Photocatalytic Desulfurization of Thiophene with Chevrel Phase Ni₂Mo₆S₈ Synthesized by SHS.

ABSTRACT: The Chevrel phase compounds Cu₄Mo₆S₈, Ni₂Mo₆S₈, and Fe₂Mo₆S₈, synthesized by self-propagating high temperature synthesis, were evaluated as photocatalysts for visible light photocatalytic desulfurization. Investigations began with reflectance measurements from which absorbance spectra were calculated using the Kubelka-Munk transformation. The absorbance data was then used to create Tauc plots to find the direct and indirect bandgaps of the Chevrel phase compounds. Bandgaps were found to be no more than the 1.74 eV for Ni₂Mo₆S₈, so it was selected for further study because this bandgap suggests it will use the sun's emission spectrum better than the other mater

SUBMITTER: Pawar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308010 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature