Visible Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Water Reduction Using Eosin y Containing Trace Vitamin B12 as a Light Harvesting Unit

Li Zhang; Qin Zhou; Shi Zhao Kang; Xiang Qing Li; Jin Mu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.724-725.753

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Visible Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Water Reduction Using Eosin y Containing Trace Vitamin B₁₂ as a Light Harvesting Unit

Abstract:

A visible light photocatalytic system consisting of Eosin Y containing trace vitamin B₁₂ (VB₁₂) as a light harvesting unit, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as an electron transfer channel and CuO as a hydrogen evolution center (abbreviated to Eosin Y/VB₁₂-MWCNTs-CuO) was prepared on the basis of the synergistic effect between Eosin Y and VB₁₂ under visible light irradiation. The Eosin Y/VB₁₂-MWCNTs-CuO system exhibits a higher photocatalytic activity of hydrogen evolution than the Eosin Y-MWCNTs-CuO system. The improvement of the photocatalytic activity is probably due to the effective transfer of photogenerated electrons and stabilization of VB₁₂ to excited Eosin Y.