Structurally controlled ZnO/TiO2 heterostructures as efficient photocatalysts for hydrogen generation from water without noble metals: The role of microporous amorphous/crystalline composite structure

Siyao Guo; Song Han; Haifeng Mao; Shimiao Dong; Congcong Wu; Lichao Jia; Bo Chi; Jian Pu; Jian Li

doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.07.044

Structurally controlled ZnO/TiO₂ heterostructures as efficient photocatalysts for hydrogen generation from water without noble metals: The role of microporous amorphous/crystalline composite structure

Siyao Guo, Song Han, Haifeng Mao, Shimiao Dong, Congcong Wu, Lichao Jia, Bo Chi, Jian Pu, Jian Li

Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

A versatile synthetic method, which is based on a low-temperature hydrothermal technique, is developed for the fabrication of a microporous ZnO/TiO₂ composite catalyst with different structures (e.g., amorphous, amorphous/crystalline and crystalline). In particular, a novel microporous ZnO/TiO₂ composite with amorphous/crystalline structure is obtained with a 3/1 M ratio of Ti/Zn. This novel ZnO/TiO₂ composite heterostructure not only has a large specific surface area (311.9 m² g^-1) but also exhibits outstanding performance during solar water splitting reactions to generate hydrogen without a noble metal co-catalyst. Based on our in-depth mechanistic analysis, the synergistic effect between the amorphous ZnO and crystalline TiO₂ is responsible for the enhanced performance of this material.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	979-985
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Power Sources
Volume	245
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.07.044
State	Published - 2014

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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Guo, S., Han, S., Mao, H., Dong, S., Wu, C., Jia, L., Chi, B., Pu, J., & Li, J. (2014). Structurally controlled ZnO/TiO₂ heterostructures as efficient photocatalysts for hydrogen generation from water without noble metals: The role of microporous amorphous/crystalline composite structure. Journal of Power Sources, 245, 979-985. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.07.044

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Structurally controlled ZnO/TiO₂ heterostructures as efficient photocatalysts for hydrogen generation from water without noble metals: The role of microporous amorphous/crystalline composite structure. / Guo, Siyao; Han, Song; Mao, Haifeng et al.
In: Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 245, 2014, p. 979-985.

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