Earth-Abundant MoS2 and Cobalt Phosphate Dual Cocatalysts on 1D CdS Nanowires for Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

Langmuir : the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids
Kang-Qiang LuYi-Jun Xu

Abstract

Cocatalysts play a significant role in accelerating the catalytic reactions of semiconductor photocatalyst. In particular, a semiconductor assembled with dual cocatalysts, i.e., reduction and oxidation cocatalysts, can obviously enhance the photocatalytic performance because of the synergistic effect of fast consumption of photogenerated electrons and holes simultaneously. However, in most cases, noble metal cocatalysts are employed, which tremendously increases the cost of the photocatalysts and restricts their large-scale applications. Herein, on the platform of one-dimensional (1D) CdS nanowires, we have utilized the earth-abundant dual cocatalysts, MoS2 and cobalt phosphate (Co-Pi), to construct the CdS@MoS2@Co-Pi (CMC) core-shell hybrid photocatalysts. In this dual-cocatalyst system, Co-Pi is in a position to expedite the migration of holes from CdS, while MoS2 acts as an electron transporter as well as active sites to accelerate the surface water reduction reaction. Taking the advantages of the dual-cocatalyst system, the prepared CMC hybrid shows an obvious enhancement of both the photoactivity and photostability toward hydrogen production compared with bare 1D CdS nanowires and binary hybrids (CdS@MoS2 and CdS@Co-Pi). T...Continue Reading

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