She Houde,Li Liangshan,Zhou Hua,Wang Lei,Huang Jingwei,Wang Qizhao
Selective activation of saturated C–H bond in hydrocarbons to produce high-value-added chemicals is of great significance for chemical synthesis and transformation. Herein, we present a facile procedure to achieve Ni-doped CdS nanoparticles with mixed (cubic and hexagonal) phases, as well as its application to the photocatalytic activation of saturated primary C–H bond of toluene and its derivatives. The photocatalytic oxidation rate of toluene into benzaldehyde of formation reached up to 216.7 μmolh−1g−1 under visible light irradiation. The excellent photocatalytic performance of Ni(II)-doped CdS [Ni(II)/CdS] can be attributed to its unique structural assembly with cubic and hexagonal phases and also the addition of Ni ions, together taking effect in promoting the separation of photogenerated charge carriers. The possible reaction mechanism for the photocatalytic selective oxidation is illustrated in this work. The band width of the as-prepared mixed phase CdS is reduced, which can effectively expand the response range and improve photocatalytic performance.
Xianglei Cao,Liugen Zhang,Changyan Guo,Tingxiang Chen,Chao Feng,Zechang Liu,Ying Qi,Wei Wang,Jide Wang
In this paper, Ni x Cd y S composite photocatalysts were synthesized by using Ni-doped Cd–Co PBA as the precursor, which retains the advantages of PBA such as porous structure , large specific surface and highly dispersed metal active sites. The photocatalytic hydrogen production performance over Ni x Cd y S is three times higher than that of pure CdS with H 2 yield of 8.45 mmol g −1 h −1 . The catalyst was analyzed by the UV/Vis absorption spectra , photoluminescence spectra, time-resolved photoluminescence spectra, transient photocurrent responses, electrochemical impedance spectra, Mott-Schottky test, etc. A series of characterization results prove that the electron-hole recombination rate, electrochemical resistance and band gap of nickel-doped CdS composites are obviously smaller than CdS, which are important factors to improve the photocatalytic hydrogen production performance. This work may provide some reference value for the fabrication of other functional materials using PBA as precursors.