Ma L, Jiang W, Lin C, Xu L, Zhu T, Ai X. CdS Deposited In Situ on g-C
3N
4 via a Modified Chemical Bath Deposition Method to Improve Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production.
Molecules 2023;
28:7846. [PMID:
38067575 PMCID:
PMC10707978 DOI:
10.3390/molecules28237846]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Ultra-thin two-dimensional materials are attracting widespread interest due to their excellent properties, and they are becoming ideal candidates for a variety of energy and environmental photocatalytic applications. Herein, CdS nanorods are successfully grown in situ between a monolayer of g-C3N4 using a chemical water bath method. Continuous ultrasound is introduced during the preparation process, which effectively prevents the accumulation of a g-C3N4 layer. The g-C3N4@CdS nanocomposite exhibits significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity for hydrogen production under visible-light irradiation, which is attributed to a well-matched band structure and an intimate van der Waals heterojunction interface. The mechanism of photocatalytic hydrogen production is discussed in detail. Moreover, our work can serve as a basis for the construction of other highly catalytically active two-dimensional heterostructures.
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