Direct Z-scheme α-MnO<sub>2</sub>@MnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> hierarchical photocatalysts with atomically defined junctions for improved photocatalytic activities
Min Zhang, Muhammad Arif, Yuxiang Hua, Bo Qiu, Yue Mao, Xiaoheng Liu
Abstract
Here, the direct Z-scheme α-MnO<sub>2</sub>@MnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> with atomically defined heterojunction photocatalysts composed of α-MnO<sub>2</sub> nanocubes and MnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> nanosheets have been designed and constructed for reducing 4-nitroaniline and Cr(<sc>vi</sc>).
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PhotocatalysisX-ray photoelectron spectroscopyMaterials scienceHigh-resolution transmission electron microscopySemiconductorCatalysisValence (chemistry)Composite numberRedoxChemical engineeringNanotechnologyPhotochemistryOptoelectronicsChemistryTransmission electron microscopyComposite materialEngineeringOrganic chemistryMetallurgyBiochemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors