Enhancement of H{sub 2} evolution over new ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4}/RGO/MoS{sub 2} photocatalysts under visible light

doi:10.1063/1.4930213

Title: Enhancement of H{sub 2} evolution over new ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4}/RGO/MoS{sub 2} photocatalysts under visible light

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ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4} as a photocatalyst for photosplitting water into H{sub 2} exhibits some fascinating advantages, such as low toxicity, good crystallinity, and considerable chemical stability. Currently, developing ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4}-based composite photocatalysts with different morphologies has received wide attention in order to improve the photocatalytic activity. In this contribution, a new ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4}/RGO/MoS{sub 2} photocatalytic system has been designed. The presence of the RGO is confirmed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and FT-IR spectra. By optimization of solvothermal reaction temperatures, reaction time, and RGO introduction amount, up to 1.62 mmol/h ⋅ g of hydrogen evolution rate has been achieved.

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Ding, Ning; Luo, Yanhong; Li, Dongmei; Meng, Qingbo, E-mail: qbmeng@iphy.ac.cn, E-mail: dmli@iphy.ac.cn ^[1]; Fan, Yuzun ^[2]

Key Laboratory for Renewable Energy, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing Key Laboratory for New Energy Materials and Devices, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, CAS, Beijing 100190 (China)
Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191 (China)

Publication Date:: 2015-10-01

OSTI Identifier:: 22499212

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: APL Materials

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2015 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 2166-532X

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HYDROGEN; INFRARED SPECTRA; MOLYBDENUM SULFIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; STABILITY; TOXICITY; WATER; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY

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                    Ding, Ning, Luo, Yanhong, Li, Dongmei, Meng, Qingbo, E-mail: qbmeng@iphy.ac.cn, E-mail: dmli@iphy.ac.cn, and Fan, Yuzun. Enhancement of H{sub 2} evolution over new ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4}/RGO/MoS{sub 2} photocatalysts under visible light.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Ding, Ning, Luo, Yanhong, Li, Dongmei, Meng, Qingbo, E-mail: qbmeng@iphy.ac.cn, E-mail: dmli@iphy.ac.cn, & Fan, Yuzun. Enhancement of H{sub 2} evolution over new ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4}/RGO/MoS{sub 2} photocatalysts under visible light.  United States.  doi:10.1063/1.4930213.

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                    Ding, Ning, Luo, Yanhong, Li, Dongmei, Meng, Qingbo, E-mail: qbmeng@iphy.ac.cn, E-mail: dmli@iphy.ac.cn, and Fan, Yuzun. Thu .  
        "Enhancement of H{sub 2} evolution over new ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4}/RGO/MoS{sub 2} photocatalysts under visible light".  United States.  doi:10.1063/1.4930213.

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@article{osti_22499212,

  title        = {Enhancement of H{sub 2} evolution over new ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4}/RGO/MoS{sub 2} photocatalysts under visible light},

  author       = {Ding, Ning and Luo, Yanhong and Li, Dongmei and Meng, Qingbo, E-mail: qbmeng@iphy.ac.cn, E-mail: dmli@iphy.ac.cn and Fan, Yuzun},

  abstractNote = {ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4} as a photocatalyst for photosplitting water into H{sub 2} exhibits some fascinating advantages, such as low toxicity, good crystallinity, and considerable chemical stability. Currently, developing ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4}-based composite photocatalysts with different morphologies has received wide attention in order to improve the photocatalytic activity. In this contribution, a new ZnIn{sub 2}S{sub 4}/RGO/MoS{sub 2} photocatalytic system has been designed. The presence of the RGO is confirmed by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and FT-IR spectra. By optimization of solvothermal reaction temperatures, reaction time, and RGO introduction amount, up to 1.62 mmol/h ⋅ g of hydrogen evolution rate has been achieved.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.4930213},

  journal      = {APL Materials},

  issn         = {2166-532X},

  number       = 10,

  volume       = 3,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2015},

  month        = {10}

}

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