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Facile fabrication of rod‐shaped Zn 2 GeO 4 nanocrystals as photocatalyst for hydrogen production
Author(s) -
Liang Jun,
Chai Yao,
Li Li
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.201700022
Subject(s) - nanorod , photocatalysis , materials science , nanocrystal , stoichiometry , hydrothermal circulation , catalysis , hydrogen production , chemical engineering , yield (engineering) , hydrothermal synthesis , fabrication , germanium , nanotechnology , hydrogen , chemistry , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , composite material , silicon , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , engineering
Nanorod‐shaped Zn 2 GeO 4 , an efficient photocatalytic hydrogen‐evolving catalyst, have been facilely prepared in high yield by a simple hydrothermal synthesis route. Based on the experimental results, an interesting synthetic strategy is realized and that the prismatic Zn 2 GeO 4 nanorods prepared in a stoichiometric ratio exhibited much higher H 2 ‐producing activity than the Zn 2 GeO 4 nanorods prepared in the excess germanium, which possibly provided a clue for exploring the surface structure relationships of Zn 2 GeO 4 single crystals and their intrinsic chemical properties.
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