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?-NiS modified CdS nanowires for photocatalytic H2 evolution with exceptionally high efficiency.

ABSTRACT: Co-catalysis is regarded as a promising strategy to improve the hydrogen evolution performance of semiconductor-based photocatalysts. But developing a simple and effective technique to achieve the optimal synergy between co-catalysts and host photocatalysts has been a great challenge. Herein, hybrid photocatalysts consisting of ?-NiS modified CdS nanowires (NiS/CdS NWs) have been synthesized via a simple and green hydrothermal route using CdS NWs as the template from thiourea and nickel acetate in the presence of sodium hypophosphite. As a result, a metal Ni intermediate was formed via an electroless plating process assisted by H2PO2-, which facilitated the growth of highly conducting flake-like ?-NiS nanostructures onto the surface of the CdS NWs. With the optimal loading amount of NiS, the obtained NiS/CdS NWs present a record-high photocatalytic activity for H2 evolution in lactic acid aqueous solutions under visible light irradiation. At 25 °C, the rate of H2 evolution was measured as 793.6 ?mol h-1 (over a 5 mg photocatalyst sample), which is nearly 250-fold higher than that over pure CdS NWs, and the apparent quantum yield reached an exceptionally high value of 74.1% at 420 nm. The mechanism for the photocatalytic H2 evolution over the present NiS/CdS NWs was also proposed. This strategy would provide new insight into the design and development of high-performance heterostructured photocatalysts.

SUBMITTER: Guan S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5890328 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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β-NiS modified CdS nanowires for photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> evolution with exceptionally high efficiency.

Guan Shundong S Fu Xiuli X Zhang Yu Y Peng Zhijian Z

Chemical science 20171213 6

Co-catalysis is regarded as a promising strategy to improve the hydrogen evolution performance of semiconductor-based photocatalysts. But developing a simple and effective technique to achieve the optimal synergy between co-catalysts and host photocatalysts has been a great challenge. Herein, hybrid photocatalysts consisting of β-NiS modified CdS nanowires (NiS/CdS NWs) have been synthesized <i>via</i> a simple and green hydrothermal route using CdS NWs as the template from thiourea and nickel a ...[more]

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Project description:Background purposePhotocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen evolution is a potential way to solve many energy and environmental issues. Developing visible-light-active photocatalysts to efficiently utilize sunlight and finding proper ways to improve photocatalytic activity for H2 evolution have always been hot topics for research. This study attempts to expand the use of sunlight and to enhance the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 by N doping and Au loading.MethodsAu/N-doped TiO2 photocatalysts were synthesized and successfully used for photocatalytic water splitting for H2 evolution under irradiation of UV and UV-vis light, respectively. The samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL), and photoelectrochemical characterizations.ResultsDRS displayed an extension of light absorption into the visible region by doping of N and depositing with Au, respectively. PL analysis indicated electron-hole recombination due to N doping and an efficient inhibition of electron-hole recombination due to the loaded Au particles. Under the irradiation of UV light, the photocatalytic hydrogen production rate of the as-synthesized samples followed the order Au/TiO2 > Au/N-doped TiO2 > TiO2 > N-doped TiO2. While under irradiation of UV-vis light, the N-TiO2 and Au/N-TiO2 samples show higher H2 evolution than their corresponding nitrogen-free samples (TiO2 and Au/TiO2). This inconsistent result could be attributed to the doping of N and the surface plasmonic resonance (SPR) effect of Au particles extending the visible light absorption. The photoelectrochemical characterizations further indicated the enhancement of the visible light response of Au/N-doped TiO2.ConclusionComparative studies have shown that a combination of nitrogen doping and Au loading enhanced the visible light response of TiO2 and increased the utilization of solar energy, greatly boosting the photocatalytic activity for hydrogen production under UV-vis light.

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?-NiS modified CdS nanowires for photocatalytic H2 evolution with exceptionally high efficiency.

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β-NiS modified CdS nanowires for photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> evolution with exceptionally high efficiency.

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