Promoting H2 photoproduction of TiO2-based materials by surface decoration with Pt nanoparticles and SnS2 nanoplatelets

The production of hydrogen from the photoreforming of sacrificial alcohols was essayed using an anatase-based ternary system having Pt nanoparticles and SnS<inf>2</inf> nanoplatelets at the surface of the oxide support. Contact between phases was optimized to achieve optimum functional p...

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Autores: Barba-Nieto, Irene, Christoforidis, Konstantinos C., Fernández García, Marcos, Kubacka, Anna
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/414134
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/414134
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85086707950&doi=10.1016%2Fj.apcatb.2020.119246&partnerID=40&md5=5d0fc9d207c0f9533617017c44cddd3c
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Binary co-catalyst
In-situ FTIR
Quantum efficiency
Sunlight
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Sumario:The production of hydrogen from the photoreforming of sacrificial alcohols was essayed using an anatase-based ternary system having Pt nanoparticles and SnS<inf>2</inf> nanoplatelets at the surface of the oxide support. Contact between phases was optimized to achieve optimum functional properties under UV and visible illumination, providing the basis for an excellent profit of solar light as measured by the evaluation of the quantum efficiency of the process. The study of the charge carrier fate using photoluminescence and the reactants under reaction conditions using infrared spectroscopy demonstrated that the outstanding photoactivity is connected with the occurrence of multiple cooperative effects between the components of the ternary system, taking place under all (UV and visible) illumination conditions and: i) facilitating charge carrier separation as well as ii) driving the evolution of the carbon-containing intermediates and concomitant hydrogen production. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.