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Synthesis of Yolk-Shell Structured Fe3O4@Void@CdS Nanoparticles: A General and Effective Structure Design for Photo-Fenton Reaction

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Core-Shell and Yolk-Shell Nanocatalysts

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Yolk-shell structured Fe3O4@void@CdS nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized through a one-pot coating-etching process using Fe3O4@SiO2 as the core, where the coating of an outer CdS shell from a chemical bath deposition (CBD) process was simultaneously accompanied by the gradual etching of an inner SiO2 shell. The as-prepared Fe3O4@void@CdS NPs had good monodispersity with a diameter of ca. 200 nm and a uniform CdS shell of ca. 15 nm. This composite exhibits excellent photo-Fenton activity toward the degradation of methylene blue in a wide pH working range of 4.5–11 under the visible light irradiation. A series of control experiments demonstrate the unique yolk-shell structure contributes to the enhanced activity, where the separation of hole-electron pair from CdS and the reduction of Fe2+ from Fe3+ were cooperatively promoted. A similar efficiency can also be achieved when the shell component changes to TiO2 or CeO2, demonstrating a general strategy for the design of a robust photo-Fenton agent.

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Wang, L., Zhang, J. (2021). Synthesis of Yolk-Shell Structured Fe3O4@Void@CdS Nanoparticles: A General and Effective Structure Design for Photo-Fenton Reaction. In: Yamashita, H., Li, H. (eds) Core-Shell and Yolk-Shell Nanocatalysts. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0463-8_28

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