Enhanced H2 Evolution on ZnIn2S4 Photocatalyst under Visible Light by Surface Modification with Metal Cyanoferrates
Author(s) -
Hikaru Matsuoka,
Masanobu Higashi,
Akinobu Nakada,
Osamu Tomita,
Ryu Abe
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.492
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1348-0715
pISSN - 0366-7022
DOI - 10.1246/cl.180369
Subject(s) - chemistry , photocatalysis , indium , visible spectrum , surface modification , zinc , metal , photochemistry , redox , inorganic chemistry , catalysis , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , physics
The surface modification with zinc or indium cyanoferrate species was revealed to significantly increase the rate of H2 evolution on Pt-loaded ZnIn2S4 photocatalyst under visible light in the presence of [Fe(CN)6]4− as an electron donor basically due to the stable redox behavior, in addition to the previously reported cadmium cyanoferrate species. A stepwise modification was found to enable the formation of thin layers of such cyanoferrate on the photocatalyst surface and thereby improve further the rate of H2 evolution.
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