Catalysts
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2019
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IF 3.444
Ruizhou Gan,Xiaohua Ma,Guorong Wang,Zhiliang Jin
CoSe2,as a kind of co-catalyst, would replace noble metals element to dope pure CdS. The CoSe2/CdS photocatalyst could be synthesized by simple physical mixing. With the introduction of CoSe2, especially 30% CoSe2/CdS, hydrogen production would be about 500 μmol within 5 h, five times that of pure CdS under the same conditions. The CoSe2/CdS photocatalyst could bear four cycles of hydrogen evolution and sustain the hydrogen production, with a minor decrease. In other words, the electron transition velocity would surge along with the introduction of CoSe2particles. The CoSe2could be deemed as the predator and exit of electrons to inspire the detachment of the hole-electron pairs and relieve the recombination of the hole-electron pairs.Keywords:CoSe2clusters;CdS nanorod;hydrogen evolution;photocatalysis
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RSC Advances
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 25
·17362-17369
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IF 3.9
Zhe Zhang,Fanhao Kong,Bizhen Yuan,Yinnian Liao,Xiue Ren,Yu Hou
Solar-driven CO2 reduction into fuels and sustainable energy has attracted increasing attention around the world. However, the photoreduction efficiency remains low due to the low efficiency of separation of electron–hole pairs and high thermal stability of CO2. In this work, we prepared a CdO decorated CdS nanorod for visible light driven CO2 reduction. The introduction of CdO facilitates the photoinduced charge carrier separation and transfer and acts as an active site for adsorption and activation of CO2 molecules. Compared with pristine CdS, CdO/CdS exhibits a nearly 5-fold higher CO generation rate (1.26 mmol g−1 h−1). In situ FT-IR experiments indicated that CO2 reduction on CdO/CdS may follow a COOH* pathway. This study reports the pivotal effect of CdO on photogenerated carrier transfer in photocatalysis and on CO2 adsorption, which provides a facile way to enhance photocatalytic efficiency.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2021
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Jinhua Wang,Qiong Zhu,Yunwen Liao,Hongquan Fu,Jinming Chang,Yuling Zhang,Taotao Kan,Hejun Gao,Wenchao Huang
Nano-CuO have been grown on the surface of CdS nanorods by a simple solution-phase reaction, which greatly enhanced the hydrogen evolution ability of CdS. The physical chemistry properties of CuO/CdS nanocomposites were investigated by XRD, SEM, TEM, BET, XPS and electrochemical methods. The morphology and crystal structure of CdS were not influenced by the loading of Nano-CuO. And it was helpful to delay the time of electron recombination to the hole, and greatly improved the hydrogen evolution performance of CdS. When the loading of Nano-CuO was 1 wt%, the photocatalytic performance of CdS increases from 105 μmol g −1 h −1 to 3317.5 μmol g −1 h −1 . After several cycles, the structure of CuO/CdS nanocomposites was not changed, and Nano-CuO could effectively prevent the photo-corrosion defects of CdS. This work provides a new way to improve the hydrogen evolution performance of CdS by growing nano-oxide on CdS surface.
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Polymer Chemistry
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2014
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Chengsha Wei,Mingming Chen,Jiaojiao Tao,Xibo Wu,Majid Khan,Dong Liu,Ningdong Huang,Liangbin Li
In this paper, we described a new and simple method to produce degradable core cross-linking (CCL) micellar clusters that utilized CdS nanorods to assist thermal oxidation of the polythiol segment of a diblock copolymer, polystyrene-b-polythiol (PS-b-polythiol), at high concentration (2.3 wt%) in a common organic solvent (toluene). The CdS nanorods acted not only as catalysts, but also as templates. The diblock copolymer, PS-b-polythiol, was obtained by aminolysis of polystyrene-b-poly(2-(ethyl-xanthate)ethylmethacrylate) (PS-b-P1), a block copolymer synthesized via reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization using a macroRAFT transfer agent, PS-CTA, and a methacrylate monomer that possessed a protected thiol group, in the presence of n-butylamine and tributyl phosphine. The CdS nanorods were synthesized conveniently by thermolysis of an alkyl xanthate, Cd-HDX. The TEM image clearly showed the formation of micellar clusters and the oxidation procedure was investigated by 1H-NMR and XPS. The formation of core cross-linking (CCL) micelles was confirmed to be reversible by reduction utilizing DTT as the reducing agent.
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JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
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2023
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Junshuai Zhang,Cui Du,Chen Zhou,Shengyang Yang
The production of hydrogen and benzaldehyde (BAD) by splitting benzyl alcohol (BA) through photocatalysts is one of the common methods of converting solar energy to chemical energy. Herein, a photocatalyst to achieve high efficiency in hydrogen production was fabricated by loading Cu-Ni bi-metal on the CdS nanorods as a carrier. The 20% Cu 1 Ni 1 /CdS composite catalyst was used for simultaneous photocatalyze H 2 production and BA oxidation to BAD under light with activities of 14.517 and 13.220 mmol g -1 h −1 , respectively, which is 8.7 times and 7.9 times higher than that of pure CdS . The high production efficiency can be mainly attributed to the synergistic effect of Cu-Ni bi-metal and the close contact between Cu-Ni and CdS interfaces. These microstructures enhance light absorption, effectively promote charge separation, and reduce the complexation of photogenerated electrons and holes. This work provides new ideas for the design of a cost-effective catalyst.
