Shandong Science ›› 2023, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 74-83.doi: 10.3976/j.issn.1002-4026.2023.01.010

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Fabrication of Bi2WO6-Cu2S heterostructures for piezo-photoelectric degradation of organic dye

YANG Mengchun(), WANG Yanhu(), WANG Xiao*()   

  1. Shandong Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250014, China
  • Received:2022-04-28 Online:2023-02-20 Published:2023-02-08

Abstract:

Owing to the low visible-light utilization of traditional photocatalysts and the serious problem of photogenerated electron-hole recombination at the bulk/interface, two-dimensional Bi2WO6 nanosheets were prepared herein using the hydrothermal method. Based on the principle of energy-level matching, Cu2S was grown on the surface of the two-dimensional Bi2WO6 nanosheets using the hydrothermal method to construct Bi2WO6-Cu2S heterojunctions for improved light absorption. Based on the excellent piezoelectric properties of the nanosheets and the excellent optical absorption and carrier transport properties of the Bi2WO6-Cu2S heterojunctions, a piezo-photoelectric synergistic catalytic system was constructed and the optimal degradation experimental conditions were explored. The Bi2WO6-Cu2S material was successfully applied for the degradation of Rhodamine B(RhB) in water. The results showed that under the synergistic photoelectric-piezoelectric effect, the degradation rate of RhB by the designed Bi2WO6-Cu2S reached 87% in 40 min. This study provides a new way for designing unique heterojunction structures via the synergistic action of photocatalysis and piezoelectric catalysis.

Key words: photoelectrochemistry, piezotronic effect, heterostructure, Bi2WO6, Cu2S, charge carrier separation, organic-dye degradation

CLC Number: 

  • O611.6