@article{Zhang2017, 
author = {Ke Zhang and Yunxiang Lin and Zahir Muhammad and Chuanqiang Wu and Shuang Yang and Qun He and Xusheng Zheng and Shuangming Chen and Binghui Ge and Li Song},
title = {Active {010} facet-exposed Cu2MoS4 nanotube as high-efficiency photocatalyst},
year = {2017},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {10},
number = {11},
pages = {3817-3825},
keywords = {nanotube, facet control, photodegradation, theoretical calculations, watersplitting},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-017-1594-3},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-017-1594-3},
abstract = {Rational design and facet-engineering of nanocrystal is an effective strategy to optimize the catalytic performance of abundant and economic semiconductor-based photocatalysts. In this study, we demonstrate a novel ternary Cu2MoS4 nanotube with the {010} facet exposed, synthesized via a hydrothermal method. Compared with two-dimensional Cu2MoS4 nanosheet with the {001} facet exposed, this one-dimensional nanotube exhibits highly enhanced performance of photodegradation and water splitting. Both theoretical calculations and experimental results suggest that the conduction band minimum (CBM) of the {010} facet crystal shows lower potential than that of the {001} facet. In particular, the up-shifted CBM in Cu2MoS4 nanotube is significantly beneficial for the absorption of dye molecules and reduction of H+ to H2. These results may open a new route for realizing high-efficiency photocatalysts based on Cu2MX4 by facet engineering.}
}