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Ultrasonically-assisted synthesis of CeO(2) within WS(2) interlayers forming type II heterojunction for a VOC photocatalytic oxidation

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Hassandoost, R.
Yousef Tizhoosh, N.
Esmat, M.
Guselnikova, O.
Hussein N Assadi, M.
Khataee, A.

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Here, we investigate the band structure, density of states, photocatalytic activity, and heterojunction mechanism of WS2 with CeO2 (CeO2@WS2) as a photoactive heterostructure. In this heterostructure, CeO2's growth within WS2 layers is achieved through ultrasonicating WS2 and intercalating CeO2's precursor within the WS2 interlayers, followed by hydrothermal treatment. Through a set of density functional calculations, we demonstrate that CeO2 and WS2 form an interface through a covalent bonding that can be highly stable. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) found that the CeO2@WS2 heterostructure exhibits a remarkably higher conductivity (22.23 mS cm(-2)) compared to either WS2 and CeO2, assignable to the interface in CeO2@WS2. Furthermore, in a physically mixed CeO2-WS2 where the interaction between particles is noncovalent, the resistance was significantly higher (0.67 mS cm(-2)), confirming that the heterostructure in the interface is covalently bonded. In addition, Mott-Schottky and the bandgap measurements through Tauc plots demonstrate that the heterojunction in CeO2 and WS2 is type II. Eventually, the CeO2@WS2 heterostructure indicated 446.7 mu mol g(-1) CO2 generation from photocatalytic oxidation of a volatile organic compound (VOC), formic acid, compared to WS2 and CeO2 alone.

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Acoustics, Chemistry

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Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

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10.1016/j.ultsonch.2022.106245

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