Dual function of rhodium photodeposition on ZnO/ZnS: Enhanced H2 production and photocorrosion suppression in water
- Authors
- Khan, Sovann; Poliukhova, Valeriia; Tamir, Nomin; Park, Jaehyun; Suzuki, Norihiro; Terashima, Chiaki; Katsumata, Ken-Ichi; Cho, So-Hye
- Issue Date
- 2023-03
- Publisher
- Pergamon Press Ltd.
- Citation
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, v.48, no.26, pp.9713 - 9722
- Abstract
- It is widely known that semiconductors such as ZnO and ZnS tend to be unstable in water-splitting photocatalysis due to self-corrosion by the photogenerated charges under prolonged light irradiation. In this work, we demonstrate that proper engineering of photodeposition of Rh species on ZnO-ZnS heterostructure (ZnO/ZnS) can enhance their photocatalytic activity and secure their stability at the same time. During the Rh photodeposition, both electrons and holes generated on the surface of ZnO/ZnS contributed to the formation of Rh-0 metal and Rh-oxides on its surface. Our results have shown that as little as 0.02 at.% of Rh photodeposition can dramatically increase the activity and reduce self-corrosion of ZnO/ZnS during photocatalytic H-2 production from pure water. The average H-2 production rate of our optimal catalyst was 0.05 at.%. Rh-loaded ZnO/ZnS was similar to 5.31 mmol(-1) g(-1) h(-1), reaching a maximum quantum efficiency of 22.9% at 365 nm. (c) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
- Keywords
- ALL-SOLID-STATE; ZNO; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; INHIBITION; TIO2; ZnO/ZnS/Rh; Stability; Photocorrosion; H-2 production; Photocatalysis
- ISSN
- 0360-3199
- URI
- https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/113936
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.12.045
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- KIST Article > 2023
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