Histidine Decorated Nanoparticles of CdS for Highly Efficient H2 Production via Water Splitting
<p>Schematic diagram of material synthesis and H<sub>2</sub> production.</p> "> Figure 2
<p>Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of various cadmium sulfide (CdS) samples ((<b>a</b>): EG0-H; (<b>b</b>): EG0+H; (<b>c</b>): EG25+H; (<b>d</b>): EG50+H; (<b>e</b>): EG75+H; (<b>f</b>): EG100+H; (<b>g</b>): EG100-H) and the particle size distribution of EG100+H sample (<b>h</b>).</p> "> Figure 3
<p>X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of the CdS nanocomposites.</p> "> Figure 4
<p>XRD patterns of the CdS nanocomposites.</p> "> Figure 5
<p>N<sub>2</sub> adsorption-desorption isotherms (<b>a</b>) and pore size distribution (<b>b</b>) for EG0-H, EG100-H and EG100+H samples.</p> "> Figure 6
<p>Dependence of H<sub>2</sub> evolution on (<b>a</b>) the amounts of EG to water during CdS nanocomposite synthesis and (<b>b</b>) the light irradiation time of Pt photodepostion on CdS nanocomposite.</p> "> Figure 7
<p>Dependence of H<sub>2</sub> evolution on the content of Pt cocatalyst with CdS nanocomposite.</p> "> Figure 8
<p>Comparison of the amounts of the evolved H<sub>2</sub> gas from various samples after 2 h of light irradiation.</p> "> Figure 9
<p>Photoluminescence spectra of EG100-H and EG100+H samples.</p> ">
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | EG0-H | EG0+H | EG25+H | EG50+H | EG75+H | EG100+H | EG100-H |
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Crystal size (nm) | 44.3 | 42.3 | 28.0 | 22.7 | 20.3 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
Sample | EG0-H | EG0+H | EG25+H | EG50+H | EG75+H | EG100+H | EG100-H |
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Wavelength (nm) | 550 | 550 | 535 | 520 | 510 | 485 | 490 |
Bandgap (eV) | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.32 | 2.38 | 2.43 | 2.56 | 2.53 |
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Tojo, F.; Ishizaki, M.; Kubota, S.; Kurihara, M.; Hirose, F.; Ahmmad, B. Histidine Decorated Nanoparticles of CdS for Highly Efficient H2 Production via Water Splitting. Energies 2020, 13, 3738. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143738
Tojo F, Ishizaki M, Kubota S, Kurihara M, Hirose F, Ahmmad B. Histidine Decorated Nanoparticles of CdS for Highly Efficient H2 Production via Water Splitting. Energies. 2020; 13(14):3738. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143738
Chicago/Turabian StyleTojo, Fumiya, Manabu Ishizaki, Shigeru Kubota, Masato Kurihara, Fumihiko Hirose, and Bashir Ahmmad. 2020. "Histidine Decorated Nanoparticles of CdS for Highly Efficient H2 Production via Water Splitting" Energies 13, no. 14: 3738. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13143738