Photocatalytic Performance on Visible Light Induced ZnS QDs-MgAl Layered Double Hydroxides Hybrids for Methylene Blue Dye Degradation

Semiconductor hybrids based photocatalytic reaction is one of the prominent methods to treat wastewater, containing the organic pollutants. In the present work, we report the development of ZnS QDs-LDH hybrid structure for the photocatalytic treatment of methylene blue (MB) dye. The as-synthesized ZnS QDs-LDH hybrid structure was characterized by XRD, FESEM, HRTEM, EDX, XPS, and FTIR to analyze the formation, morphology and chemical structure. The UV-Vis DRS was used to investigate the optical absorption characteristics of the ZnS QDs-LDH hybrid. The photocatalytic performance of the as-prepared samples was investigated against the methylene blue dye molecule under UV-Vis light irradiation. The scavenging experiments were carried out in order to probe the radical formation by using EDTA, benzoquinone, and 2-proponal. The cycling experiments were performed to check the stability of the ZnS QDs-LDH hybrid photocatalyst after repeated photodegradation experiments.