Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution based on Cu2ZnSnS4, Cu2NiSnS4 and Cu2CoSnS4 nanocrystals

Ozel F., Aslan E., Istanbullu B., Akay O., Hatay Patir I.

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, cilt.198, ss.67-73, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 198
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.05.053
  • Dergi Adı: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.67-73
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cu2CoSnS4, Cu2NiSnS4, Cu2ZnSnS4, Hydrogen evolution, Nanocrystals
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A low cost and environment-friendly Cu2ZnSnS4, Cu2CoSnS4 and Cu2NiSnS4 nanocrystals have been used as a catalyst instead of noble metal Pt for the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution in the presence of triethanolamine and eosin Y as a sacrificial reducing agent and a photosensitizer, respectively under visible light irradiation. Cu2NiSnS4 and Cu2CoSnS4 nanocrystals exhibit a longer photostability and a higher hydrogen evolution rate of 1200 μmolg−1 h−1, 900 μmolg−1 h−1, respectively, compared to that of Cu2ZnSnS4 by producing hydrogen 670 μmolg−1 h−1.