Novel Aggregation-Induced Emission Materials/Cadmium Sulfide Composite Photocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Absence of Sacrificial Reagent
This work focuses on the development of a novel organic–inorganic photoactive material composited by aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIE) and CdS. Tetraphenylethene-based AIE (TPE-Ca) is synthesized on CdS to form CdS/TPE-Ca electrode, due to its suitable band structure and potential capabi...
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| author | Xi Ke Kunqiang Wang Chen Tu Runda Huang Dongxiang Luo Menglong Zhang |
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| description | This work focuses on the development of a novel organic–inorganic photoactive material composited by aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIE) and CdS. Tetraphenylethene-based AIE (TPE-Ca) is synthesized on CdS to form CdS/TPE-Ca electrode, due to its suitable band structure and potential capability of renewable energy production. The CdS/TPE-Ca electrode presents over three-fold improved photocurrent density and dramatically reduced interfacial resistance, compared with the pure CdS electrode. In addition, the engineering of the band alignment allows the holes to accumulate on the valance band of TPE-Ca, which would partially prevent the CdS from photo-corrosion, thus improving the stability of the sacrificial-free electrolyte photoelectrochemical cell. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-01912cdd8ee64cdebe1948f9ac34aa2a2023-11-20T21:53:51ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442020-11-011322528710.3390/ma13225287Novel Aggregation-Induced Emission Materials/Cadmium Sulfide Composite Photocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Absence of Sacrificial ReagentXi Ke0Kunqiang Wang1Chen Tu2Runda Huang3Dongxiang Luo4Menglong Zhang5Institute of Semiconductors, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaSchool of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chemistry Building F11, Camperdown 2050, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, AustraliaSchool of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaInstitute of Semiconductors, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, ChinaThis work focuses on the development of a novel organic–inorganic photoactive material composited by aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIE) and CdS. Tetraphenylethene-based AIE (TPE-Ca) is synthesized on CdS to form CdS/TPE-Ca electrode, due to its suitable band structure and potential capability of renewable energy production. The CdS/TPE-Ca electrode presents over three-fold improved photocurrent density and dramatically reduced interfacial resistance, compared with the pure CdS electrode. In addition, the engineering of the band alignment allows the holes to accumulate on the valance band of TPE-Ca, which would partially prevent the CdS from photo-corrosion, thus improving the stability of the sacrificial-free electrolyte photoelectrochemical cell.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/22/5287aggregation-induced emission luminogensphotocatalysisphotoelectrochemistry |
| spellingShingle | Xi Ke Kunqiang Wang Chen Tu Runda Huang Dongxiang Luo Menglong Zhang Novel Aggregation-Induced Emission Materials/Cadmium Sulfide Composite Photocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Absence of Sacrificial Reagent Materials aggregation-induced emission luminogens photocatalysis photoelectrochemistry |
| title | Novel Aggregation-Induced Emission Materials/Cadmium Sulfide Composite Photocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Absence of Sacrificial Reagent |
| title_full | Novel Aggregation-Induced Emission Materials/Cadmium Sulfide Composite Photocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Absence of Sacrificial Reagent |
| title_fullStr | Novel Aggregation-Induced Emission Materials/Cadmium Sulfide Composite Photocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Absence of Sacrificial Reagent |
| title_full_unstemmed | Novel Aggregation-Induced Emission Materials/Cadmium Sulfide Composite Photocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Absence of Sacrificial Reagent |
| title_short | Novel Aggregation-Induced Emission Materials/Cadmium Sulfide Composite Photocatalyst for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Absence of Sacrificial Reagent |
| title_sort | novel aggregation induced emission materials cadmium sulfide composite photocatalyst for efficient hydrogen evolution in absence of sacrificial reagent |
| topic | aggregation-induced emission luminogens photocatalysis photoelectrochemistry |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/22/5287 |
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