1. Photocatalytic H2 evolution on CdS nanoparticles by loading FeSe nanorods as co-catalyst under visible light irradiation.
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Zhong, Wenwu, Tu, Wenguang, Feng, Shangshen, and Xu, Aijiao
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PHOTOCATALYTIC oxidation , *MAGNETIC properties of nanoparticles , *NANORODS spectra , *INTERSTITIAL hydrogen generation , *ELECTRON scattering - Abstract
Abstract Exploiting effective photocatalytic materials especially co-catalysts is an effective solution to enhance solar hydrogen generation. In this work, we firstly introduce FeSe as highly efficient co-catalyst on the surface of CdS nanoparticles for photocatalytic H 2 evolution under visible light irradiation. The optimized 2 wt% FeSe/CdS composite showed the highest photocatalytic H 2 evolution activity of 204.4 μL/h with an apparent quantum efficiency of 6.71% at 420 nm, which is about 7 times higher than that of pure CdS nanoparticles. More importantly, 2 wt% FeSe/CdS composite also exhibits higher photocatalytic activity than that of 2 wt% Pt/CdS composite under the same condition. The higher photocatalytic H 2 evolution property of FeSe/CdS composite is due to that the photo-generated electrons can be driven by the build-in field and transferred to the surface of FeSe causing electron-hole separation. This work may provide the potential applications of FeSe as a co-catalyst for photocatalytic H 2 evolution. Graphical abstract Image 1 Highlights • FeSe/CdS composites have been successfully synthesized. • The photocatalytic H 2 evolution activity of FeSe/CdS composite is about 7 times of pure CdS nanoparticles. • The photo-generated electrons can be driven by build-in field and transferred to the surface of FeSe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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