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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 10/2022

04-03-2022 | Chemical routes to materials

The construction of double type II heterostructure from CdS and Ni-MOF-74 with two structures and enhanced mechanism of photocatalytic water splitting

Authors: Lu Niu, Wang-gang Zhang, Hao-tian Li, Hong-xia Wang, Jian Wang, Yi-ming Liu

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 10/2022

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Abstract

Visible light-driven hydrogen production by water splitting has attracted much attention because of its advantages of low cost, relative safety, and environmental friendliness. In this paper, a series of Ni-MOF-74 materials, Ni-MOF-74(X), with different morphologies and structures were synthesized by controlling the amount (X mL) of added water. Then, various CdS/Ni-MOF-74 composites were prepared by simple mechanical mixing of Ni-MOF-74(X) and CdS nanoparticles. The morphology and structures of CdS, Ni-MOF-74(X), and CdS/Ni-MOF-74(X) were analyzed by SEM, TEM, XRD, FT-IR, BET, and XPS. The optical properties of the composites were analyzed by UV–visible DRS, PL, TRPL, and photoelectrochemical experiments. The results show that Ni-MOF-74 is formed with a Ni3(OH)2(H2O)2(tp)2 structure (tp: terephthalate) at low water amounts and with a [Ni3(OH)2(H2O)4(tp)2]·2H2O structure when sufficient water was present to promote its formation. Mixed structures of Ni-MOF-74 containing Ni3(OH)2(H2O)2(tp)2 and [Ni3(OH)2(H2O)4(tp)2]·2H2O are formed when the water amount is between 5 and 40 mL. The CdS/Ni-MOF-74(15) composite has the best photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance under visible light irradiation, and the maximum produced hydrogen amount is 3117.9 μmol after 3 h, which is 12.8 times that of pure CdS nanoparticles. The composite of CdS and Ni-MOF-74 with a mixed structure exhibits better photocatalytic hydrogen production performance than the composite based on Ni-MOF-74 with a single structure. As an explanation for the superior activity, a double type II heterostructure is formed by CdS and Ni-MOF-74 with two structures. The photogenerated electrons in the conduction band (CB) of CdS spontaneously transfer to the CB of Ni-MOF-74, which is beneficial to the improvement in the separation of photogenerated carriers in hydrogen evolution.
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Metadata
Title
The construction of double type II heterostructure from CdS and Ni-MOF-74 with two structures and enhanced mechanism of photocatalytic water splitting
Authors
Lu Niu
Wang-gang Zhang
Hao-tian Li
Hong-xia Wang
Jian Wang
Yi-ming Liu
Publication date
04-03-2022
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 10/2022
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07014-0

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