<i>In situ</i> addition of Ni salt onto a skeletal Cu<sub>7</sub>S<sub>4</sub> integrated CdS nanorod photocatalyst for efficient production of H<sub>2</sub> under solar light irradiation
P. Bhavani, D. Praveen Kumar, Hyeong Seop Shim, A. Putta Rangappa, Madhusudana Gopannagari, D. Amaranatha Reddy, Jae Kyu Song, Tae Kyu Kim
Abstract
Development of earth-abundant, low cost, skeletal-type copper sulfide superstructures and <italic>in situ</italic> addition of Ni salts plays a prominent role to enhance the activity of CdS semiconductor nanostructures for photocatalytic H<sub>2</sub> production.
Topics & Concepts
NanorodPhotocatalysisIn situCatalysisCopperSalt (chemistry)Copper sulfideMaterials scienceSemiconductorNanostructureSulfideNanotechnologyChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryChemistryMetallurgyOptoelectronicsPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsPerovskite Materials and Applications