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Highly efficient and noble metal-free NiS/CdS photocatalysts for H2 evolution from lactic acid sacrificial solution under visible light

Wei Zhang, Yabo Wang, Zhan Wang, Ziyi Zhong, Rong Xu

Chemical Communications · 2010 · 479 citations · 29 references

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Abstract

We report the synthesis of highly active NiS/CdS photocatalysts via a simple hydrothermal loading method for H(2) evolution from lactic acid sacrificial solution under visible light. In the absence of noble metals, a high quantum efficiency of 51.3% was measured at 420 nm.

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