One-step hydrothermal synthesis of 2H-MoS2 nanoflowers for efficient degradation of methylene blue and rhodamine B dyes under UV and visible-light irradiation: A comparative study

Abstract

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ), with its low energy bandgap, plays an essential role in removing organic pollutants from wastewater via the mechanism of photocatalysis. In this paper, the 2H phase of MoS 2 nanoflowers (NFs) as a photocatalyst was synthesized by the facial one-step hydrothermal method. Various characterization techniques, such as X-ray diffraction