The invention relates to the technical field of photocatalysts, in particular to a
metal monatomic / polydopamine /
cadmium sulfide composite material and a preparation method and application thereof. The
composite material takes
cadmium sulfide nanoparticles wrapped by polydopamine as a matrix and is loaded with
metal single atoms. The
composite material generates
electron-hole pairs and is separated under the excitation of visible light, holes are distributed on a
valence band of CdS, electrons are distributed on a
conduction band of CdS, the electrons distributed on the
conduction band of CdS are transferred to the surfaces of
metal monoatoms through polydopamine, finally, photo-generated electrons are distributed on the metal monoatoms, and photo-generated holes are distributed on the
valence band of CdS. When a reaction occurs,
oxygen is oxidized into
superoxide ions by metal single atoms, water is reduced into H < + > by holes in a CdS
valence band, the H < + > is transferred to the metal surface by polydopamine, and OOH is generated by combining. O2 <-> and photo-induced electrons loaded on the metal surface with the H < + >; further combining with H < + > to generate H2O2.