Journal
ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
Volume 6, Issue 18, Pages 16837-16845Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c03025
Keywords
photocatalytic hydrogen production; heterojunction; CdS; MnCo2S4; reverse-type-I structure
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This study successfully constructed MnCo2S4/CdS type-I nanorod heterojunctions with superior stability and photocatalytic efficiency. The timely transfer of photogenerated electrons and holes significantly improved the hydrogen production rate.
Photocatalytic hydrogen production has great potential as a way to obtain green and sustainable energy. In this work, MnCo2S4/CdS type-I nanorod heterojunctions were successfully constructed, and the stability of the structure and photocatalytic performance of the composites were significantly improved by the timely transfer of photogenerated holes on the valence band and photogenerated electrons on the conduction band of CdS through the discontinuous MnCo2S4 grown outside the nanorods. The photocatalytic hydrogen production of 5% loaded MnCo2S4/CdS under visible light (. = 420 nm) can reach 12 mmol center dot g-1 center dot h(-1), which is 42 times more efficient than the hydrogen production of pure CdS nanorods in the presence of Na2S and Na2SO3 as hole scavengers. In addition, the apparent quantum efficiency of the composite catalyst with the best hydrogen evolution activity can reach 11.73%. The construction of type-I semiconductor heterojunctions in this study offers valuable guidance for the preparation of CdS photocatalysts that exhibit superior stability and photocatalytic efficiency.
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