Synthesis and Efficient Visible Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution of Polymeric g-C3N4 Coupled with CdS Quantum Dots

• Published in: Journal of physical chemistry. C Vol. 116; no. 25; pp. 13708 - 13714
• Main Authors: Ge, Lei, Zuo, Fan, Liu, Jikai, Ma, Quan, Wang, Chen, Sun, Dezheng, Bartels, Ludwig, Feng, Pingyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Columbus, OH American Chemical Society 28.06.2012
• Subjects: Catalysis; Catalysts: preparations and properties; Chemistry; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; General, apparatus; Materials science; Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization; Other topics in nanoscale materials and structures; Physics; Quantum dots; Surface physical chemistry; Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry; Quantum dot; Fourier transform spectroscopy; Chemical method; Photocatalysis; Charge carrier; Photoluminescence; Carbon; X ray diffraction; Composite material; Nitrides; Transmission electron microscopy; Platinum; Radiation effect; Charge carrier generation; Alcoholic solution; Aqueous solution; Catalyst activity; Nanostructured materials; Catalyst; X-ray photoelectron spectra

Novel CdS quantum dot (QD)-coupled graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalysts were synthesized via a chemical impregnation method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, ultraviolet–visible diffuse reflection spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fou...