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Facile preparation of multifunctional Cu2−xS/S/rGO composite for all-round residual water remediation during interfacial solar driven water evaporation process

Chaorui Xue1,§( ), Yang Shen1,§, Qian Zhang1, Qing Chang1, Ning Li1, Ying Li2, Wenjing Zheng1, Shengliang Hu1( ), Jinlong Yang2,3
School of Energy and Power Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China
State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

§ Chaorui Xue and Yang Shen contributed equally to this work.

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Cu2−xS/sulfur/reduced graphene oxide (Cu2−xS/S/rGO) composite was prepared by a facile laser thermal method, and demonstrated excellent photothermal and photocatalytic properties. This composite is applicable to realize all-round residual water remediation through interfacial solar water evaporation technology.

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Presently, interfacial solar water evaporation (ISWE) is now injecting new vitality into the field of water remediation. However, during the ISWE process, the nonvolatile pollutants might be concentrated in residual water, and further contaminate the environment. Preparing advanced photothermal materials is in need to get comprehensive purification of various pollutants in residual water. Herein, we report a facile laser thermal method to prepare Cu2−xS/sulfur/reduced graphene oxide (Cu2−xS/S/rGO) nanocomposites for realizing all-round residual water remediation during the ISWE process. The as-prepared Cu2−xS/S/rGO nanocomposites demonstrated excellent photothermal and photocatalytic properties. Through blending with GO nanosheets having excellent adsorption capacity, the synergetic effect of photothermal, photocatalytic, and adsorption properties resulted in highly efficient purification of rhodamine B, bacterial, and heavy metal ions in residual water during the ISWE process. The experimental results also showed that, increasing solar light intensity can promote the residual water remediation, but ultrafast water evaporation under high light intensity may deteriorate the purifying effect. This report may pave a new way to prepare multifunctional materials for water remediation through the ISWE technology.

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solar water evaporationphotothermallaser thermalphotocatalysisanti-bacterial

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 4,
April 2023
Pages 5953-5963
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-5225-2
Cite this article:
Xue C, Shen Y, Zhang Q, et al. Facile preparation of multifunctional Cu2−xS/S/rGO composite for all-round residual water remediation during interfacial solar driven water evaporation process. Nano Research, 2023, 16(4): 5953-5963. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5225-2
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Received: 12 August 2022
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