Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 303, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120909
Keywords
CdS-Cu1.81S heteronanorods (HNRs); Cation exchange reaction; Continuous sublattice; Nanoheterostructures (NHs); Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51874371, 61774169]
- Qingyuan Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Team Project [2018001]
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The integrally designed CdS-Cu1.81S heteronanorods were found to efficiently promote photocatalytic hydrogen (H-2) production driven by near-infrared to ultraviolet irradiation. Adjusting the redox reaction sites on the surface of the CdS-Cu1.81S HNRs significantly improved the photocatalytic H-2 production rate.
Photocatalytic hydrogen (H-2) production is a cascade reaction that involves multiple limiting steps, such as light-harvesting, charge separation and transfer, redox reaction rate, and so on. Thus, there is a need to optimize each reaction node to promote the photocatalytic H-2 production efficiency for the commercial application of sustainable energy. Herein, we report integrally designed CdS-Cu1.81S heteronanorods (HNRs) for photocatalytic H-2 production driven by near-infrared to ultraviolet irradiation. The intraparticle p-n junction and the well-constructed heterointerface result in highly efficient charge separation and transfer between the heterogeneous domains. Further adjusting the redox reaction sites on the surface of CdS-Cu1.81S HNRs leads to a high photocatalytic H-2 production rate of 2.714 mmol. h(-1).g(-1), representing 150-fold and 108-fold improvements compared with pristine Cu1.81S and CdS nanorods (NRs), respectively. Our work provides an alternative entry point for boosting the performance of noble-metal-free photocatalyst and highlights the importance of synergetic design.
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