Top

Journal of Materials Science

Published in:

15-10-2022 | Chemical routes to materials

Oxygen mediated growth of flower-like tungsten disulfide nanosheets as highly active photocatalysts

Authors: Gang Shen, Yuna Yan, Jialong Tan, Kunquan Hong

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 40/2022

Activate our intelligent search to find suitable subject content or patents.

search-config

AI-assisted search

Off

Abstract

The synthesis of graphene-like transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) has attracted great attention because of its excellent photoelectric properties and wide potential applications. Well controlling the preparation and understanding the growth mechanism of these nanomaterials are important for the development of applications with high efficiency. In this paper, we synthesized flower-like tungsten disulfide nanosheets (F-WS₂) by reacting tungsten oxide with sulfur vapor. Lots of thin WS₂ nanosheets with a thickness of a few nanometers are assembled together from the same center to form a flower-like microsphere with a diameter of ~ 1–4 µm. These nanostructures have been characterized by various techniques, and the growth mechanism has been investigated. The flow rate of oxygen (or atmosphere with oxygen) is found to play a key role in the growth to mediate the morphology to obtain these flower-like WS₂ nanosheets, while only WS₂ nanoparticles (N-WS₂) are grown without oxygen flow. These F-WS₂ show excellent photocatalytic activities, which are also better than those of N-WS₂. So this method confirms the feasibility of oxygen regulated growth of similar TMDs materials, which is also important for the development of photocatalysts with high efficiency.

previous article Synthesis of high-efficiency and durable P-N-rich flame retardant with double functional groups for cotton fabrics

next article PtPd alloy nanoparticles supported on CuFe2O4 submicrospheres with enhanced synergistic catalysis for reduction of p-nitrothiophenol

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 102.000 Bücher
über 537 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Finance + Banking
Management + Führung
Marketing + Vertrieb
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe
Versicherung + Risiko

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

Springer Professional "Technik"

Online-Abonnement

Mit Springer Professional "Technik" erhalten Sie Zugriff auf:

über 67.000 Bücher
über 390 Zeitschriften

aus folgenden Fachgebieten:

Automobil + Motoren
Bauwesen + Immobilien
Business IT + Informatik
Elektrotechnik + Elektronik
Energie + Nachhaltigkeit
Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe

Jetzt Wissensvorsprung sichern!

inform now

Balasubramaniam B, Singh N, Kar P, Tyagi A, Prakash J, Gupta RK (2019) Engineering of transition metal dichalcogenide-based 2D nanomaterials through doping for environmental applications. Molecular Syst Des Eng 4:804. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8me00116bCrossRef

Wang R, Han JC, Yang B, Wang XJ, Zhang XH, Song B (2020) Defect engineering in metastable phases of transition-metal dichalcogenides for electrochemical applications. Chem-Asian J 15:3961–3972. https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202000883CrossRef

Hu HW, Zavabeti A, Quan HY et al (2019) Recent advances in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides for biological sensing. Biosens Bioelectron 142:111573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2019.111573CrossRef

Jaiswal K, Girish YR, De M (2020) Influence of a tunable band gap on photoredox catalysis by various two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides. ACS Appl Nano Mater 3:84–93. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b01711CrossRef

Liu HX, Chen B, Qin HY et al (2020) ReS₂ nanosheets anchored on rGO as an efficient polysulfides immobilizer and electrocatalyst for Li-S batteries. Appl Surf Sci 505:144586. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.144586CrossRef

Liang H, Zhang BQ, Song JM (2019) Synthesis of textured tungsten disulfide nanosheets and their catalysis for benzylamine coupling reaction. ChemCatChem 11:6288–6294. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201901576CrossRef

Rapuc A, Simonovic K, Huminiuc T, Cavaleiro A, Polcar T (2020) Nanotribological investigation of sliding properties of transition metal dichalcogenide thin film coatings. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 12:54191–54202. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c16789CrossRef

Tomala A, Vengudusamy B, Ripoll MR, Suarez AN, Remskar M, Rosentsveig R (2015) Interaction between selected MoS₂ nanoparticles and ZDDP tribofilms. Tribol Lett 59:26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-015-0552-zCrossRef

Kim Y, Lee S, Song JG et al (2020) 2D transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures for p- and n-type photovoltaic self-powered gas sensor. Adv Funct Mater 30:2003360. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202003360CrossRef

10.

Zhang Y, Zheng B, Zhu CF et al (2015) Single-layer transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheetbased nanosensors for rapid. Adv Mater 27:935–939. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201404568CrossRef

11.

Lan LY, Yao Y, Ping JF, Ying YB (2019) Ultrathin transition-metal dichalcogenide nanosheet-based colorimetric sensor for sensitive and label-free detection of DNA. Sens Actuators B 290:565–572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2019.04.016CrossRef

12.

Vikraman D, Hussain S, Karuppasamy K et al (2020) Engineering the novel MoSe₂-Mo₂C hybrid nanoarray electrodes for energy storage and water splitting applications. Appl Catal B 264:118531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118531CrossRef

13.

