MoS₂ nanosheet incorporated α-Fe₂O₃/ZnO nanocomposite with enhanced photocatalytic dye degradation and hydrogen production ability.

ABSTRACT: We have synthesized MoS₂ incorporated α-Fe₂O₃/ZnO nanocomposites by adapting a facile hydrothermal synthesis process. The effect of incorporating ultrasonically exfoliated few-layer MoS₂ nanosheets on the solar-light driven photocatalytic performance of α-Fe₂O₃/ZnO photocatalyst nanocomposites has been demonstrated. Structural, morphological and optical characteristics of the as-synthesized nanomaterials are comprehensively investigated and analyzed by performing Rietveld refinement of powder X-ray diffraction patterns, field emission scanning electron microscopy and UV-visible spectroscopy, respectively. The photoluminescence spectra of the as-prepared nanocomposites elucidate that the recombination of photogenerated electr

SUBMITTER: Tama AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9076241 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature