Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

A facile one-pot method for preparation of the rGO–CuS/Cu2S with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

CuSO4·5H2O and Na2S2O3 were used as the copper and sulfur sources which were mixed with the graphene oxide (GO) solution to synthesize rGO–CuS/Cu2S heteronanostructures by a facile one-pot method. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscope, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy observations show the morphology and elemental distribution of the composites, confirming that CuS/Cu2S heteronanostructures are decorated on the GO sheets. The experimental results of photocatalytic degradation also show that the novel composites exhibit remarkable visible-light photocatalytic activities for methylthionine blue dye degradation whose degradation rate is 96 %. The high visible photocatalytic performances are attributed to photoinduced interfacial charge transfer in the heteronanostructures and their further transfer by rGO sheets. This new composition is expected to show considerable potential applications in water purification.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. M. Visa, Appl. Surf. Sci. 263, 753 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. A.C.-K. Yip, F.L.-Y. Lam, X. Hu, Chem. Commun. 25, 3218 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. D. Das, R.K. Dutta, J. Colloid, Interface Sci. 457, 339 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. B. Zeng, X. Chen, C. Chen, X. Ning, W. Deng, J. Alloys Compd. 582, 774 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. X.W. Wang, B. Yuan, Z.H. Xie, D.X. Wang, R.B. Zhang, J. Colloid. Interface Sci. 446, 150 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. P.J. Thomas, G.L. Stansfield, N. Komba, D.J.H. Cant, K. Ramasamy, E. Albrasi, H. Al-Chaghouri, K.L. Syres, P. O’Brien, W.R. Flavell, E. Mubofu, F. Bondino, E. Magnano, RSC Adv. 5, 62291 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. X.M. Gao, Z.H. Wang, F. Fu, X. Li, W.H. Li, Phys. B 474, 81 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. H. Katsumata, H. Ando, T. Suzuki, S. Kaneco, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 54, 3532 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. R. Gaur, P. Jeevanandam, J. Mater. Sci-Mater. El 26, 7223 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. H.W. Lei, G.J. Fang, F. Cheng, W.J. Ke, P.L. Qin, Z.C. Song, Q. Zheng, X. Fan, H.H. Huang, X.Z. Zhao, Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 128, 77 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. C. Mondal, A. Singh, R. Sahoo, A.K. Sasmal, Y. Negishi, T. Pal, New J. Chem. 39, 5628 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. S.K. Goswami, J. Kim, K. Hong, E. Oh, Y.M. Yang, D. Yu, Mater. Lett. 133, 132 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Y. Wu, C. Wadia, W.L. Ma, B. Sadtler, A.P. Alivisatos, Nano Lett. 8, 2551 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. C. Pan, S. Niu, Y. Ding, L. Dong, R. Yu, Y. Liu, G. Zhu, Z.L. Wang, Nano Lett. 12, 3302 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Y.X. Zhao, H.C. Pan, Y.B. Lou, X.F. Qiu, J.J. Zhu, C. Burda, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131, 4253 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. R. Sharma, G. Cai, D.V. Shinde, S.A. Patil, S. Shaikh, A.V. Ghule, R.S. Mane, S.H. Han, J. Mater. Chem. C 2, 8012 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. V.S. Taur, R.A. Joshi, A.V. Ghule, R. Sharma, Renew. Energy 38, 219 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Y. Su, X. Lu, M. Xie, H. Geng, H. Wei, Z. Yang, Y. Zhang, Nanoscale 5, 8889 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Q.A. Akkerman, A. Genovese, C. George, M. Prato, I. Moreels, A. Casu, S. Marras, A. Curcio, A. Scarpellini, T. Pellegrino, L. Manna, V. Lesnyak, ACS Nano 9, 521 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Y.Y. Jia, W.Y. Yan, in 11th International Fatigue Congress, Pts 1 And 2, ed. by G. Clark, C.H. Wang (Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Stafa-Zurich, 2014), p. 1119

