A hierarchical carbon nanofiber-In2S3 photocatalyst with well controlled nanostructures for highly efficient hydrogen production under visible light
In this study, a novel hierarchical visible-light responsive photocatalyst was delicately designed and synthesized by anchoring In2S3 flower-like nanostructures on non-woven carbon nanofibers (CNC) for the first time. The nanostructures of these CNF-In2S3 composites were fine tuned, with the aim to...
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| author | Li, Anran Sun, Darren Tai, Minghang Liu, Zhaoyang Gao, Peng |
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| description | In this study, a novel hierarchical visible-light responsive photocatalyst was delicately designed and synthesized by anchoring In2S3 flower-like nanostructures on non-woven carbon nanofibers (CNC) for the first time. The nanostructures of these CNF-In2S3 composites were fine tuned, with the aim to achieve the highest photocatalytic hydrogen production activity under visible light. The results indicated that the hierarchical CNF-In2S3-24h photocatalyst exhibited exceptionally high hydrogen evolution rate (ca. 390 μmol h-1), which was around 15 and 12 times higher than that of pure In2S3 and commercial N-TiO2 nanoparticles, respectively. The prominent photocatalytic hydrogen production activity of the hierarchical CNF-In2S3-24h photocatalyst can be attributed to the excellent properties of enhanced light absorption and efficient charge separation, which are all derived from the special 3D hierarchical nanostructures. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/831612020-06-01T10:13:40Z A hierarchical carbon nanofiber-In2S3 photocatalyst with well controlled nanostructures for highly efficient hydrogen production under visible light Li, Anran Sun, Darren Tai, Minghang Liu, Zhaoyang Gao, Peng School of Civil and Environmental Engineering School of Materials Science & Engineering Nanostructure DRNTU::Engineering::Materials Hierarchical In this study, a novel hierarchical visible-light responsive photocatalyst was delicately designed and synthesized by anchoring In2S3 flower-like nanostructures on non-woven carbon nanofibers (CNC) for the first time. The nanostructures of these CNF-In2S3 composites were fine tuned, with the aim to achieve the highest photocatalytic hydrogen production activity under visible light. The results indicated that the hierarchical CNF-In2S3-24h photocatalyst exhibited exceptionally high hydrogen evolution rate (ca. 390 μmol h-1), which was around 15 and 12 times higher than that of pure In2S3 and commercial N-TiO2 nanoparticles, respectively. The prominent photocatalytic hydrogen production activity of the hierarchical CNF-In2S3-24h photocatalyst can be attributed to the excellent properties of enhanced light absorption and efficient charge separation, which are all derived from the special 3D hierarchical nanostructures. Published version 2019-01-29T03:56:24Z 2019-12-06T15:13:02Z 2019-01-29T03:56:24Z 2019-12-06T15:13:02Z 2014 Journal Article Gao, P., Li, A., Tai, M., Liu, Z., & Sun, D. (2014). A hierarchical carbon nanofiber-In2S3 photocatalyst with well controlled nanostructures for highly efficient hydrogen production under visible light. TechConnect Briefs, 3, 300-303. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83161 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47580 http://www.nsti.org/procs/Nanotech2014v3/4/W4.175 en TechConnect Briefs © 2014 The Author(s). All rights reserved. This paper was published by TechConnect in TechConnect Briefs and is made available with permission of The Author(s). 4 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Nanostructure DRNTU::Engineering::Materials Hierarchical Li, Anran Sun, Darren Tai, Minghang Liu, Zhaoyang Gao, Peng A hierarchical carbon nanofiber-In2S3 photocatalyst with well controlled nanostructures for highly efficient hydrogen production under visible light |
| title | A hierarchical carbon nanofiber-In2S3 photocatalyst with well controlled nanostructures for highly efficient hydrogen production under visible light |
| title_full | A hierarchical carbon nanofiber-In2S3 photocatalyst with well controlled nanostructures for highly efficient hydrogen production under visible light |
| title_fullStr | A hierarchical carbon nanofiber-In2S3 photocatalyst with well controlled nanostructures for highly efficient hydrogen production under visible light |
| title_full_unstemmed | A hierarchical carbon nanofiber-In2S3 photocatalyst with well controlled nanostructures for highly efficient hydrogen production under visible light |
| title_short | A hierarchical carbon nanofiber-In2S3 photocatalyst with well controlled nanostructures for highly efficient hydrogen production under visible light |
| title_sort | hierarchical carbon nanofiber in2s3 photocatalyst with well controlled nanostructures for highly efficient hydrogen production under visible light |
| topic | Nanostructure DRNTU::Engineering::Materials Hierarchical |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83161 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47580 http://www.nsti.org/procs/Nanotech2014v3/4/W4.175 |
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