Preparation and photocatalytic activity of PANI-CdS composites for hydrogen evolution

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Abstract

In this paper, a series of PANI-CdS (PANI is the abbreviation of Polyaniline) composites were synthesized by changing the mass of PANI (molar ratio of PANI and CdS: 0.5, 0.7, 1, 1.5, 2). The PANI-CdS composites were characterized by XRD patterns, IR spectra and elemental analysis. The activities of as-prepared composites were also tested with regard to hydrogen evolution. It was found that PANI-CdS composites showed good activity for hydrogen evolution. With increment of PANI, the activity for hydrogen evolution of PANI-CdS reduced. But compared with pure CdS, PANI-CdS had a much higher activity for hydrogen evolution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)755-759
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume37
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Hydrogen evolution
  • PANI-CdS composite catalyst
  • Photocatalytic reaction

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