摘要
As a highly toxic heavy metal,Cr(VI)reduction by developing high-efficiency photocatalysts is of great significance.Herein,we firstly design few-layer Ti_(3)C_(2) MXene(FTM)by the hand-operated shaking,show-ing dual advantages of structural stability and more exposed reactive sites.Then,a refluxed process is performed to fabricate FTM/CaIn_(2)S_(4)(FTC) composites,where 2D CaIn_(2)S_(4)(CIS) nanoplates are closely con-nected with 2D FTM to form Schottky junction.The optimal 1-FTC with the FTM/CIS mass ratio of 1 wt.%exhibits the highest activity toward photocatalytic Cr(VI)reduction under visible light.It is well eluci-dated that the broadened light absorption range and promoted charge carrier separation rate induced by the introduction of FTM are responsible for improving photocatalytic activity of CIS.During Cr(VI)photoreduction,1-FTC possesses excellent photo-stability and reusability.The effects of catalyst mass,co-existing ions,water sources and pH values on the Cr(VI)photoreduction efficiency are investigated.Pho-togenerated•O_(2)^(−)and e−are the main radical species accounting for Cr(VI)photoreduction over 1-FTC.The photocatalytic mechanism along with Cr(VI)removal pathway is exploited.This work may provide some insights into constructing FTM-based Schottky junctions for the efficient water purification.
基金
This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51902282 and 12274361)
the Qinglan Project of Jiangsu of China,the Natural Science Founda-tion of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20211361)
the College Natural Science Research Project of Jiangsu Province(No.20KJA430004).
