Matmin J.Jalani M.A.Osman H.Omar Q.Ab'lah N.Elong K.Kasim M.F.2024-05-282024-05-2820192079499110.3390/nano9020264922642-s2.0-85070378282https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85070378282&doi=10.3390%2fnano9020264&partnerID=40&md5=a1db892b3fdbb6ac33678309029b84b0https://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/8588The photochemical synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) nanostructured from semiconductor materials is unique and challenging. We report, for the first time, the photochemical synthesis of 2D tin di/sulfide (PS-SnS2-x, x = 0 or 1) from thioacetamide (TAA) and tin (IV) chloride in an aqueous system. The synthesized PS-SnS2-x were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), a particle size distribution analyzer, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermal analysis, UV�Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DR UV�Vis), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. In this study, the PS-SnS2-x showed hexagonally closed-packed crystals having nanosheets morphology with the average size of 870 nm. Furthermore, the nanosheets PS-SnS2-x demonstrated reusable photo-degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye as a water pollutant, owing to the stable electronic conducting properties with estimated bandgap (Eg) at ~2.5 eV. Importantly, the study provides a green protocol by using photochemical synthesis to produce 2D nanosheets of semiconductor materials showing photo-degradation activity under sunlight response. � 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.en-USLight-assisted synthesisMethylene blueNanosheets morphologyPhoto-degradationPhotochemical synthesisSunlight responseTin di/sulfideTwo-dimensional materialsWater pollutantArticle92264