简介:AseriesofCd1-xZnxS/K2La2Ti3O10compositesweresynthesizedviaasimpleco-precipitationmethod.ThepreparedsampleswerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),X-rayenergydispersivespectroscopy(EDX),ultraviolet-visiblediffusereflection(UV-Vis),X-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy(XPS)andphotoluminescence(PL)measurements.ThecompositestructuresconsistedofCd1-xZnxSnanoparticlesevenlydistributedonthesurfaceofK2La2Ti3O10.TheabsorptionedgeofK2La2Ti3O10shiftedtothevisiblelightregionuponintroductionoftheCd1-xZnxSnanoparticles.Thephotocatalyticactivitiesofthecatalystswereevaluatedbyhydrogenproductionundervisiblelightirradiation.ThepreparedCd0.8Zn0.2S(30wt%)/K2La2Ti3O10exhibitedhigherphotocatalyticactivity,evolving6.92mmol/gH2undervisiblelightirradiationfor3h.ThepromotedphotocatalyticactivityofthecompositeswasattributedtothesynergisticeffectbetweenCd1-xZnxSandK2La2Ti3O10,whichresultedinenhancedseparationofphotogeneratedelectronsandholes.