一维硫化镉/二维二硫化钨纳米异质结用于超高活性光催化制氢

基于半导体的太阳能光催化分解水制氢技术是一种环境友好、潜力巨大的绿色氢能制造方案.常用的块体半导体材料一般具有较弱的可见光吸收、快速的光生载流子复合以及较低的光催化制氢效率等缺点.因此,设计开发具有宽光谱光吸收、稳定性好、催化活性高的太阳能光催化材料是促进光催化制氢发展的关键,也是该研究方向的挑战之一.硫化镉纳米材料是...

Ultrahigh photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of coupled 1D CdS/1T-phase dominated 2D WS2 nanoheterojunctions

Solar-powered photocatalytic hydrogen production from water using semiconductors provides an eco-friendly and promising approach for converting solar energy into hydrogen fuel. Bulk semi-conductors generally suffer from certain limitations, such as poor visible-light utilization, rapid recombination of charge carriers, and low catalytic capability. The key challenge is to develop visi-ble-light-driven heterojunction photocatalysts that are stable and highly active during the water splitting process. Here, we demonstrate the integration of one-dimensional (1D) CdS nanorods with two-dimensional (2D) 1T-phase dominated WS2 nanosheets for constructing mixed-dimensional heterojunctions for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The resulting 1D CdS/2D WS2 nanoheterojunction exhibited an ultrahigh hydrogen-evolution activity of ～70 mmol.g-1.h-1 that was visible to the naked eye, as well as long-term stability under visible light illumination. The results reveal that the synergy of hybrid nanoarchitectures and intimate interfacial contact between the 1D CdS nanorods and 1T-phase dominated 2D WS2 nanosheets facilitates charge carrier transport, which is beneficial for achieving superior hydrogen evolution.