Monodisperse SnS2 Nanosheets for High-Performance Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation
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Abstract
Graphene-like two-dimensional layered materials have attracted quite a lot of interest because of their sizable band gaps and potential applications. In this work, monodisperse tin disulfide (SnS2) nanosheets were successfully prepared by a simple solvothermal procedure in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Large PVP molecules absorbing on (001) facets of SnS2 would inhibit crystal growth along [001] orientation and protect the product from agglomeration. The obtained SnS2 nanosheets have diameters of ca. 0.8-1 μm and thicknesses of ca. 22 nm. Different experiment parameters were carried out to investigate the transformation of phase and morphology. The formation mechanism was proposed according to the time-dependent experiments. SnS2 nanosheets exhibit high photocatalytic H2 evolution activity of 1.06 mmol h(-1) g(-1) under simulated sunlight irradiation, much higher than that of SnS2 with different morphologies and P25-TiO2. Moreover, the as-obtained SnS2 nanosheets show excellent photoelectrochemical response performance in visible-light region.
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