Cube-like Cu2MoS4 photocatalysts for visible light-driven degradation of methyl orange

Ke Zhang; Wenxing Chen; Yu Wang; Jiong Li; Haiping Chen; Zhiyu Gong; Shuo Chang; Fei Ye; Tianxing Wang; Wangsheng Chu; Chongwen Zou; Li Song

doi:10.1063/1.4926923

Cube-like Cu₂MoS₄ photocatalysts for visible light-driven degradation of methyl orange

Ke Zhang, Wenxing Chen, Yu Wang, Jiong Li, Haiping Chen, Zhiyu Gong, Shuo Chang, Fei Ye, Tianxing Wang, Wangsheng Chu, Chongwen Zou, Li Song^*

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Cube-like Cu₂MoS₄ nanoparticles with low-index facets and high crystallinity were fabricated via a hydrothermal method. The as-obtained nanocubes with an average size of 40-60 nm are composed of stacking-Cu₂MoS₄ layers separated by a weak Van der Waals gap of 0.5 nm. A strong absorption at visible light region is observed in the nanocube aqueous solution, indicating its optical-band gap of 1.78 eV. The photocatalytic measurements reveal that the nanocubes can thoroughly induce the degradation of methyl orange under visible light irradiation with good structural stability. Our finding may provide a way in design and fabrication of transition metal dichalcogenide nanostructures for practical applications.

Original language	English
Article number	077130
Journal	AIP Advances
Volume	5
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4926923
Publication status	Published - Jul 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Cube-like Cu₂MoS₄ photocatalysts for visible light-driven degradation of methyl orange

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