Abstract
A unique CdS/Fe3O4/rGO composite photocatalyst is successfully synthesized by the microwave method. It displays promising photocatalytic activity towards the photo-degrading of tetracycline (TC) in aqueous solution, the degradation rate of TC is 69% with adding 0.1g CdS/Fe3O4/rGO photocatalyst into 20mg/L tetracycline for 2h under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, the mechanism was systematically investigated by active species trapping experiment. It can be known that e-was the major active species in the photodegradation process and the possible process of charge transfer for CdS/Fe3O4/rGO was proposed based on the experimental results. The as-prepared samples were carefully evaluated by XRD, TEM, XPS, VSM, PL spectra, Raman spectrometer.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1650129 |
Journal | Nano |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Nov 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CdS
- composite photocatalyst
- FeO
- rGO
- tetracyline