1. Strategic integration of MoO2 onto Mn0.5Cd0.5S/Cu2O p-n junction: Rational design with efficient charge transfer for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen production.
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Liu, Yumin, Wu, Hao, Lv, Hua, and Wu, Xinxin
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ENERGY-band theory of solids , *CHARGE transfer , *HYDROGEN production , *INTERSTITIAL hydrogen generation , *P-N heterojunctions , *CATALYSTS , *HETEROJUNCTIONS , *OVERPOTENTIAL - Abstract
The rational design of durable and nonprecious nanocomposite photocatalysts with efficient charge separation and abundant active sites is still a grand challenge for photocatalytic hydrogen production from water reduction. Herein, a novel ternary nanocomposite, MoO 2 decorated Mn 0.5 Cd 0.5 S/Cu 2 O p-n heterojunction has been constructed via a facile two-step route employing the energy band engineering theory. Impressively, the optimized ternary Mn 0.5 Cd 0.5 S/Cu 2 O/MoO 2 nanocomposite displays a robust photocatalytic H 2 -evolution rate of 733.24 μmol h−1 under simulated solar light irradiation, more 4.2 times higher than pure Mn 0.5 Cd 0.5 S. The results demonstrated that the p-n heterojunction formed between n-type Mn 0.5 Cd 0.5 S and p-type Cu 2 O could markedly promote the interfacial charge transfer/separation through the internal electric field, whereas the MoO 2 cocatalyst with low overpotential could effectively collect photoinduced electrons and dramatically facilitate the H 2 -evolution kinetics. Moreover, both Cu 2 O and MoO 2 could improve the light-harvesting ability of pristine Mn 0.5 Cd 0.5 S, further contributing to the boosted hydrogen generation activity. [Display omitted] • MoO 2 decorated Mn 0.5 Cd 0.5 S/Cu 2 O p-n heterojunction synthesized for H 2 -production. • Multichannel charge-carrier transfer between Mn 0.5 Cd 0.5 S, Cu 2 O and MoO 2 discussed. • High H 2 -production rate achieved over composite, 4.2 folds higher than Mn 0.5 Cd 0.5 S. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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