Importance of the structural integrity of a carbon conjugated mediator for photocatalytic hydrogen generation from water over a CdS-carbon nanotube-MoS2 composite

Incorporation of CdS quantum dots is shown to significantly promote photocatalytic hydrogen production from water over single-layer MoS2 in a remote manner via their dispersions on a carbon nanotube as a nanocomposite: the hydrogen evolution rate is found to be critically dependent on the content an...

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Main Authors: Meng-Jung Li, M, Mills, P, Fairclough, S, Robertson, A, Peng, Y, Warner, J, Nie, C, Flahaut, E, Edman Tsang, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2016
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Summary:Incorporation of CdS quantum dots is shown to significantly promote photocatalytic hydrogen production from water over single-layer MoS2 in a remote manner via their dispersions on a carbon nanotube as a nanocomposite: the hydrogen evolution rate is found to be critically dependent on the content and structural integrity of the carbon nanotube such that the double-walled carbon nanotube shows superior H2 production to a single-walled carbon nanotube because the inner carbon tubules survive from the structural damage during functionalization.