The invention discloses a preparation method of an MXene modified TiO2 / Cd0. 3Zn0. 7S
heterojunction composite photocatalyst for
hydrogen production through visible light photolysis of water. The MXene modified TiO2 / Cd0. 3Zn0. 7S
heterojunction composite photocatalyst is used for
hydrogen production through visible light photolysis of water. The preparation method comprises the following steps:
etching an MAX phase (Ti3AlC2) by
hydrofluoric acid to prepare Ti3C2 MXene, growing TiO2 nanosheets in situ by utilizing a hydrothermal oxidation technology, anchoring the TiO2 nanosheets on the surface of the Ti3C2 MXene to form a Ti3C2-coated TiO2
composite material, and heating and loading Cd0. 3Zn0. 7S nanoparticles in an
oil bath to prepare the final composite photocatalyst. The preparation method is simple, mild in condition and low in cost, and a surfactant or a template agent does not need to be added. The prepared composite photocatalyst has excellent photocatalytic water
decomposition hydrogen production performance, the
hydrogen evolution rate reaches up to 48.92 mmol.g <-1 >. H <-1 > and is improved by 43.67 times and 99.83 times respectively compared with pure Cd0. 3Zn0. 7S and Ti3C2 at TiO2, the
cycling stability is good, the activity is kept at 95% or above after four times of
cycling, and the apparent
quantum efficiency at 420 nm reaches 74.6%. The invention provides a new thought for a high-efficiency photocatalytic
system, and is suitable for the fields of
solar energy conversion and environment purification.