Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation Performance of CsPb(Br 1- x Cl x ) 3 -Au Nanoheterostructures

Xianbin Feng, Hongmei Ju, Tinghui Song, Tingsen Fang, Wenchao Liu, Wei Huang

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Abstract

All-inorganic CsPbX 3 (X = I, Br, Cl) perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have attracted much attention in clean energy fields such as solar cells and light-emitting diodes due to their excellent opto-electric properties. Herein, we extended the application of perovskite NCs to the photocatalytic degradation field. We demonstrated a facile strategy for highly efficient and feasible synthesis of pure CsPb(Br 1-x Cl x ) 3 NCs and CsPb(Br 1-x Cl x ) 3 -Au nanoheterostructures. The photocatalytic performance of CsPb(Br 1-x Cl x ) 3 -Au for degrading water-insoluble carcinogenic Sudan Red III under visible light irradiation was characterized by UV-vis absorption spectra. CsPb(Br 1-x Cl x ) 3 -Au nanoheterostructures showed excellent photocatalytic activities, which can degrade about 71% of Sudan Red III within 6 h. This study provides a new way to use semiconductor perovskite-metal nanoheterostructures in photocatalytic applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5152-5156
Number of pages5
JournalACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
Volume7
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Mar 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Nanocrystals
  • Nanoheterostructures
  • Perovskite
  • Photocatalytic degradation
  • Sudan Red

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