Synergistic photocatalytic dye mitigation and bacterial disinfection using carbon quantum dots decorated dual Z-scheme Manganese Indium Sulfide/Cuprous Oxide/Silver oxide heterojunction

  • Sheetal Sharma
  • , Vishal Dutta
  • , Pankaj Raizada
  • , Vijay Kumar Thakur
  • , Adesh K. Saini
  • , Divya Mittal
  • , Van Huy Nguyen
  • , Tansir Ahamad
  • , Chinh Chien Nguyen
  • , Soo Young Kim
  • , Quyet Van Le*
  • , Pardeep Singh*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel CQDs decorated MnIn2S4/Cu2O/Ag2O dual Z-scheme tandem hybrid is fabricated via hydrothermal method for MO removal and E. coli disinfection under visible light illumination. CQDs shuttle electrons in CQDs-MnIn2S4/Cu2O/Ag2O interface via dual Z-scheme electron transferal route which lead to upgrade in charge separation and visible light absorption. The Z-scheme hybrid displayed best catalytic inactivation performance of E. coli and degradation of MO which totally disinfect bacteria within 3 h and displayed 98.6% of MO degradation in 70 min in visible light radiation. The unique dual Z-scheme junction supports enhanced redox capabilities, prolong lifespan of photo-excitons, stability, spatial separation and enhanced visible light absorption.

Original languageEnglish
Article number131716
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume313
Early online date12 Jan 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPrint publication - 15 Apr 2022

Keywords

  • Dual Z-scheme
  • E. coli disinfection
  • MO removal
  • Tandem charge transfer

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