In<sub>4</sub>SnS<sub>8</sub>ultrathin nanosheets: a ternary sulfide with fast adsorption–visible-light photocatalysis dual function

Shen, Shuling; Li, Long; Wu, Zhujun; Sun, Minquan; Tang, Zhihong; Yang, Jing

doi:10.1039/c6ra27262b

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“…A further indium-containing ternary sulfide generated from DTC SSPs is In 4 SnS 8 , resulting from solvothermal decomposition of [In(S 2 CNEt 2 ) 3 ] and [Sn(S 2 CNEt 2 ) 4 ] in OLA at 240 °C for 1 h. The ultrathin nanosheets have an average thickness of ca. 3.8 nm, around five atomically thick layers, the thinnest form of this material reported to date . Their high absorption capacity for a range of organic dyes, coupled with the efficient degradation under visible light, suggests they may have applications as photocatalysts.…”

Section: Multinary Sulfidesmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…3.8 nm, around five atomically thick layers, the thinnest form of this material reported to date. 600 Their high absorption capacity for a range of organic dyes, coupled with the efficient degradation under visible light, suggests they may have applications as photocatalysts.…”

Section: Ternary Metal Sulfidesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A number of other ternary sulfides have been prepared using the DTC approach, including (Ni,Co) 3 S 4 , , CdCr 2 S 4 , MIn 2 S 4 (M = Mn, Fe, Co), and In 4 SnS 8 . Nickel–cobalt sulfides have several phases including NiCo 8 S 8 (pentlandite structure), NiCo 2 S 4 /CoNi 2 S 4 (thiospinels).…”

Section: Multinary Sulfidesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Nanodimensional metal sulfides are a developing class of low-cost materials with potential applications in areas as wide-ranging as energy storage, electrocatalysis, and imaging. An attractive synthetic strategy, which allows careful control over stoichiometry, is the single source precursor (SSP) approach in which well-defined molecular species containing preformed metal–sulfur bonds are heated to decomposition, either in the vapor or solution phase, resulting in facile loss of organics and formation of nanodimensional metal sulfides. By careful control of the precursor, the decomposition environment and addition of surfactants, this approach affords a range of nanocrystalline materials from a library of precursors. Dithiocarbamates (DTCs) are monoanionic chelating ligands that have been known for over a century and find applications in agriculture, medicine, and materials science. They are easily prepared from nontoxic secondary and primary amines and form stable complexes with all elements. Since pioneering work in the late 1980s, the use of DTC complexes as SSPs to a wide range of binary, ternary, and multinary sulfides has been extensively documented. This review maps these developments, from the formation of thin films, often comprised of embedded nanocrystals, to quantum dots coated with organic ligands or shelled by other metal sulfides that show high photoluminescence quantum yields, and a range of other nanomaterials in which both the phase and morphology of the nanocrystals can be engineered, allowing fine-tuning of technologically important physical properties, thus opening up a myriad of potential applications.

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Section: Multinary Sulfidesmentioning

confidence: 97%

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“…Except, the introduction of oxygen defects can also enhance the active sites since the MoS 2 phase is changed to the octahedral metallic one, giving rise to the acceleration of the hydrogen evolution process [142]. Up to now, for photocatalyst mechanisms, using various 2D TMDs monolayers has been explored with diverse metal ions, for example, binary W/Mo/SnX 2 [134,143,144], Cd/Ge/CoX [145,146], In 2 X 3 [58,147], ternary CdZnX 2 [148], ZnInX 4 [149,150], MnSb 2 X 4 [151], In 4 SnX 8 [152], quaternary Cu 2 FeSnX 2 (X = S, Se, and Te) [153]. SnS 2 is another example with hexagonal arrangement, which can be prepared via refluxing the bulk SnS 2 matrix in formamide to break the interlayer vdW interactions [154].…”

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Recent Advancements and Future Prospects in Ultrathin 2D Semiconductor-Based Photocatalysts for Water Splitting

2020

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Ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor-mediated photocatalysts have shown their compelling potential and have arguably received tremendous attention in photocatalysis because of their superior thickness-dependent physical, chemical, mechanical and optical properties. Although numerous comprehensions about 2D semiconductor photocatalysts have been amassed up to now, low cost efficiency, degradation, kinetics of charge transfer along with recycling are still the big challenges to realize a wide application of 2D semiconductor-based photocatalysis. At present, most photocatalysts still need rare or expensive noble metals to improve the photocatalytic activity, which inhibits their commercial-scale application extremely. Thus, developing less costly, earth-abundant semiconductor-based photocatalysts with efficient conversion of sunlight energy remains the primary challenge. In this review, it begins with a brief description of the general mechanism of overall photocatalytic water splitting. Then a concise overview of different types of 2D semiconductor-mediated photocatalysts is given to figure out the advantages and disadvantages for mentioned semiconductor-based photocatalysis, including the structural property and stability, synthesize method, electrochemical property and optical properties for H2/O2 production half reaction along with overall water splitting. Finally, we conclude this review with a perspective, marked on some remaining challenges and new directions of 2D semiconductor-mediated photocatalysts.

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“…They have also been widely applied in photovoltaic devices, sensors, and artificial photosynthesis . For example, CdIn 2 S 4 , ZnIn 2 S 4 , AgIn 5 S 8 , In 4 SnS 8 , and Zn 0.2 Cd 0.8 S have demonstrated visible‐light photocatalysis. Specifically, Cu x Mo y S z with different elemental compositions has shown great photo and electrical characteristics for use as an electrode material in solar cells and Mg batteries .…”

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Needle‐Leaf‐Like Cu₂Mo₆S₈ Films for Highly Efficient Visible‐Light Photocatalysis

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Ternary sulfide Cu2Mo6S8 films with needle‐leaf‐like structures are grown on copper plates via a facile two‐step route. The needle‐leaf‐like Cu2Mo6S8 structures are directly converted from pregrown Cu(OH)2 nanowires on copper plates via a hydrothermal process. Interestingly, under visible light the hierarchically structured Cu2Mo6S8 films exhibit significantly improved photocatalytic performance in the degradation of methylene blue dye when compared to Cu(OH)2 nanowires. This result is attributed to the larger surface area from the dendritic Cu2Mo6S8 structures and the inherently faster charge transport rate of Cu2Mo6S8 as compared to Cu(OH)2.

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In₄SnS₈ultrathin nanosheets: a ternary sulfide with fast adsorption–visible-light photocatalysis dual function

Abstract: Ultrathin In4SnS8nanosheets with a thickness of only 3.8 nm exhibited fast adsorption–visible-light photocatalysis dual function for various organic dyes.

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In4SnS8ultrathin nanosheets: a ternary sulfide with fast adsorption–visible-light photocatalysis dual function

Abstract: Ultrathin In4SnS8nanosheets with a thickness of only 3.8 nm exhibited fast adsorption–visible-light photocatalysis dual function for various organic dyes.

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Recent Advancements and Future Prospects in Ultrathin 2D Semiconductor-Based Photocatalysts for Water Splitting

Needle‐Leaf‐Like Cu2Mo6S8 Films for Highly Efficient Visible‐Light Photocatalysis

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In₄SnS₈ultrathin nanosheets: a ternary sulfide with fast adsorption–visible-light photocatalysis dual function

Needle‐Leaf‐Like Cu₂Mo₆S₈ Films for Highly Efficient Visible‐Light Photocatalysis