Hydrogen production from water splitting using TiO2 /CoS composite photocatalyst

Photocatalytic water splitting reaction has been considered an ideal method for hydrogen generation. In this study, a composite of TiO2 /CoS photocatalyst prepared by hydrothermal synthesis method assisted by ball milling crushing process was used. The TiO2 /CoS composites prepared with three...

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Main Authors: Mutia Agustina, Moridon, Siti Nurul Falaein, Amilia Linggawati, Khuzaimah Arifin, Lorna Jeffery Minggu, Mohammad Kassim
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
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author Mutia Agustina,
Moridon, Siti Nurul Falaein
Amilia Linggawati,
Khuzaimah Arifin,
Lorna Jeffery Minggu,
Mohammad Kassim,
author_facet Mutia Agustina,
Moridon, Siti Nurul Falaein
Amilia Linggawati,
Khuzaimah Arifin,
Lorna Jeffery Minggu,
Mohammad Kassim,
author_sort Mutia Agustina,
building UKM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Photocatalytic water splitting reaction has been considered an ideal method for hydrogen generation. In this study, a composite of TiO2 /CoS photocatalyst prepared by hydrothermal synthesis method assisted by ball milling crushing process was used. The TiO2 /CoS composites prepared with three variation compositions of 90/10, 80/20, and 70/30 were named M-10, M-20, and M-30, respectively. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy images showed that the morphologies of the composites were porous and uniform of nanospheres. The X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive spectroscopy analyses confirmed the presence of CoS in the composites. Ultraviolet–visible absorption characterization demonstrated the smallest bandgap value of approximately 2.72 eV presented by sample M-30 with the photocurrent density of 0.32 mA cm−2 at 0.9 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The presence of CoS in this study could increase the PC hydrogen generation of TiO2 by nearly 2.5 times. The composites forming a p-n heterojunction between TiO2 and CoS could prevent electron–hole recombination and increase the overall photoactivity of TiO2. .
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:208692022-12-22T08:48:20Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20869/ Hydrogen production from water splitting using TiO2 /CoS composite photocatalyst Mutia Agustina, Moridon, Siti Nurul Falaein Amilia Linggawati, Khuzaimah Arifin, Lorna Jeffery Minggu, Mohammad Kassim, Photocatalytic water splitting reaction has been considered an ideal method for hydrogen generation. In this study, a composite of TiO2 /CoS photocatalyst prepared by hydrothermal synthesis method assisted by ball milling crushing process was used. The TiO2 /CoS composites prepared with three variation compositions of 90/10, 80/20, and 70/30 were named M-10, M-20, and M-30, respectively. Field-emission scanning electron microscopy images showed that the morphologies of the composites were porous and uniform of nanospheres. The X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive spectroscopy analyses confirmed the presence of CoS in the composites. Ultraviolet–visible absorption characterization demonstrated the smallest bandgap value of approximately 2.72 eV presented by sample M-30 with the photocurrent density of 0.32 mA cm−2 at 0.9 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The presence of CoS in this study could increase the PC hydrogen generation of TiO2 by nearly 2.5 times. The composites forming a p-n heterojunction between TiO2 and CoS could prevent electron–hole recombination and increase the overall photoactivity of TiO2. . Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20869/1/11.pdf Mutia Agustina, and Moridon, Siti Nurul Falaein and Amilia Linggawati, and Khuzaimah Arifin, and Lorna Jeffery Minggu, and Mohammad Kassim, (2022) Hydrogen production from water splitting using TiO2 /CoS composite photocatalyst. Sains Malaysiana, 51 (10). pp. 3251-3259. ISSN 0126-6039 https://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid51bil10_2022/KandunganJilid51Bil10_2022.html
spellingShingle Mutia Agustina,
Moridon, Siti Nurul Falaein
Amilia Linggawati,
Khuzaimah Arifin,
Lorna Jeffery Minggu,
Mohammad Kassim,
Hydrogen production from water splitting using TiO2 /CoS composite photocatalyst
title Hydrogen production from water splitting using TiO2 /CoS composite photocatalyst
title_full Hydrogen production from water splitting using TiO2 /CoS composite photocatalyst
title_fullStr Hydrogen production from water splitting using TiO2 /CoS composite photocatalyst
title_full_unstemmed Hydrogen production from water splitting using TiO2 /CoS composite photocatalyst
title_short Hydrogen production from water splitting using TiO2 /CoS composite photocatalyst
title_sort hydrogen production from water splitting using tio2 /cos composite photocatalyst
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20869/
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