Photo-improved hydrogen evolution reaction activity of the Pt/CdS electrocatalyst

Publication date: Available online 12 September 2019Source: Progress in Natural Science: Materials InternationalAuthor(s): Yongsheng Fu, Jun Li, Jianguo LiAbstractThe effect of CdS content on the photo-induced improvement of hydrogen evolution reaction activity of the Pt/CdS electrocatalyst was investigated. Although the electrons transferred from CdS to Pt in the Pt/CdS electrocatalyst increased with the CdS content under illumination, the electrochemical active surface area of the Pt/CdS electrocatalyst decreased with the CdS content, resulting that the photo-induced improvement of hydrogen evolution reaction activity of the Pt/CdS electrocatalyst decreased with the CdS content.Graphical abstract
Source: Progress in Natural Science: Materials International - Category: Materials Science Source Type: research