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Zexiao Zheng1, Yin Qiao1, Yihan Cai1
1School of Chemistry & Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Abstract:
Pervious photocatalysis application of nanostructured suspensions reveals high recombination rates of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, low recycling efficiency and secondary pollution problems. Herein, MoS2@CdS nanocomposites thin films on FTO (fluorine-doped tin oxide) substrates are fabricated using facile electrodeposition by decorating a layer of highly-active MoS2 cocatalyst on CdS film to optimize the interface modification. The hybrid film exhibits enhanced photoelectrocatalytic activity compared to pristine CdS film. The synthesized CdS exhibits a bandgap of 2.42 eV with the conduct band at ca. -0.25 V vs. RHE, while MoS2 reveals a bandgap of 1.73 eV with the valance band at ca. 1.59 V vs. RHE. The appropriate band alignment between the hybrid films favours the electrons transfer thus the charge recombination are suppressed. The MoS2@CdS film yields a highest photocurrent of 15.2 mA/cm2 at 0 V vs. Ag/AgCl under visible light illumination (λ ≧ 420 nm), exhibiting a 5.2 times enhancement as compared to that of CdS film (2.9 mA/cm2). The structural integration of MoS2 with CdS will be a promising strategy to develop a high-efficient and low-cost non-noble metal cocatalyst for solar energy conversion.
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