  21. H.J. Jiang, Small 7, 2413 (2011)

    Google Scholar 

  22. X. Zhang, X. Chang, M.A. Gondal, B. Zhang, Y. Liu, G. Ji, Appl. Surf. Sci. 258, 7826 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. S.K. Yadav, J.W. Cho, Appl. Surf. Sci. 266, 360 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. S. Bai, X.P. Shen, G.X. Zhu, H. Zhou, H. Xu, G.H. Fu, Z.F. Ye, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2, 256 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. F. Liu, M. Liu, X. Shao, S. Yang, J. Mater. Sci-Mater. El. 26, 6495 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. W.S. Hummers, R.E. Offeman, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 80, 133 (1958)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Y. Li, J. Hu, G. Liu, G. Zhang, H. Zou, J. Shi, Carbohydr. Polym. 92, 555 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. J. Qian, K. Wang, Q. Guan, H. Li, H. Xu, Q. Liu, W. Liu, B. Qiu, Appl. Surf. Sci. 288, 633 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. S. Pan, X. Liu, J. Solid State Chem. 191, 51 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. H.K. He, C. Gao, A.C.S. Appl, Mater. Interfaces 2, 3201 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. K. Wang, X. Dong, C. Zhao, X. Qian, Y. Xu, Electrochim. Acta 152, 433 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. S. Sun, X. Zhang, X. Song, S. Liang, L. Wang, Z. Yang, CrystEngComm 14, 3545 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. B. Li, T. Liu, L. Hu, Y. Wang, J. Phys. Chem. Solids 74, 635 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  34. Y. Zhang, J. Tian, H. Li, L. Wang, X. Qin, A.M. Asiri, A.O. Al-Youbi, X. Sun, Langmuir 28, 12893 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  35. D.-W. Kim, K.-Y. Rhee, S.-J. Park, J. Alloys Compd. 530, 6 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  36. C.K.W.M. Yin, Y.B. Lou, C. Burda, J.T. Koberstein, Y.M. Zhu, S. O’Brien, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 127, 9506 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  37. S. Stankovich, R.D. Piner, S.T. Nguyen, R.S. Ruoff, Carbon 44, 3342 (2006)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  38. U.T.D. Thuy, N.Q. Liem, C.M.A. Parlett, G.M. Lalev, K. Wilson, Catal. Commun. 44, 627 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  39. J. Shi, X. Zhou, Y. Liu, Q. Su, J. Zhang, G. Du, Mater. Lett. 126, 220–223 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  40. N. Meng, Y. Zhou, W. Nie, L. Song, P. Chen, J. Nanopart. Res. 17, 300 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  41. T. Tsukasa, I. Shigeroshi, K. Susumu, S. Yoneyama, Environ. Sci. Technol. 30, 1275 (1996)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  42. H. Zhang, X. Fan, X. Quan, S. Chen, H. Yu, Environ. Sci. Technol. 45, 5731 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  43. E. Yoo, T. Okata, T. Akita, M. Kohyama, J. Nakamura, I. Honma, Nano Lett. 9, 2255 (2009)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Southwest Petroleum University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chengdu, 610500, China

    Zongxue Yu, Fei Li, Haihui Di, Yang Pan, Liang Lv, Yu Ma & Qi Chen

  2. Oil & Gas Field Applied Chemistry Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610500, China

    Zongxue Yu, Fei Li, Haihui Di, Yang Pan, Liang Lv, Yu Ma & Qi Chen

Authors
  1. Zongxue Yu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Fei Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Haihui Di
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Yang Pan
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Liang Lv
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Yu Ma
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Qi Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Zongxue Yu.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Yu, Z., Li, F., Di, H. et al. A facile one-pot method for preparation of the rGO–CuS/Cu2S with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 5136–5144 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4405-9

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4405-9

Keywords

Search

Navigation