Molten Salt Synthesis of SnS₂ Nanoparticles with Visible-Light Driven Photocatalytic Activity for the Degradation of Rhodamine B

Abstract:

SnS₂ nanoparticles with perfectly crystalline morphology were synthesized via a molten salt synthesis route at a relatively low temperature. The resulting SnS₂ nanoparcticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (UV-vis). The observations of FESEM images showed that the sample consists of a large number of aggregates assembled with numerous nanoparticles packed into compact texture. The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared SnS₂ samples was evaluated by the degradation of RhB aqueous solution. The effect of the molar ratio of thiourea to SnCl₂ on the photocatalytic activity was also investigated, and the result showed that the as-prepared SnS₂ sample has high photocatalytic activity efficiency in the degradation of RhB aqueous solution when the molar ratio of thiouea to SnCl₂ was 3.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 655)
• Pages: 203-207
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.655.203
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Tie Kun Jia*, Guang Sun, Jian Liang Cao, Zhan Ying Zhang
• Keywords: Molten Salt Synthesis, Photocatalytic Acitivity, Rhodamine B, SnS₂

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