The experimental study on temperature-regulated hydrogen production photocatalytic activity of Zn0.5Cd0.5S in absence of cocatalyst

Abstract Semiconductor-based photocatalytic water splitting is one of the efficient hydrogen preparation methods, but the ability of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution (PHE) is mainly decided by the properties of semiconductors and cocatalysts. In this study, we improved the PHE ability by changing the temperature without the modified materials or co-catalysts. With Zn0.5Cd0.5S as catalyst and the L-lactic acid as sacrificial, the temperature (