Issue 24, 2015

Microwave synthesis of a CoSe2/graphene–TiO2 heterostructure for improved hydrogen evolution from aqueous solutions in the presence of sacrificial agents

Abstract

A heterogeneous material consisting of a tube type TiO2 was grown in the presence of a CoSe2/graphene hybrid, as a high-performance photocatalyst material, through a fast microwave-assisted technique. The prepared composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopic analysis, UV-vis absorbance spectra and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) analysis. The hydrogen evolution rate for ternary composites was found to be markedly high compared to bare TiO2 and binary CoSe2/graphene composites. This extraordinary photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution arises from the positive synergistic effect between the CoSe2 and graphene components in our heterogeneous system. The optical properties were also found to be affected by the different weight% of graphene in the composites by observing their respective band gaps from the DRS spectra.

Graphical abstract: Microwave synthesis of a CoSe2/graphene–TiO2 heterostructure for improved hydrogen evolution from aqueous solutions in the presence of sacrificial agents

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Jan 2015
Accepted
04 Feb 2015
First published
04 Feb 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 18841-18849

Author version available

Microwave synthesis of a CoSe2/graphene–TiO2 heterostructure for improved hydrogen evolution from aqueous solutions in the presence of sacrificial agents

K. Ullah, Z. Lei, S. Ye, A. Ali and W. Oh, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 18841 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA00065C

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