Abstract
We report for the first time that nonmetal plasmonic TiN nanoparticles act as hot-electron booster to remarkably enhance photocurrent and hydrogen production of CdS nanoroad arrays (NRAs) via a photoelectrochemical cell. The optimized TiN–CdS NRAs produce a bias-free photocurrent of 2.9 mA cm−2. Furthermore, the highest photoconversion efficiency of the TiN–CdS nanorod array (NRA) photoanode with optimized loading of the TiN NPs is up to 2.2%, 1.6-fold that of the pristine CdS NRA photoanode (1.4%) at 0.22 V versus RHE. Most importantly, TiN–CdS NRAs achieve a hydrogen production rate of 101.5 μmol h−1 cm−2, about 2 times higher than that of the CdS NRAs. Experimental evidences of the photoluminescence emission apparently confirm that hot-electron injection from TiN to CdS plays a crucial role for enhancing photocurrent and hydrogen production. This work demonstrates that nonmetal plasmonic TiN can be integrated into new platforms for efficient solar energy conversion.
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