Data on the synthesis processes optimization of novel β-NiS film modified CdS nanoflowers heterostructure nanocomposite for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Yu Zhang; Zhijian Peng; Shundong Guan; Xiuli Fu

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2017.12.016

Data on the synthesis processes optimization of novel β-NiS film modified CdS nanoflowers heterostructure nanocomposite for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Data Brief. 2017 Dec 16:16:828-842. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.12.016. eCollection 2018 Feb.

Authors

Yu Zhang^{1

2

3}, Zhijian Peng^{1

2}, Shundong Guan^{2

3}, Xiuli Fu³

Affiliations

¹ School of Engineering and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China.
² School of Science, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China.
³ State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, and School of Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, PR China.

Abstract

The data presented in this article are related to a research article entitled 'Novel β-NiS film modified CdS nanoflowers heterostructure nanocomposite: extraordinarily highly efficient photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution' (Zhang et al., 2018) [1]. In this article, we report original data on the synthesis processes optimization of the proposed nanocomposite on the basis of their optimum photocatalytic performance together with the comparison on the results of literatures and comparative experiments. The composition, microstructure, morphology, photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and photocatalytic stability of the corresponding samples are included in this report. The data are presented in this format in order to facilitate comparison with data from other researchers in the field and understanding the mechanism of similar catalysts.

Keywords: Hydrothermal synthesis; NiS/CdS nanoflowers heterostructure; Optimization; Photocatalysts; Water splitting.