Huang, Yu and Chen, Jun and Zou, Wei and Zhang, Linxing and Hu, Lei and Yu, Ranbo and Deng, Jinxia and Xing, Xianran (2015) Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution efficiency using hollow microspheres of (CuIn)xZn2(1-x)S2 solid solutions. Dalton Transactions: an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 44 (24). pp. 10991-10996. ISSN 1477-9226
Abstract
Hollow spheres of multicomponent (CuIn)xZn2(1−x)S2 solid solutions have been rapidly synthesized by a salt-assisted aerosol decomposition method. (CuIn)0.2Zn1.6S2 hollow spheres with a band gap of 2.53 eV exhibited an excellent and stable photocatalytic activity of 360 μmol h−1 (50 mg photocatalysts) for hydrogen evolution from aqueous solutions containing sacrificial reagents (SO32− and S2−) under visible light (λ ≥ 420 nm) due to the well-crystallized microspheres and mesoporous structures. H2 evolution rate of the (CuIn)0.2Zn1.6S2 hollow spheres reached as high as 57 μmol h−1 (50 mg photocatalysts) even without Ru loading.
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| Refereed: | Yes |
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| Date Deposited: | 12 Sep 2017 00:04 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2017 00:04 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | crystallized microspheres; decomposition methods; hollow microsphere; hydrogen evolution; mesoporous structures; photocatalytic activities; photocatalytic hydrogen evolution; sacrificial reagent; zinc and alloys; fluid flow; chemical agents and basic industrial chemicals; rubber and elastomers; atomic and molecular physics; solid state physics |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 03 Chemical Sciences > 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry > 030303 Optical Properties of Materials 03 Chemical Sciences > 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry > 030306 Synthesis of Materials |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 34 CHEMICAL SCIENCES > 3403 Macromolecular and materials chemistry > 340304 Optical properties of materials 34 CHEMICAL SCIENCES > 3403 Macromolecular and materials chemistry > 340399 Macromolecular and materials chemistry not elsewhere classified |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970103 Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt01269d |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/31939 |
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