Efficient Visible Light Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Composed of Non-noble Metal Nitride (Ni3N) Cocatalyst and Zn0.5Cd0.5S Solid Solution

doi:10.1007/s40242-022-2274-8

Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (6): 928-932.doi: 10.1007/s40242-022-2274-8

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Efficient Visible Light Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Composed of Non-noble Metal Nitride (Ni₃N) Cocatalyst and Zn_0.5Cd_0.5S Solid Solution

XU Zhonghang¹, WU Yuanyu¹, TAO Ran³, JIN Zhanbin², and FANG Xuedong¹

1. China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, P.R. China;
2. Department of Chemistry, Xinzhou Normal University, Xinzhou 034000, P.R. China;
3. College of Science, University of North China, Jilin 132013, P.R. China

Received:2022-09-03 Online:2023-12-01 Published:2023-11-18
Contact: JIN Zhanbin, FANG Xuedong E-mail:jinzb959@nenu.edu.cn;fangxd@jlu.edu.cn
Supported by:
This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province, China (No.YDZJ202101ZYTS067) and the Foundation of Xinzhou Normal University, China (No.2021KY01).

Abstract

Abstract: In recent years, many effective photocatalysts have been developed to solve the problem of environmental pollution and clean energy shortage. In this paper, non-noble metal cocatalyst Ni₃N nanoparticles supported Zn_0.5Cd_0.5S (ZCS) nanorods (Ni₃N/ZCS) composites were successfully synthesized by ultrasonic method. The hydrogen production efficiencies of the photocatalysts were tested under visible light, which was found that when the loading of Ni₃N was 2% of the mass of ZCS, and the Ni₃N/ZCS composite had the best hydrogen evolution performance, which could reach 70.3 mmol·h^-1·g^-1. In addition, the quantum efficiency under 420 nm monochromatic light irradiation was 27.2%. Through different characterization analyses, such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), a possible photocatalytic mechanism was proposed, providing some reference values for non-precious metals as cocatalysts.

Key words: Zn_0.5Cd_0.5S, Non-noble metal nitride, Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

XU Zhonghang, WU Yuanyu, TAO Ran, JIN Zhanbin, and FANG Xuedong. Efficient Visible Light Hydrogen Evolution Catalyst Composed of Non-noble Metal Nitride (Ni₃N) Cocatalyst and Zn_0.5Cd_0.5S Solid Solution[J]. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 2023, 39(6): 928-932.

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