CdS Semiconductors Modified By Metal Nanoparticles (Au, Cu and Ni) for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Using Visible Light

Oros-Ruiz, Socorro

Monday, June 15, 2015

Ballroom B (Lawrence Convention Center)

Socorro Oros-Ruiz¹, Agileo Hernandez-Gordillo², Juan Manuel Alvaro¹, Cinthia García-Mendoza¹, Sandra Lucía Ramírez-Rave¹ and Ricardo Gómez¹, (1)Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana- Iztapalapa, Mexico, (2)Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales UNAM, Mexico.

This work reports the effect of metal nanoparticles supported on CdS fibers for the photocatalytic hydrogen production from a ethanol-water solution. The presence of these metallic particles on the semiconductor surface, effectively enhances the activity of CdS observed under visible light.

Extended Abstracts:

NACS Socorro Oros abstract.pdf (190.5KB) - Extended Abstract

P-Mo-B-76 CdS Semiconductors Modified By Metal Nanoparticles (Au, Cu and Ni) for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Using Visible Light