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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
卷 47, 期 34, 页码 15505-15515出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.09.214
关键词
Hydrothermal synthesis; VL-ZnO/CNTs catalyst; Water splitting; Hydrogen evolution
资金
- King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia (Deanship of Scientific Research) [R.G.P.2/153/42]
Vanadium and lanthanum co-doped ZnO/CNTs composites were produced for enhanced hydrogen evolution from water through photocatalytic reaction under simulated sunlight and visible light, demonstrating different catalytic activities.
In this work, vanadium and lanthanum co-doped ZnO/CNTs (VL-ZnO/CNTs) composites of large surface area and enhanced light assimilation range were produced for boosted hydrogen evolution from water. The photocatalysts were investigated for their morphological, structural, optical and photocatalytical properties. The photocatalytic activity of the composites was evaluated in pure water and in a mixture of water and methanol under simulated sunlight and visible light illumination. Under simulated sunlight irradiation, the maximum hydrogen generation rate of 925 mu molh(-1)g(-1) from a combination of water and methanol was attained, which is almost 7 times higher than hydrogen generation rate achieved with pure ZnO. The VL-ZnO/CNTs photocatalyst resulted in hydrogen production rate of 267 mu molh(-1)g(-1) from the water-methanol medium when exposed to visible light. This rate was about 3.5 folds lower than that achieved under simulated sunlight illumination. This improvement in hydrogen production rate is attributed to large surface area, high photo-response, better separation/transportation of the charge carriers and synergistic impact of V, La and CNTs in the designed photocatalyst.& nbsp;(c) 2021 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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