02020nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245016600055210006900221260010600290300001400396490000700410520109600417653002501513653002401538653001901562653002701581653002001608100002201628700002401650856012801674       2010                        eng d  a0360-319900aCritical role of particle size and interfacial properties in the visible light induced splitting of water over the nanocrystallites of supported cadmium sulphide0 aCritical role of particle size and interfacial properties in the  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLANDbPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTDcAPR  a3287-32960 v353 a<p>CdS crystallites of varying size (1 to 5.0 nm) were successfully deposited on the surfaces of polyester and activated charcoal. The size and the texture of these crystallites depended on CdS loading and also on the substrate morphology. These highly dispersed photocatalysts displayed a pyramidal trend in activity for visible light induced splitting of water molecules, similar to that reported for the heterogeneous catalytic reactions over supported noble metals. Thus, the CdS particles of similar to 2.5 nm size gave rise to maximum rate of H(2) evolution as compared to the particles of either smaller or of larger size. The particles of &lt;1.5 nm diameter were of poor crystallinity and displayed a significant Q-size effect on the absorption edge. Our study provides direct evidence for the structure sensitivity of photocatalytic dissociation of water over supported semiconductor nanocrystallites, where the particle size and the interfacial microstructural defects played a vital role. (C) 2010 Professor T. Nejat Veziroglu. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aCdS nanocrystallites10aInterfacial defects10aPhotocatalysis10aStructural sensitivity10awater splitting1 aDeshpande, Aparna1 aGupta, Narendra, M.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/critical-role-particle-size-and-interfacial-properties-visible-light-induced-splitting-001926nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245012800055210006900183260007700252300001600329490000700345520092500352653002001277653003201297653002101329653002401350653001901374100001901393700003101412700002201443700002201465700002401487700002001511856012901531       2014                        eng d  a0947-653900aCovalent organic framework-cadmium sulfide hybrid as a prototype photocatalyst for visible-light-driven hydrogen production0 aCovalent organic frameworkcadmium sulfide hybrid as a prototype   aBOSCHSTRASSE 12, D-69469 WEINHEIM, GERMANYbWILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBHcNOV  a15961-159650 v203 a<p>CdS nanoparticles were deposited on a highly stable, two-dimensional (2D) covalent organic framework (COF) matrix and the hybrid was tested for photocatalytic hydrogen production. The efficiency of CdS-COF hybrid was investigated by varying the COF content. On the introduction of just 1 wt% of COF, a dramatic tenfold increase in the overall photocatalytic activity of the hybrid was observed. Among the various hybrids synthesized, that with 10 wt% COF, named CdS-COF (90: 10), was found to exhibit a steep H2 production amounting to 3678 mmolh(-1) g(-1), which is significantly higher than that of bulk CdS particles (124 mmolh(-1)g(-1)). The presence of a p-conjugated backbone, high surface area, and occurrence of abundant 2D hetero-interface highlight the usage of COF as an effective support for stabilizing the generated photoelectrons, thereby resulting in an efficient and high photocatalytic activity.</p>10acharge transfer10acovalent organic frameworks10ahybrid materials10ahydrogen production10aPhotocatalysis1 aThote, Jayshri1 aAiyappa, Harshitha, Barike1 aDeshpande, Aparna1 aDiaz, David, Diaz1 aKurungot, Sreekumar1 aBanerjee, Rahul  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/covalent-organic-framework-cadmium-sulfide-hybrid-prototype-photocatalyst-visible-light-0