Needle-Leaf-Like Cu2Mo6S8 Films for Highly Efficient Visible-Light Photocatalysis

Xiaodan Hong; Qun Liu; James Iocozzi; Cheng Gong; Lingqing Kong; Xiangyang Liu; Meidan Ye; Zhiqun Lin

doi:10.1002/ppsc.201700302

Needle-Leaf-Like Cu₂Mo₆S₈ Films for Highly Efficient Visible-Light Photocatalysis

Xiaodan Hong, Qun Liu, James Iocozzi, Cheng Gong, Lingqing Kong, Xiangyang Liu, Meidan Ye, Zhiqun Lin

Department of Chemistry & Nanoscience

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Abstract

Ternary sulfide Cu₂Mo₆S₈ films with needle-leaf-like structures are grown on copper plates via a facile two-step route. The needle-leaf-like Cu₂Mo₆S₈ structures are directly converted from pregrown Cu(OH)₂ nanowires on copper plates via a hydrothermal process. Interestingly, under visible light the hierarchically structured Cu₂Mo₆S₈ films exhibit significantly improved photocatalytic performance in the degradation of methylene blue dye when compared to Cu(OH)₂ nanowires. This result is attributed to the larger surface area from the dendritic Cu₂Mo₆S₈ structures and the inherently faster charge transport rate of Cu₂Mo₆S₈ as compared to Cu(OH)₂.

Original language	English
Article number	1700302
Journal	Particle and Particle Systems Characterization
Volume	35
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201700302
State	Published - Jan 2018

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Keywords

copper molybdenum sulfide
needle-leaf-like structures
ternary sulfide
visible-light photocatalysis

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