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Preparation of CdSe/NH2-MIL-101(Cr) Nanocomposites with Improved Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Performance

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In this paper, novel CdSe/NH2-MIL-101(Cr) nanocomposites for photocatalytic hydrogen production were synthesized. When the prepared NH2-MIL-101(Cr) MOFs were modified with CdSe QDs, the photocatalytic hydrogen production amount was significantly increased and reached to 17,664 μmol g−1 in 7 h. The formation of CdSe/NH2-MIL-101(Cr) nanocomposites enhanced the light absorption intensity, broadened the visible light absorption range, promoted the transfer of photogenerated electrons and inhibited the recombination of photogenerated electron–hole pairs, then effectively improved the photocatalytic hydrogen production performance. In addition, the CdSe/NH2-MIL-101(Cr) nanocomposites exhibited high cycle stability, which was beneficial to the practical application in photocatalytic hydrogen production.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China [Grant Numbers 52003136, 51772162, 51703112], the Taishan Scholars program, Talent Fund of Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center of Eco-Chemical Engineering [Grant Numbers XTCXQN18].

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    Jishu Han, Ying Wang & Ying Liu

  2. College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, People’s Republic of China

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  3. College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, People’s Republic of China

    Ruiyang Zhao

  4. Department of Laboratory, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, People’s Republic of China

    Jiayu Bai

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Han, J., Wang, Y., Liu, Y. et al. Preparation of CdSe/NH2-MIL-101(Cr) Nanocomposites with Improved Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Performance. Catal Lett 151, 2560–2569 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-020-03526-z

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