Photocatalytic hydrogen production is considered a promising approach to generating clean sustainable energy.However,the conventional co-catalyst(e.g.,Pt)used in photocatalytic hydrogen production is high-cost and dif...Photocatalytic hydrogen production is considered a promising approach to generating clean sustainable energy.However,the conventional co-catalyst(e.g.,Pt)used in photocatalytic hydrogen production is high-cost and difficult to obtain.Here,we designed and prepared a ternary nanocomposite MXene@Au@Cd S,which can be used in the field of efficient and excellent photocatalytic hydrogen production.The MXene@Au@Cd S has a hydrogen production rate of 17,070.43μmol g^-1h^-1(tested for 2 h),which is 1.85 times that of pure Cd S nanomaterials.The improved hydrogen production performance of the MXene@Au@Cd S is attributed to:(i)MXene provides more active adsorption sites and reaction centers for Au and Cd S nanoparticles;(ii)the synergistic effect of Au’s strong surface plasmon resonance expands the optical response range of Cd S.Therefore,this work solves the problem of the solid connection between the surface functional groups of photocatalyst,and achieves rapid interface charge transfer and long-term stability during the hydrogen production.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21872119)the Talent Engineering Training Funding Project of Hebei Province(A201905004)the Research Program of the College Science and Technology of Hebei Province(ZD2018091)。
文摘Photocatalytic hydrogen production is considered a promising approach to generating clean sustainable energy.However,the conventional co-catalyst(e.g.,Pt)used in photocatalytic hydrogen production is high-cost and difficult to obtain.Here,we designed and prepared a ternary nanocomposite MXene@Au@Cd S,which can be used in the field of efficient and excellent photocatalytic hydrogen production.The MXene@Au@Cd S has a hydrogen production rate of 17,070.43μmol g^-1h^-1(tested for 2 h),which is 1.85 times that of pure Cd S nanomaterials.The improved hydrogen production performance of the MXene@Au@Cd S is attributed to:(i)MXene provides more active adsorption sites and reaction centers for Au and Cd S nanoparticles;(ii)the synergistic effect of Au’s strong surface plasmon resonance expands the optical response range of Cd S.Therefore,this work solves the problem of the solid connection between the surface functional groups of photocatalyst,and achieves rapid interface charge transfer and long-term stability during the hydrogen production.
