CdS QDs-Decorated Self-Doped γ-Bi₂MoO₆: A Sustainable and Versatile Photocatalyst toward Photoreduction of Cr(VI) and Degradation of Phenol.

ABSTRACT: In this work, CdS quantum dots (QDs)-sensitized self-doped Bi₂MoO₆ has been synthesized using glucose as reducing agent by hydrothermal method, followed by in situ deposition of the QDs. The synthesized catalyst has been employed to reduce toxic Cr(VI) and degrade phenol from the aqueous solution. The structural, optical, and electrochemical characterizations are performed using X-ray diffraction, UV-vis diffuse reflection, photoluminescence (PL), scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The optical properties were precisely investigated by calculating the Urbach energy, PL, and photoluminescence excitation spectra. The orderly distribution of QDs is confi

SUBMITTER: Kandi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6645666 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature