Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets Decorated with Zinc-Cadmium Sulfide for Type-II Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we fabricated graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) nanosheets with embedded ZnCdS nanoparticles to form a type II heterojunction using a facile synthesis approach, and we used them for photocatalytic H₂ production. The morphologies, chemical structure, and optical properties of the obtained g-C₃N₄-ZnCdS samples were characterized by a battery of techniques, such as TEM, XRD, XPS, and UV-Vis DRS. The as-synthesized g-C₃N₄-ZnCdS photocatalyst exhibited the highest hydrogen production rate of 108.9 μmol·g^-1·h^-1 compared to the individual components (g-C₃N₄: 13.5 μmol·g^-1·h^-1, ZnCdS: 45.3 μmol·g^-1·h

SUBMITTER: Yousaf AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10535485 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature