One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of willow branch-shaped MoS2/CdS heterojunctions for photocatalytic H2 production under visible light irradiation

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(18)63178-X

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Willow branch-shaped MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions are successfully synthesized for the first time by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and photoelectrochemical and photoluminescence spectroscopy tests. The photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activities of the samples were evaluated under visible light irradiation. The resulting MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions exhibit a much improved photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity than that obtained with CdS and MoS₂. In particular, the optimized MC-5 (5 at.% MoS₂/CdS) photocatalyst achieved the highest hydrogen production rate of 250.8 μmol h^-1, which is 28 times higher than that of pristine CdS. The apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) at 420 nm was 3.66%. Further detailed characterizations revealed that the enhanced photocatalytic activity of the MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions could be attributed to the efficient transfer and separation of photogenerated charge carriers resulting from the core-shell structure and the close contact between MoS₂ nanosheets and CdS single-crystal nanorods, as well as to increased visible light absorption. A tentative mechanism for photocatalytic H₂ evolution by MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions was proposed. This work will open up new opportunities for developing more efficient photocatalysts for water splitting.

Key words: CdS, MoS₂, Photocatalysis, Water splitting, H₂ evolution, Heterojunction, Core-shell structure, Visible light

Zhen-Wei Zhang, Qiu-Hao Li, Xiu-Qing Qiao, Dongfang Hou, Dong-Sheng Li. One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of willow branch-shaped MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions for photocatalytic H₂ production under visible light irradiation[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2019, 40(3): 371-379.

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One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of willow branch-shaped MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions for photocatalytic H₂ production under visible light irradiation

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