defect-engineered, dual Z-scheme MoS₂/WO_3-_x/Ag₂S exhibiting enhanced photo-Fenton (PFR), night-Fenton (NFR), and photocatalytic activities (PR) against tetracycline (TC) and Rhodamine B (RhB). Defects enable the catalyst to store ample electrons just like metals, which play a vital role by exciting H₂O₂ during Fenton reactions. It removed 91.54 %, 76.43 %, and 83.39 % TC (40 mg L^-1) in 100 min and registered degradation rate constants of 0.05379, 0.02858, and 0.04133 min^-1 against RhB (20 mg L^-1) during PFR, NFR, and PR respectively. The total organic carbon (TOC) removal rates reached 58.56 % and 60.88 % during TC and RhB degradations in PFR, respectively. Solid and Liquid EPR analysis shows it can excite H₂O₂ to carry Fenton reactions with and without light. It demonstrates wide pH adaptability and tremendous potential to simultaneously counter energy and environmental crises.

Key words: Fenton reaction, Photolysis, Core-shell, Dual Z-scheme, TC, WO₃_-x

Muhammad Abbas, Kashif Hussain, Navid Hussain Shah, Mubashar Ilyas, Rabia Batool, M. Ashfaq Ahmad, Yanyan Cui, Yaling Wang. Unlocking enhanced photo-Fenton, night-Fenton, and photocatalytic activities of dual Z-scheme MoS₂/WO_3-_x/Ag₂S core-shell structure via defect engineering[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 197: 160-170.

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