biostudies-literatureGao YDepartment of Education, Heilongjiang ProvinceQiqihar University15033-15041https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9064259biostudies-literatureUnknown9(26)Effective separation and rapid transfer of photogenerated electron-hole pairs are key features of photocatalytic materials with high catalytic activity, which could be achieved in co-catalysts. It is reported that the two-dimensional (2D) MoS<sub>2</sub> is a promising co-catalyst due to its unique semi-conductive properties and graphene-like layered structure. However, the application of MoS<sub>2</sub> as a co-catalyst is limited by its poor electrical conductivity. On the other hand, it is worth noting that TiO<sub>2</sub> possesses reactive crystal facets, which is one of the dominant mechanisms for the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. In this work, we prepared MoS<sub>2</sub>/RGO hybrids as co-catalysts which were doped to TiO<sub>2</sub> with highly reactive {001} plRSC advancesHighly effective photocatalytic performance of {001}-TiO<sub>2</sub>/MoS<sub>2</sub>/RGO hybrid heterostructures for the reduction of Rh B.PMC9064259YJSCX2017-022XLTSW201738Tian JPeng HZheng YZhang DGao YLiu BChai JZheng GJing TCheng JfalseHighly effective photocatalytic performance of {001}-TiO<sub>2</sub>/MoS<sub>2</sub>/RGO hybrid heterostructures for the reduction of Rh B.Effective separation and rapid transfer of photogenerated electron-hole pairs are key features of photocatalytic materials with high catalytic activity, which could be achieved in co-catalysts. It is reported that the two-dimensional (2D) MoS<sub>2</sub> is a promising co-catalyst due to its unique semi-conductive properties and graphene-like layered structure. However, the application of MoS<sub>2</sub> as a co-catalyst is limited by its poor electrical conductivity. On the other hand, it is worth noting that TiO<sub>2</sub> possesses reactive crystal facets, which is one of the dominant mechanisms for the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. In this work, we prepared MoS<sub>2</sub>/RGO hybrids as co-catalysts which were doped to TiO<sub>2</sub> with highly reactive {001} pl2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 May2025-04-25T17:30:59.596Z2025-04-06T05:49:56.764ZS-EPMC90642593551630410.1039/c9ra02634g