Highly-efficient cocatalyst-free H2-evolution over silica-supported CdS nanoparticle photocatalysts under visible light

Guiyang Yu; Longlong Geng; Shujie Wu; Wenfu Yan; Gang Liu

doi:10.1039/C5CC02249E

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Highly-efficient cocatalyst-free H₂-evolution over silica-supported CdS nanoparticle photocatalysts under visible light†

Guiyang Yu,^a Longlong Geng,^a Shujie Wu,^a Wenfu Yan^b and Gang Liu*^a

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^a Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry of Jilin Province, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Jiefang Road 2519, Changchun, China
E-mail: lgang@jlu.edu.cn

^b State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Road 2599, Changchun, China

Abstract

A silica-supported CdS nanoparticle photocatalyst exhibits excellent visible-light driven H₂ evolution activity without the use of a cocatalyst. The apparent quantum yield can reach 42% under 420 nm light illumination.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC02249E
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 17 Mar 2015
Accepted: 19 May 2015
First published: 20 May 2015

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Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 10676-10679

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Highly-efficient cocatalyst-free H₂-evolution over silica-supported CdS nanoparticle photocatalysts under visible light

G. Yu, L. Geng, S. Wu, W. Yan and G. Liu, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 10676 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC02249E

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