The design and construction of low‐cost and high‐performance hybrid materials for the photocatalytic hydrogen production reaction(HER)are extremely important for the large‐scale application of hydrogen energy.Metal...The design and construction of low‐cost and high‐performance hybrid materials for the photocatalytic hydrogen production reaction(HER)are extremely important for the large‐scale application of hydrogen energy.Metal‐organic frameworks(MOFs)are considered to be potential photocatalytic materials.Herein,monodisperse,small size,non‐precious metal transition metal phosphide Ni2P is encapsulated into a typical MOF(UiO‐66‐NH2)as a hybrid core‐shell cocatalyst to modify Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S for photocatalytic hydrogen production.Ni2P is wrapped in UiO‐66‐NH_(2)via an in situ solvothermal method,and Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S sulfide is decorated with a core‐shell Ni_(2)P@UiO‐66‐NH_(2)cocatalyst to obtain ternary Ni_(2)P@UiO‐66‐NH_(2)/Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S composite materials.Photoelectric and chemical characterization confirms that the ternary composites have good kinetic hydrogen production performance.The hydrogen production rate of 10%10 mg Ni_(2)P@UiO‐66‐NH_(2)/Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S reaches 40.91 mmol·g^(–1)·h^(–1)with an apparent quantum efficiency at 420 nm of 13.57%.The addition of 10 mg Ni_(2)P@UiO‐66‐NH_(2)increases the surface area of the ternary material,providing abundant reaction sites and forming an efficient charge transfer channel,which is conducive to efficient hydrogen production by the ternary photocatalysts.It is shown that the formation of a ternary composite system is beneficial to the occurrence of an efficient catalytic reaction.This study provides a new perspective for the construction of high‐performance photocatalytic materials.展开更多
Different components of PtPd bimetallic cocatalysts modified Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S nanorods have already been designed and prepared in this study.The obtained hybrid photocatalysts were tested and characterized by XPS,ICP...Different components of PtPd bimetallic cocatalysts modified Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S nanorods have already been designed and prepared in this study.The obtained hybrid photocatalysts were tested and characterized by XPS,ICP-OES and UV-Vis spectra,TEM and EDX tools.Such characterizations can prove the formation of PtPd bimetallic alloy particles in hybrid catalysts.Under visible light illumination,an outstanding hydrogen producing rate of 9.689mmol·g^(-1)·h^(-1) and a high AQY efficiency up to 10.43%at 420 nm are achieved in this work.In addition,thermodynamics(DFT calculations)and kinetics(Photoluminescence emission,photocurrent responses,electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and surface photovoltage spectra)investigations illustrate that PtPd bimetallic alloy has similar catalytic thermodynamic properties to Pt,which can greatly boost the charge separation and speed up the charge transfer,and decrease the activation energy of H2 generation.Notably,the calculation data suggests that Pt is thermodynamically favorable,while PtPd alloy is kinetically beneficial to H_(2)production,which can be ascribed to the higher activity of PtPd/Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S than Pt/Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S.This work can propose a fresh perspective for preparing high efficiency hybrid photocatalysts.展开更多
文摘The design and construction of low‐cost and high‐performance hybrid materials for the photocatalytic hydrogen production reaction(HER)are extremely important for the large‐scale application of hydrogen energy.Metal‐organic frameworks(MOFs)are considered to be potential photocatalytic materials.Herein,monodisperse,small size,non‐precious metal transition metal phosphide Ni2P is encapsulated into a typical MOF(UiO‐66‐NH2)as a hybrid core‐shell cocatalyst to modify Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S for photocatalytic hydrogen production.Ni2P is wrapped in UiO‐66‐NH_(2)via an in situ solvothermal method,and Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S sulfide is decorated with a core‐shell Ni_(2)P@UiO‐66‐NH_(2)cocatalyst to obtain ternary Ni_(2)P@UiO‐66‐NH_(2)/Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S composite materials.Photoelectric and chemical characterization confirms that the ternary composites have good kinetic hydrogen production performance.The hydrogen production rate of 10%10 mg Ni_(2)P@UiO‐66‐NH_(2)/Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S reaches 40.91 mmol·g^(–1)·h^(–1)with an apparent quantum efficiency at 420 nm of 13.57%.The addition of 10 mg Ni_(2)P@UiO‐66‐NH_(2)increases the surface area of the ternary material,providing abundant reaction sites and forming an efficient charge transfer channel,which is conducive to efficient hydrogen production by the ternary photocatalysts.It is shown that the formation of a ternary composite system is beneficial to the occurrence of an efficient catalytic reaction.This study provides a new perspective for the construction of high‐performance photocatalytic materials.
文摘Different components of PtPd bimetallic cocatalysts modified Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S nanorods have already been designed and prepared in this study.The obtained hybrid photocatalysts were tested and characterized by XPS,ICP-OES and UV-Vis spectra,TEM and EDX tools.Such characterizations can prove the formation of PtPd bimetallic alloy particles in hybrid catalysts.Under visible light illumination,an outstanding hydrogen producing rate of 9.689mmol·g^(-1)·h^(-1) and a high AQY efficiency up to 10.43%at 420 nm are achieved in this work.In addition,thermodynamics(DFT calculations)and kinetics(Photoluminescence emission,photocurrent responses,electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and surface photovoltage spectra)investigations illustrate that PtPd bimetallic alloy has similar catalytic thermodynamic properties to Pt,which can greatly boost the charge separation and speed up the charge transfer,and decrease the activation energy of H2 generation.Notably,the calculation data suggests that Pt is thermodynamically favorable,while PtPd alloy is kinetically beneficial to H_(2)production,which can be ascribed to the higher activity of PtPd/Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S than Pt/Zn_(0.5)Cd_(0.5)S.This work can propose a fresh perspective for preparing high efficiency hybrid photocatalysts.
