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dc.contributor.authorQuan, Fengyu
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Junlu
dc.contributor.authorLi, Daohao
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Yukun
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yu
dc.contributor.authorBu, Yuyu
dc.contributor.authorQjn, Yimin
dc.contributor.authorXia, Yanzhi
dc.contributor.authorKomarneni, Sridhar
dc.contributor.authorYang, Dongjiang
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-29T13:17:00Z
dc.date.available2019-05-29T13:17:00Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn2168-0485
dc.identifier.doi10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03415
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/382440
dc.description.abstractA facile strategy to fabricate cadmium sulfide@carbon aerogels (CdS@CAs) has been demonstrated based on the “double-helix” structure of Cd-carrageenan hydrogel. The carrageenan and the extract of seaweed biomass were crucial components for the synthesis of CdS@CAs, since they provide a sustainable template and also serve as the carbon and sulfur sources. The obtained CdS@CAs not only exhibited enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction performance but also showed high photoelectrochemical activity and super photostability. In particular, the sample with the optimum carbon content achieved the highest HER rate of 113.5 μmol h–1 and 100 μA cm–2 of photocurrent under visible light. Moreover, it retained excellent stability after 4000 s of operation under illumination. The improved performance of CdS@CAs was ascribed to the unique three-dimentional (3D) porous structure of CAs as the support. To be specific, the interconnected macropores and large mesopores of CAs were found to be beneficial for the fast mass transfer of contaminants and easy accessibility to CdS nanoparticles. In addition, the high electrical conductivity of CAs can efficiently separate and transfer the photogenerated charges and, thus, enhance the photocatalytic performance and stability. This strategy opens up new opportunities in the use of seaweed biomass to fabricate high-performance photocatalysts.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Society
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom14911
dc.relation.ispartofpageto14918
dc.relation.ispartofissue11
dc.relation.ispartofjournalACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAnalytical chemistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchAnalytical chemistry not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical engineering
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMacromolecular and materials chemistry
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3401
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode340199
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4004
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3403
dc.titleBiomass as a Template Leads to CdS@Carbon Aerogels for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and Stable Photoelectrochemical Cells
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorYang, Dongjiang


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