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Delicate fabrication grounded on 2D epitaxial heterostructure can be identified as an available strategy to sufficiently discover and utilize its preponderances. Herein, bismuth sulfide-bridged Bi2S3/sulfuretted ZnAl-LDHs (Bi2S3/ZnAlSx) heterojunctions were rationally designed and fabricated via simple ion-exchange and hydrothermal treatment methods. The photocatalytic activities of the heterojunction composites were evaluated for the degradation of tetracycline (TC) under visible-light irradiation. Compared to the ZnAl-LDHs and ZnAlSx, the composites showed the best visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance for TC degradation due to the intimate contact between ZnAlSx and Bi2S3. In additional, upon the proper weight ratio of Bi2S3 (20 wt%), the as-synthesized production exhibited the highest photodegradation efficiency for TC (90.89%) under visible-light irradiation. Surprisingly, the apparent reaction rate constant (k) of Bi2S3/ZnAlSx is approximately 3.3-folds higher than ZnAlSx. Moreover, the possible reaction mechanism of the enhanced photocatalytic activity was proposed resulting from inhibited the recombination between photogenerated electrons and holes. Additionally, the 20 wt% Bi2S3/ZnAlSx showed the high removal efficiency (80.18%) for TC pollutants after four continuous cycles. This work underlines the important of heterostructure construction and further testifies that bismuth sulfide-bridged Bi2S3/sulfuretted ZnAl-LDHs (Bi2S3/ZnAlSx) are promising photocatalysts for the decomposition of antibiotics from waste water under visible-light irradiation.
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21776319), Supported by the Open Sharing Fund for the Large-scale Instruments and Equipments of Central South University (CSUZC202114) and the work also supported the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University (2020zzts065). In addition, we also thank all the colleagues and students who have contributed to our work in this area.
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Hu, J., Long, X., Zhao, GQ. et al. Bismuth sulfide bridged Bi2S3/sulfuretted ZnAl-LDHs heterojunctions for synergetic enhancement of photodegradation activity towards tetracycline degradation. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 871–883 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07357-5
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