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Abstract
In this paper, a novel photocatalyst CNCC with excellent visible light photocatalytic performance was successfully prepared to optimize the CO2 photoreduction performance. The results showed that the methanol formation rate of CNCC was 24.7 µmol g−1 h−1, which was 1.42 times higher than that of NCC. The enhanced photoactivity is attributed to the rapid propagation of charge carriers induced by light from the constructed composite structure.
Highlights
Photocatalysis is increasingly being seen as a potential alternative to solar fuel production [1,2,3,4]
We propose a material model of criss-crossed TiO2 nanoflakes combined with CdS (CNCC) and compared its photocatalytic activity with that of the usual TiO2 nanoparticles with CdS (NCC)
The synthetic procedures of TiO2 nanoparticles combined with CdS were almost the same as the procedures of criss-crossed TiO2 nanoflakes combined with CdS
Summary
Photocatalysis is increasingly being seen as a potential alternative to solar fuel production [1,2,3,4]. Because of the technical difficulties associated with hydrogen storage, products [5,6,7,8] from CO2, such as methane and methanol, can be used as current energy sources. It is well known that one of the most significant challenges in photoelectrochemical processes is highly efficient separation and transmission of photoinduced electron–hole pairs. To suppress a recombination and improve transmission of electron–hole pairs, researchers have designed many schemes. A novel photocatalyst Ag3PO4@MWCNTs@PANI and Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst Ag3PO4@MWCNTs@Cr:SrTiO3 were successfully prepared by a facile in situ precipitation method [9,10]. Han et al [11] synthesized uniform spherical CdS/TiO2 core–shell nanoparticles with different TiO2 shell thicknesses, generating an energy gradient at the interface to spatially separate the electrons and holes. Zhan et al [12] have prepared TiO2 nanorod films on FTO substrates, which exhibit a longer electron lifetime and more
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