Issue 60, 2021, Issue in Progress

Composite photocatalysts based on Cd1−xZnxS and TiO2 for hydrogen production under visible light: effect of platinum co-catalyst location

Abstract

Ternary composite photocatalysts based on titania and solid solutions of CdS and ZnS were prepared and studied by a set of physicochemical methods including XRD, XPS, HRTEM, UV-vis spectroscopy, and electrochemical tests. Two synthetic techniques of platinization of Cd1−xZnxS/TiO2 were compared. In the first case, platinum was deposited on the surface of synthesized Cd1−xZnxS (x = 0.2–0.3)/TiO2 P25; in the second one, Cd1−xZnxS (x = 0.2–0.3) was deposited on the surface of Pt/TiO2 P25. The photocatalytic properties of the obtained samples were compared in the hydrogen evolution from TEOA aqueous solution under visible light (λ = 425 nm). The Cd1−xZnxS (10–50 wt%; x = 0.2–0.3)/Pt (1 wt%)/TiO2 photocatalysts demonstrated much higher photocatalytic activity than the Pt (1 wt%)/Cd1−xZnxS (10–50 wt%; x = 0.2–0.3)/TiO2 ones. It turned out that the arrangement of platinum nanoparticles precisely on the titanium dioxide surface in a composite photocatalyst makes it possible to achieve efficient charge separation according to the type II heterojunctions and, accordingly, a high rate of hydrogen formation. The highest photocatalytic activity was demonstrated by 20% Cd0.8Zn0.2S/1% Pt/TiO2 in the amount of 26 mmol g−1 h−1 (apparent quantum efficiency was 7.7%) that exceeds recently published values for this class of photocatalysts.

Graphical abstract: Composite photocatalysts based on Cd1−xZnxS and TiO2 for hydrogen production under visible light: effect of platinum co-catalyst location

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Sep 2021
Accepted
16 Nov 2021
First published
25 Nov 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2021,11, 37966-37980

Composite photocatalysts based on Cd1−xZnxS and TiO2 for hydrogen production under visible light: effect of platinum co-catalyst location

A. V. Zhurenok, D. V. Markovskaya, E. Yu. Gerasimov, S. V. Cherepanova, A. V. Bukhtiyarov and E. A. Kozlova, RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 37966 DOI: 10.1039/D1RA06845H

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