Liang AQ, Zhang YY, Jiang FX et al (2019) Electrochemical self-assembly of a 3D interpenetrating porous network PEDOT-PEG-WS₂ nanocomposite for high-efficient energy storage. J Phys Chem C 123:25428–25436. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b05227CrossRef

14.

Jeong Y, Park JH, Ahn J, Lim JY, Kim E, Im S (2018) 2D MoSe₂ transistor with polymer-brush/channel interface. Adv Mater Interfaces 5:1800812. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201800812CrossRef

15.

Singh E, Singh P, Kim KS, Yeom GY, Nalwa HS (2019) Flexible Molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) atomic layers for wearable electronics and optoelectronics. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 11:11061–11105. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b19859CrossRef

16.

Zhao WJ, Huang Y, Shen C et al (2019) Electronic structure of exfoliated millimeter-sized monolayer WSe₂ on silicon wafer. Nano Res 12:3095–3100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2557-7CrossRef

17.

Zhao H, Wu H, Wu JH et al (2019) Preparation of MoS₂/WS₂ nanosheets by liquid phase exfoliation with assistance of epigallocatechin gallate and study as an additive for high-performance lithium-sulfur batteries. J Colloid Interface Sci 552:554–562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2019.05.080CrossRef

18.

Xia J, Wang J, Chao DL et al (2017) Phase evolution of lithium intercalation dynamics in 2H-MoS₂. Nanoscale 9:7533–7540. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7nr02028gCrossRef

19.

Zafar A, Nan HY, Zafar Z et al (2017) Probing the intrinsic optical quality of CVD grown MoS₂. Nano Res 10:1608–1617. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1319-zCrossRef

20.

Yu YY, Xu J, Zhang JW, Li F, F JT Fu, Li C, An CH (2021) Ultra-thin SnS₂-Pt nanocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction. Nanomaterials 10:2337. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10122337CrossRef

21.

Zhang Y, Yao YY, Sendeku MG et al (2019) Recent progress in CVD growth of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides and related heterostructures. Adv Mater 31:1901694. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201901694CrossRef

22.

Li HA, Li Y, Aljarb A, Shi YM, Li LJ (2018) Epitaxial growth of two-dimensional layered transition-metal dichalcogenides: growth mechanism, controllability, and scalability. Chem Rev 118:6134–6150. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00212CrossRef

23.

Singh A, Moun M, Sharma M, Barman A, Kapoor AK, Singh R (2021) NaCl-assisted substrate dependent 2D planar nucleated growth of MoS₂. Appl Surf Sci 538:148201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.148201CrossRef

24.

Chang YP, Li WB, Yang YC et al (2021) Oxidation and degradation of WS₂ monolayers grown by NaCl-assisted chemical vapor deposition: mechanism and prevention. Nanoscale 13:16629–16640. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1nr04809kCrossRef

25.

Feldman Y, Lyakhovitskaya V, Tenne R (1998) Kinetics of nested inorganic fullerene-like nanoparticle formation. J Am Chem Soc 120:4176–4183. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja973205pCrossRef

26.

Nguyen TP, Sohn W, Oh JH, Jang HW, Kim SY (2016) Size-dependent properties of two-dimensional MoS₂ and WS₂. J Phys Chem C 120:10078–10085. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b01838CrossRef

27.

Cui W, Shao M, Liu L, Liang Y, Rana D (2013) Enhanced visible-light-responsive photocatalytic property of PbS-sensitized K₄Nb₆O₁₇ nanocomposite photocatalysts. Appl Surf Sci 276:823–831. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.03.177CrossRef

28.

Cui W, Qi Y, Liu L, Rana D, Hu J, Liang Y et al (2012) Synthesis of PbS–K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀ composite and its photocatalytic activity for hydrogen production. Prog Nat Sci 22:120–125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2012.03.002CrossRef

29.

Cui W, Guo D, Liu L, Hu J, Rana D, Liang Y (2014) Preparation of ZnIn₂S₄/K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀ composites and their photocatalytic H₂ evolution from aqueous Na₂S/Na₂SO₃ under visible light irradiation. Catal Commun 48:55–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2014.01.026CrossRef

Title: Oxygen mediated growth of flower-like tungsten disulfide nanosheets as highly active photocatalysts
Authors: Gang Shen
Yuna Yan
Jialong Tan
Kunquan Hong
Publication date: 15-10-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science / Issue 40/2022
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07831-3

Springer Professional

Abstract

Please log in to get access to your license.

Dont have a licence yet? Then find out more about our products and how to get one now:

Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik"

Springer Professional "Technik"

Other articles of this Issue 40/2022

An intelligent superhydrophobic absorbent with electrothermal conversion performance for effective high-viscosity oil removal and oil–water separation

PtPd alloy nanoparticles supported on CuFe2O4 submicrospheres with enhanced synergistic catalysis for reduction of p-nitrothiophenol

Microstructure, crystallography, mechanical and damping properties of a low-carbon bainitic steel austempered at various temperatures

Preparation of fast pyrolysis carbon for NH3-SCR at low temperature: a study of experiments and DFT calculations

Ni–Mo–O@Ni–P nanowires as binder-free electrodes for aqueous asymmetric supercapacitors with high specific capacity and excellent stability

Pinning growth of TiN films toward porous Ti matrix

Premium Partners