Preparation of High Activity Ga and Cu Doped ZnS by Hydrothermal Method for Hydrogen Production under Visible Light Irradiation
Ga(0.1),Cu(x)-ZnS (x=0.01, 0.03, 0.05) photocatalysts were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method. The synthesized Ga and Cu codoped ZnS photocatalysts showed photocatalytic property effective for hydrogen production from aqueous solution containing a<inf>2</inf>SO<inf>3&l...
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| description | Ga(0.1),Cu(x)-ZnS (x=0.01, 0.03, 0.05) photocatalysts were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method. The synthesized Ga and Cu codoped ZnS photocatalysts showed photocatalytic property effective for hydrogen production from aqueous solution containing a<inf>2</inf>SO<inf>3</inf> and Na<inf>2</inf>S as sacrificial reagent under visible light irradiation. The rate of hydrogen production was found to be strongly dependent on Cu doping content. The highest photocatalytic activity is observed for Ga(0.1),Cu(0.01)-ZnS with hydrogen production rate of 114 μmol/h. The addition of Ga as codoped increased the photocatalytic activity to 58 times as compared to single doped Cu-ZnS. The Ga and Cu codoped ZnS photocatalysts are also stable under long irradiation. The enhancement in the photocatalytic activity of Ga and Cu codoped photocatalyst can be attributed to the synergistic effect between Ga and Cu. The photocatalytic activity was greatly enhanced with the addition of 0.5 wt% Ru as cocatalyst with a hydrogen production rate of 744 μmol/h. © 2015 Melody Kimi et al. |
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| spelling | unimas-107162023-11-02T06:53:18Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10716/ Preparation of High Activity Ga and Cu Doped ZnS by Hydrothermal Method for Hydrogen Production under Visible Light Irradiation Melody, Kimi Leny, Yuliati Mustaffa B., Shamsuddin QD Chemistry Ga(0.1),Cu(x)-ZnS (x=0.01, 0.03, 0.05) photocatalysts were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method. The synthesized Ga and Cu codoped ZnS photocatalysts showed photocatalytic property effective for hydrogen production from aqueous solution containing a<inf>2</inf>SO<inf>3</inf> and Na<inf>2</inf>S as sacrificial reagent under visible light irradiation. The rate of hydrogen production was found to be strongly dependent on Cu doping content. The highest photocatalytic activity is observed for Ga(0.1),Cu(0.01)-ZnS with hydrogen production rate of 114 μmol/h. The addition of Ga as codoped increased the photocatalytic activity to 58 times as compared to single doped Cu-ZnS. The Ga and Cu codoped ZnS photocatalysts are also stable under long irradiation. The enhancement in the photocatalytic activity of Ga and Cu codoped photocatalyst can be attributed to the synergistic effect between Ga and Cu. The photocatalytic activity was greatly enhanced with the addition of 0.5 wt% Ru as cocatalyst with a hydrogen production rate of 744 μmol/h. © 2015 Melody Kimi et al. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10716/1/Melody.pdf Melody, Kimi and Leny, Yuliati and Mustaffa B., Shamsuddin (2015) Preparation of High Activity Ga and Cu Doped ZnS by Hydrothermal Method for Hydrogen Production under Visible Light Irradiation. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2015. ISSN 1687-4129 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/2015/195024/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/195024 |
| spellingShingle | QD Chemistry Melody, Kimi Leny, Yuliati Mustaffa B., Shamsuddin Preparation of High Activity Ga and Cu Doped ZnS by Hydrothermal Method for Hydrogen Production under Visible Light Irradiation |
| title | Preparation of High Activity Ga and Cu Doped ZnS by
Hydrothermal Method for Hydrogen Production under Visible
Light Irradiation |
| title_full | Preparation of High Activity Ga and Cu Doped ZnS by
Hydrothermal Method for Hydrogen Production under Visible
Light Irradiation |
| title_fullStr | Preparation of High Activity Ga and Cu Doped ZnS by
Hydrothermal Method for Hydrogen Production under Visible
Light Irradiation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation of High Activity Ga and Cu Doped ZnS by
Hydrothermal Method for Hydrogen Production under Visible
Light Irradiation |
| title_short | Preparation of High Activity Ga and Cu Doped ZnS by
Hydrothermal Method for Hydrogen Production under Visible
Light Irradiation |
| title_sort | preparation of high activity ga and cu doped zns by
hydrothermal method for hydrogen production under visible
light irradiation |
| topic | QD Chemistry |
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