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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
卷 835, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.155262
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- University Grant Commission, India [F1-17.1/2013e14/MANF-2013-14-MUS-MAH27907]
- Department of Science and Technology, (DST-SERB-EMR/2016) India
The heterogeneous structure of Cu2O quantum dots (QDs) sensitized CdS nanorods (NRs) was synthesized by an easy and cost-effective technique. The morphology, structure and optical properties of asprepared photocatalysts are thoroughly investigated by field emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEG-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UVDRS) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopic techniques. The different weight percentages (10, 20, and 30) of Cu2O QDs deposited on the CdS NRs structures and their photocatalytic hydrogen (H-2) evolution (PCHE) performance are systematically investigated. The Cu2O QDs deposition on CdS NRs shows an increase in the rate of hydrogen (H-2) evolution due to the formation of type II heterojunction in between Cu2O QDs and CdS NRs. The 20% loading of Cu2O QDs on CdS exhibits the highest photocatalytic H-2 generation than other ratios as well as pure Cu2O QDs and CdS NRs. The photocatalytic rate of H-2 evolution of 26060 mu molg(-1)h(-1) was obtained for 20 % Cu2O-CdS, which is18 times more than pure Cu2O QDs and 5.1 times than CdS NRs. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) measurements, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and photoluminescence measurements suggest that the Cu2O QDs deposition on CdS NRs reduces interfacial recombination of photogenerated charge carrier owing to the formation of the p-n junction between the components. The apparent quantum yield (AQY) obtained for 20 % Cu2O QDs modified CdS NRs photocatalysts is exceptionally high i.e. 20.67%. This convenient and cost-effective strategy will pave the way for large-scale synthesis of type II heterogeneous photocatalyst for efficient H-2 evolution. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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