Combining a hollow spherical structure and heterojunction promotes sustainable ZnO/CdS photocatalytic hydrogen production
Here, a hollow spherical ZnO/CdS (HP) photocatalyst is prepared by combining template-directed method and chemical deposition technique. The synergy of the hollow spherical structure and heterojunction creates more active sites, promotes light utilization, and enhances charge separation. Therefore, ZnO/CdS (HP) achieves a hydrogen production rate of 75.09 mmol h<sup>-1</sup> g<sup>-1</sup>, which is 34.6-, 17- and 3.2-fold that of CdS (Np), ZnO (HP), and ZnO/CdS (Ns), respectively.
Authors
- Xiang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7481-4662)
- Shunsheng Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6320-767X)
- Juanrong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8216-5022)
- Yong Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7904-664X)
- Haozhe Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1675-2170)
- Sai Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1334-6759)
- Teng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9427-8609)
Institutions
- Jiangsu University (CN)
- Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chemical Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cc05427c
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09