Facile synthesis of C-TiO₂-MoS₂ nanocomposite based on commercial TiO₂ nanopowder for photodegradation of methylene blue.

ABSTRACT: We present a facile synthesis method for a C-TiO₂-MoS₂-based photocatalytic nanocomposite designed for the efficient degradation of pollutant dyes, specifically methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RhB). Few-layered MoS₂ nanosheets were exfoliated from natural bulk MoS₂ via urea-assisted ball milling. These nanosheets were then mixed with TiO₂ nanopowder and sodium deoxycholate (SDC) surfactant, followed by thermal annealing at 600 °C in argon (Ar) gas. The resulting TiO₂-MoS₂ mixture was found to be coated and interconnected by a carbon layer, which acted as an electron-conducting bridge and simultaneously prevented the aggregation of TiO₂ nanoparticles and MoS₂ nanosheets. The photoc

SUBMITTER: Nguyen TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12272570 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature