Preparation of SnS2/C3N5 photocatalyst and its photocatalytic degradation of Methylene Blue
Tin disulfide/nitrogen rich carbon nitride(SnS2/C3 N5)photocatalyst is prepared by solvent evaporation method.The phase structure,characteristic groups,spectral absorption,photoelectron-hole recombination separation and electrochemical properties of the photocatalyst are characterized by XRD,FTIR,UV-vis DRS and PL patterns.The activity and stability of SnS2/C3 N5 photocatalytic degradation of Methylene Blue(MB)un-der simulated sunlight are evaluated.The results show that the degradation rate of MB reaches 96.6%after 60 min of simulated sunlight irradiation,and the degradation rate of MB is still greater than 95.0%after 10 cycles.SnS2/C3 N5 exhibits excellent photocatalytic activity and stability attributed to the construction of heterojunction between SnS2 and C3 N5,photoelectron-holes are effectively separated,and the charge transfer resistance is re-duced.Highly active superoxide radicals(·O2-)and holes(h+)degrade MB molecules into small molecule inor-ganics by attacking MB molecules.Based on the energy band structure and potential data,the Z scheme mech-anism of photocatalytic degradation of MB by SnS2/C3N5 is proposed.