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Fabrication and efficient photocatalytic dye degradation over Z-scheme-based BiVO4/CdS heterojunction under visible-light irradiation

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Novel Z-scheme-based BiVO4/CdS photocatalysts with efficient charge separation were prepared by simple in situ hydrothermal method. The compact structure of the CdS nanorod and BiVO4 nanosheet has formed a Z-scheme heterojunction. The as-prepared BiVO4/CdS composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, diffuse reflection spectroscopy, photoluminescence and photocurrent techniques. It was found that the BiVO4/CdS composites had the light-absorbing range and could efficiently degrade malachite green dye under visible-light irradiation. In this report, the result of the best degrading sample could achieve 92% in 30 min under visible light, respectively. BiVO4/CdS composites perform photocatalytic efficiently due to the Z-scheme. Furthermore, the Z-scheme-based BiVO4/CdS composites leaded to a major oxidation site at BiVO4, which successfully avoided photoetching of CdS during photocatalysis. Especially, the BiVO4/CdS system exhibits great photogenerated electron–hole pairs separation capabilities and high redox capabilities. This unique method of synthesizing Z-scheme-based BiVO4/CdS heterojunction has ability to reduce the cost and promote photocatalytic in visible-light range simultaneously.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China (Nos. 21876015 and 21703019).

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  1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People’s Republic of China

    Tongtong Zhang, Xiaohong Wang, Zhuo Sun, Qian Liang, Man Zhou, Song Xu & Zhongyu Li

  2. School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People’s Republic of China

    Zhongyu Li

  3. Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People’s Republic of China

    Zhongyu Li

  4. School of Petrochemical Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin, 132022, People’s Republic of China

    Zhongyu Li & Dazhi Sun

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Zhang, T., Wang, X., Sun, Z. et al. Fabrication and efficient photocatalytic dye degradation over Z-scheme-based BiVO4/CdS heterojunction under visible-light irradiation. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 31, 15742–15750 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-020-04136-6

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