Plasmonic Au nanoparticles embedding enhances the activity and stability of CdS for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Guiyang Yu; Xiang Wang; Jungang Cao; Shujie Wu; Wenfu Yan; Gang Liu

doi:10.1039/c5cc10066f

Plasmonic Au nanoparticles embedding enhances the activity and stability of CdS for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Feb 7;52(11):2394-7. doi: 10.1039/c5cc10066f.

Authors

Guiyang Yu¹, Xiang Wang², Jungang Cao¹, Shujie Wu¹, Wenfu Yan³, Gang Liu¹

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry of Jilin Province, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Jiefang Road 2519, Changchun, 130012, China. lgang@jlu.edu.cn.
² Institute for Integrated Catalysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
³ A State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Qianjin Road 2699, Changchun, 130012, China.

PMID: 26732587
DOI: 10.1039/c5cc10066f

Abstract

The activity and stability of CdS for visible-light-driven hydrogen evolution could be significantly enhanced by embedding plasmonic Au nanoparticles. The plasmon resonance energy field of Au nanoparticles could increase the formation rate and lifetime of e(-)/h(+) pairs in CdS semiconductors.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.