Ultra-stable CdS incorporated Ti-MCM-48 mesoporous materials for efficient photocatalytic decomposition of water under visible light illumination

Rui Peng; Chia-Ming Wu; Jonas Baltrusaitis; Nada M Dimitrijevic; Tijana Rajh; Ranjit T Koodali

doi:10.1039/c3cc41362d

Ultra-stable CdS incorporated Ti-MCM-48 mesoporous materials for efficient photocatalytic decomposition of water under visible light illumination

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Apr 21;49(31):3221-3. doi: 10.1039/c3cc41362d. Epub 2013 Mar 12.

Authors

Rui Peng¹, Chia-Ming Wu, Jonas Baltrusaitis, Nada M Dimitrijevic, Tijana Rajh, Ranjit T Koodali

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA.

PMID: 23482963
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc41362d

Abstract

A RuO2-CdS-Ti-MCM-48 mesoporous material has been prepared. This composite material generates hydrogen and oxygen in the absence of a Pt co-catalyst and most importantly photocorrosion of CdS is completely eliminated.