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science
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2023
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Jinhua Xiong,Xinyu Bi,Song He,Changsheng Cao
Herein, CdS nanorods (CdS-NR) was synthesized through a simple and facile solvothermal method. XRD pattern and TEM/HRTEM images indicated that hexagonal CdS nanorods with a diameter of 10 nm were successfully prepared. When used as electrocatalyst for CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR), CdS-NR afforded an excellent electrocatalytic performance in aqueous electrolyte. In comparison with commercial CdS nanoparticles (CdS-NP), CdS-NR could trigger the electroreduction of CO 2 to CO with a higher faradic efficiency and current densities. The enhanced electrochemical performance of CdS-NR than that of CdS-NP were ascribed to its enhanced adsorption of CO 2 , charge transfer ability and more exposed active sites. More importantly, it was noticed that H 2 generated along with CO, and the generated gas products with controllable ratios exhibited impressive potentials to directly using as syngas.
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RSC Advances
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2016
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Ping Du,Yuanzhi Zhu,Junyang Zhang,Danyun Xu,Wenchao Peng,Guoliang Zhang,Fengbao Zhang,Xiaobin Fan
Conversion of solar energy to hydrogen requires efficient, low-cost and earth-abundant H-producing photocatalysts. Herein, a novel noble metal-free photocatalyst 1T–MoS2/CdS NRs was prepared via a simple method. The 1T–MoS2/CdS NRs hybrid showed the highest photocatalytic activity when the optimized weight ratio of metallic 1T–MoS2 to CdS NRs is 10 wt% in a lactic acid solution under visible light. A 794.93 μmol h−1 H2 evolution rate of the 1T–MoS2/CdS NRs hybrid reached not only 35 times improvement than pure CdS NRs but also 4.5 times enhancement than the 2H–MoS2/CdS NRs hybrid. The relative mechanism has been investigated. 1T–MoS2/CdS NRs interfaces could form ohmic contact with very low contact resistances to promote photoexcited electron transfer, which was different from the p/n junction on the 2H–MoS2/CdS NRs hybrid.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2018
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Meng Yuan,Wen-Hui Zhou,Dong-Xing Kou,Zheng-Ji Zhou,Yue-Na Meng,Si-Xin Wu
Design and preparation of high performance photocatalysts are always the keys for photocatalytic hydrogen production by using green and unlimited solar energy. In this work, we present the synthesis of Cu 2 ZnSnS 4 (CZTS) decorated CdS nanorods and their use for visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen production. The as-synthesized CZTS decorated CdS nanorods exhibit much higher visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen production performance than that of individual CdS nanorods and individual CZTS nanoparticles . Specifically, the hydrogen production rate of representative CZTS decorated CdS nanorods was 48-times and 165-times higher than that of individual CdS nanorods and individual CZTS nanoparticles. The enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production performance may be contributed by the p-n heterojunction as well as the synergistic effect between CdS nanorods and CZTS particles. The present work not only reported new low-cost and highly efficient photocatalysts for visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen production, but also provided new method for the design and preparation of high performance visible-light-driven heterostructured photocatalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen production.
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Surfaces and Interfaces
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2025
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Qiyi Gan,Huakang Yang,Zining Zhang,Jun Liu,Yudong Guo,Dongxiang Luo,Xiao Liu
In lignin valorization systems, CdSe@CdS nanorods exhibit exceptional photocatalytic performance, where precise control over the rates of oxidation and reduction reactions is crucial. This study introduces a ligand modulation strategy that involves the incorporation of mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) and hexafluorophosphate (PF₆⁻) onto the surface of the nanorods to achieve a balanced redox reaction profile. The inorganic PF₆⁻ ligand primarily promotes reduction reactions, whereas MPA enhances hole transfer. By optimizing the distribution ratio of these ligands, the study achieved a significant enhancement in photocatalytic efficiency, resulting in a 94 % conversion rate for 2-phenoxy-1-phenylethanol (PP-ol) and yields of 67 % and 66 % for phenol and acetophenone, respectively. The distinct roles of MPA and PF₆⁻ can be attributed to their respective spatial site resistances, electrostatic interactions, and surface passivation characteristics. MPA, with its larger spatial resistance, stabilizes and extends hole lifetimes, thereby enhancing hole transfer efficiency. In contrast, PF₆⁻ exhibits lower spatial resistance and stronger electrostatic effects, which facilitate accelerated electron transfer. Furthermore, the ligands optimize the transport pathways for both electrons and holes on the nanorod surface through passivation. This ligand design strategy provides valuable insights for the development of efficient nanorod photocatalysts aimed at biomass valorization.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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Huanmin Liu,Jiayi Peng,Xu Zhang,Kun Zheng,Lirong Zheng,Kangle Lv,Qin Li,Peng Zhou
