title: Easy Preparation and Photoelectrochemical Properties of CdS Nanoparticle/Graphene Nanosheet Nanocomposites Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide.
abstract: Graphene nanosheets (GNSs) were modified with CdS nanoparticles (NPs) using supercritical CO2 (SC CO2), which has gas-like diffusivity, low viscosity, and near-zero surface tension. The resulting CdS NP/GNS nanocomposites were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Distinct morphologies of CdS NP/GNS nanocomposites decorated on the GNS surface were obtained at different SC CO2 pressures, temperatures, and durations and in different sources. Results showed that the sources and SC CO2 significantly influenced the aggregation or assembly behavior of the CdS NP/GNS nanocomposites on the GNSs. The formation mechanism of the distinct nanohybrid structures was studied by Raman mapping. A difference was noted between the Raman spectra of pristine graphene nanosheets and CdS NP/GNS nanocomposites. This result can be ascribed to the CdS NPs anchored onto the GNS defects and to the improved quality of the GNSs under SC CO2. The photo-current densities of CdS NP/GNS nanocomposites were at least three times higher than that of the pristine CdS NPs at the same applied voltage for photoelectrochemical water splitting. The findings suggested that highly efficient graphene-supported NP photoelectrocatalysts can be fabricated by the supercritical fluid method and that graphene can serve as a favorable photoelectrocatalytic carrier, with promising potential applications in environmental and energy fields. Keywords: Graphene Nanosheets, Cadmium Sulfide, Raman Spectroscopy, Photoelectrochemical.
authors.forename: Shancheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Lijia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Zhenglin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D019187:Cadmium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D049329:Nanostructures; D010777:Photochemistry; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D018036:Selenium Compounds; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D006108:Graphite; C058667:cadmium selenide