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Size and structure-dependent photocatalytic activity of jingle-bell-shaped silica-coated cadmium sulfide nanoparticles for methanol dehydrogenation
| Title: | Size and structure-dependent photocatalytic activity of jingle-bell-shaped silica-coated cadmium sulfide nanoparticles for methanol dehydrogenation |
| Authors: | Pal, Bonamali Browse this author | | Torimoto, Tsukasa Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Iwasaki, Kentaro Browse this author | | Shibayama, Tamaki Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Takahashi, Heishichiro Browse this author | | Ohtani, Bunsho Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Issue Date: | 2-Dec-2004 |
| Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
| Journal Title: | Journal of physical chemistry. B |
| Volume: | 108 |
| Issue: | 48 |
| Start Page: | 18670 |
| End Page: | 18674 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1021/jp046445h |
| Abstract: | Silica-coated cadmium sulfide nanoparticles (SiO2/CdS) having a jingle-bell structure were prepared via size-selective photoetching and were used as photocatalysts for dehydrogenation of methanol. Irradiation of SiO2/CdS suspended in an aqueous solution containing methanol induced the liberation of hydrogen (H2), the amount of which increased linearly with increase in the time of irradiation. The observed stable photocatalytic activity was attributed to the prevention of coalescence between CdS core particles by the surrounding SiO2 shells during the photocatalytic reaction. The rate of H2 liberation increased with decrease in the wavelength of irradiation light for the size-selective photoetching, that is, the smaller the size of the CdS core, the higher the rate of H2 liberation, probably because of increased reduction and oxidation abilities of CdS as a result of decrease in their particle size, that is, size quantization effect. Rhodium photodeposited on SiO2/CdS worked as a cocatalyst for the enhancement of dehydrogenation. The photocatalytic activity was reduced by increase in shell thickness because of a decrease in the rate of penetration of chemical species or the transfer of electrons and holes through the SiO2 layer. Also, the close contact between the core and shell retarded the photocatalytic reaction, indicating that the surface of the CdS core for methanol dehydrogenation was covered with a SiO2 shell layer. The results indicate that the jingle-bell-shaped SiO2/CdS nanoparticles can be an efficient and stable photocatalyst with a flexibly tunable structure, in contrast to surface-modified CdS particles prepared by a conventional technique. |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/52786 |
| Appears in Collections: | 触媒科学研究所 (Institute for Catalysis) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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