KMS Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, CAS
Theoretical and experimental investigation of highly photocatalytic performance of CuInZnS nanoporous structure for removing the NO gas | |
Ye, Ying1; Zang, Zhigang1; Zhou, Tingwei1; Dong, Fan3; Lu, Shirong2; Tang, Xiaosheng1; Wei, Wei1; Zhang, Yubo4 | |
2018 | |
摘要 | Solid solutions composed of I-III-VI2 (I = Cu, Ag; III = Al, Ga, In; VI = S, Se, Te) ternary chalcopyrites and II-VI (II = Zn; VI = S, Se, Te) binary zincblendes are a group of important photocatalyst for water splitting applications. We here investigate the photocatalytic performance of CuInS2-ZnS (CIZS) nanospheres with nanoporous structures for degrading the NO poisonous gas. It is well known that the performance of a photocatalyst is determined by not only the intrinsic material properties but also the morphology of a real sample. Therefore, we first predict the fundamental material properties of CIZS for the photocatalytic application using first-principle theoretical approaches. Our results indicate that CIZS can form high crystalline structures and that its band gap and optical absorption ability are sensitively influenced by band-edge Cu-3d and In-5s electronic states. We then synthesize CIZS nanospheres with nanoporous structures, which can generate large reaction surfaces, enhance transport of photon-excited carriers, and avoid particle polymerization. It is found that the photocatalytic performance of CIZS is sensitively influenced by the mixing ratio of the constituent elements, and a high removal ratio of 47.71% is achieved by the compound with 0.04 wt% Cu. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
关键词 | CuInZnS nanospheres Photocatalyst Nanoporous |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jcat.2017.11.002 |
发表期刊 | JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS |
ISSN | 0021-9517 |
卷号 | 357页码:100-107 |
收录类别 | SCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000424172500011 |
语种 | 英语 |