Constructing a novel Zn2SnO4/C/AgBr nanocomposite with extended spectral response and improved photocatalytic performance

摘要： High-ef?cient photocatalyst based on Zn2SnO4/C/AgBr multi-component heterostructure was prepared via a two-step hydrothermal synthesis method followed by chemical deposition process. Morphological studies showed that ultra-?ne AgBr nanoparticles with the size of 3e5 nm were in situ grown on the surface of the carbon layers attached to Zn2SnO4 nanocrystals. UVevis characterization demonstrated that the co-modi?cation of carbon and AgBr contributed to the dramatically improved light absorption ability of Zn2SnO4/C/AgBr nanocomposites. In the multi-component heterostructured photocatalyst, carbon functioning as a charge mediator plays a pivotal role in separating photogenerated electron-hole pairs ef?ciently. Zn2SnO4/C/AgBr photocatalysts exhibited a signi?cant enhancement of visible-light photocatalytic performance toward the photodegradation of rhodamine B (RhB), resulting from the synergistic effect of the intensi?ed visible-light absorption capacity and ef?cient photogenerated electron-hole pairs transfer. In addition, a proposed schematic mechanism for the signi?cant enhancement of photocatalytic performance is as well put forward on the basis of the experimental results.