Local hydrophobicity enhanced hydrogen evolution over NiCo2O4/CdS photocatalyst

IF 4.5 3区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL

Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering Pub Date : 2025-09-02 DOI:10.1007/s11705-025-2609-3

Xuan Xiang, Yuyin Mao, Minghui Zhang, Hanxiao Wang, Xiangdong Xue, Jian Tian, Jian Liu

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Abstract

Addressing electron and gas transfer dynamics is pivotal for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. In this work, a hydrophilic NiCo₂O₄/CdS heterojunction was incorporated with hydrophobic SiO₂ to enhance photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance. The hydrophilic/hydrophobic NiCo₂O₄/CdS/SiO₂ photocatalyst exhibited a hydrogen production rate of 11.78 mmol·g^-1·h^-1, outperforming the 8.15 mmol·g^-1·h^-1 of NiCo₂O₄/CdS heterojunction. The heterojunction significantly enhances photogenerated charge-carrier separation efficiency, while the hydrophobic SiO₂ facilitates gas evolution by mitigating surface bubble aggregation. The work here provides a facile route for developing photocatalysts toward practical hydrogen evolution.

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局部疏水性增强了NiCo2O4/CdS光催化剂上的析氢作用

解决电子和气体传递动力学是关键的光催化析氢。在这项工作中，亲水性NiCo2O4/CdS异质结与疏水性SiO2结合以提高光催化析氢性能。亲/疏水NiCo2O4/CdS/SiO2光催化剂产氢速率为11.78 mmol·g-1·h-1，优于NiCo2O4/CdS异质结的8.15 mmol·g-1·h-1。异质结显著提高了光生电荷-载流子分离效率，而疏水性SiO2通过减轻表面气泡聚集促进气体演化。本研究为开发实用的析氢光催化剂提供了一条便捷的途径。

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Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL-

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7.60

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6.70%

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868

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1 months

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