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NANO ENERGY
Volume 26, Issue -, Pages 83-89Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2016.04.058
Keywords
Perylenetetracarboxylic diimide (PDI); Zn0.5Cd0.5S; Nanocomposite; Photogenerated electron-hole; Hydrogen production
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [21371109, 91233108, 21173136]
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On account of the steps of water splitting reaction, suppression of the electron-hole recombination is one key factor to improve the photocatalytic activity. Composites with R-conjugated molecules are promising to inhibit the recombination process by delocalization of the photo-generated electron. In this study, we synthesized perylenetetracarboxylic diimide (PDI) decorated Zn0.5Cd0.5S hybrid photocatalysts to reveal the function of the PDI in promoting the charge separation by electron transfer process. To understand the mechanisms that govern the carrier separation, transport, extraction and their recombination within this inorganic/organic nanocomposite, three PDIs, namely PDI-1, PDI-2 and PDI-3 with different molecular structure were loaded in the Zn0.5Cd0.5S, respectively, and were investigated comparatively. It is demonstrated that PDIs play great roles in increasing the specific surface area and stabilizing the photogenerated electron-hole pairs, resulting in enhancement of the overall hydrogen production rate. The highest rate of 1.32 mmol h(-1) g(-1) was achieved on the Zn0.5Cd0.5S-PDI-1 composite, which is 6 times higher than the pristine Zn0.5Cd0.5S, owning to the effective photo-driven electron transport between the Zn0.5Cd0.5S and the PDI-1. The results of the current work are relevant in understanding the nature of charge-transfer pathways in photoinduced catalysis. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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