Abstract
Photocatalytic hydrogen production performance of Ce-doped ZnO/ZnS nanoparticles from sacrificial polysulfides was investigated. Effects of doping and calcination treatment on the surface chemistry, the absolute conduction band and valence band energy levels, morphology, crystalline properties, and photocatalytic hydrogen production activity of photocatalysts were investigated by combining the field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), diffuse reflectance spectra, Mott–Schottky plots, and hydrogen production tests. The optimized photocatalytic hydrogen production rate of Ce-doped ZnO/ZnS photocatalysts from an aqueous NaCl solution with sacrificial polysulfides (Na2S and Na2SO3) reaches 1200 µmol/g/h. Introducing an appropriate amount of Ce dopant with 4f electron configuration can enhance the photocatalytic activity.
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