Employing water and biomass fuels, such as benzyl alcohol, as feedstocks for co-producing hydrogen (H 2 ) and value-added organic chemicals under solar irradiation presents a promising strategy towards accomplishing net-zero emission objectives. However, simultaneously building the optimal hydrogen-evolution and organic-dehydrogenation centers on photocatalyst surface has long been the pursuit. Herein, a facile vacancy-based strategy was utilized to engineer atomically dispersed Pt species coordinated with three foreign ligand nitrogen atoms (Pt-N 3 ) instead of intrinsic S atoms on CdS nanorods. The experimental observation demonstrates a distinctive electron-rich characteristics of Pt-N 3 structure, markedly augmenting the photogenerated charge separation efficiency via one interfacial charge effects. The density functional theory (DFT) simulation further indicates that the foreign ligand N atoms not only maintain the low hydrogen-evolution energy barrier of Pt center, but also greatly reduce the energy barrier of rate-determining benzyl alcohol dehydrogenation by forming the strong chemical interaction between ligand N atom and intermediate. Consequently, PtN 3 -CdS exhibited a high photocatalytic activity for coproduction of H 2 (5.4 mmol g −1 h −1 ) and benzaldehyde (5.2 mmol g −1 h −1 ) with a selectivity of 95.9% for value-added benzaldehyde, with the anticipation of bolstering its commercial accessibility and expediting its integration into industrial applications.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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2015
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Li Zhang,Xianliang Fu,Sugang Meng,Xiaoliang Jiang,Jinghui Wang,Shifu Chen
Noble metal-modified CdS is one of the most promising photocatalysts for solar H2 production due to its intrinsic band structure merits. It is highly desirable to develop an effective preparation route to pursue a high photocatalytic performance and to minimize the use of costly noble metals. For the first time, a simple and convenient one-pot solvothermal (OPS) method was developed to prepare platinized CdS nanorods (Pt/CdS-N) in this work. The formation of a hexagonal 1D structure CdS and the deposition of Pt(0) can be achieved simultaneously by the method, which is more efficient than the conventional post-deposition routes, such as photochemical reduction and impregnation–reduction methods, to enhance the photocatalytic activity of CdS-N for the H2 evolution reaction (HER). The H2 evolution rate (rH2) of CdS-N could be remarkably improved from 2.10 to 10.29 mmol h−1 g−1 by loading with only 0.06% Pt (wt%) under visible light irradiation (λ > 400 nm, 300 W Xe lamp). No deactivation of the sample was observed in cyclic experiments for 20 h reaction. This loading amount of Pt is substantially lower than the reported optimal values (commonly in the range of 0.5–2%) by more than one order of magnitude. A criterion of enhancement coefficient was proposed to identify the ideal loading amount of Pt. The result indicates that, considering the improvement efficiency of rH2 and the loading amount of Pt, this ultra-low amount of Pt is more practical than the optimal amount (determined to be 0.5%). The high and stable activity of Pt/CdS-N can be attributed to the hexagonal 1D structure of CdS and the high dispersion of Pt in the Pt(0) state. Besides Pt, the OPS method is also valid for the deposition of Pd or Ru on CdS and rH2 decreases in the order Ru/CdS-N (12.89) > Pt/CdS-N (10.29) > Pd/CdS-N (6.72 mmol h−1 g−1) with a loading amount of 0.06%. It reveals that the use of noble metal co-catalysts can be significantly reduced without unduly sacrificing the HRE efficiency. The developed OPS route provides a new insight into the preparation of highly efficient and stable chalcogenide photocatalysts for the HER.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2023
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Yiting Liao,Lanzhen Peng,Xiaosong Zhou,Jin Luo,Limei Xu,Xiaomei Ning,Xiaoqin Zhou,Xunfu Zhou,Yueping Fang
Two major challenges in photocatalysis are the separation and utilization of photogenerated charge carriers that have limited their wider applications. To address these issues, significant studies have been devoted to the surface modification of photocatalysts. Herein, CdS nanorods were surface-modified by an ion-conducting LiTi 2 (PO 4 ) 3 (LTP) shell. This modification could accelerate the rapid separation and efficient utilization of photoinduced charge carriers. Therefore, CdS@LTP composite photocatalyst displayed a photocatalytic H 2 evolution rate of 26.01 mmol g −1 h −1 without any addition of cocatalysts in a Na 2 S/Na 2 SO 3 solution, which was over 6-fold compared to CdS, and showed improved stability. Furthermore, this shell can prevent the reverse reactions between H 2 and O 2 during photocatalytic water splitting. With the photo-deposition of Pt cocatalysts, CdS@LTP-Pt can achieve efficient overall water splitting with the highest H 2 generation rate (351 μmol g −1 h −1 ), which is 3.25 times higher than that of CdS-Pt. This study broadens the application of ionic conductor materials and provides a new way for the design of advanced photocatalysts for solar energy conversion.
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