Highly-efficient cocatalyst-free H2-evolution over silica-supported CdS nanoparticle photocatalysts under visible light.

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Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry of Jilin Province, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Jiefang Road 2519, Changchun, 130012, China.

Published: July 2015

A silica-supported CdS nanoparticle photocatalyst exhibits excellent visible-light driven H2 evolution activity without the use of a cocatalyst. The apparent quantum yield can reach 42% under 420 nm light illumination.

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