Solid-state Z-scheme assisted hydrated tungsten trioxide/ZnIn2S4 photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic H2 production

Lin Ye; Xinxin Peng; Zhenhai Wen; Haitao Huang

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Lin Ye, Xinxin Peng, Zhenhai Wen, Haitao Huang. Solid-state Z-scheme assisted hydrated tungsten trioxide/ZnIn2S4 photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic H2 production[J]. Materials Futures, 2022, 1(3): 035103. doi: 10.1088/2752-5724/ac7faf

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Lin Ye, Xinxin Peng, Zhenhai Wen, Haitao Huang. Solid-state Z-scheme assisted hydrated tungsten trioxide/ZnIn₂S₄ photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic H₂ production[J]. Materials Futures, 2022, 1(3): 035103. doi: 10.1088/2752-5724/ac7faf

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Solid-state Z-scheme assisted hydrated tungsten trioxide/ZnIn₂S₄ photocatalyst for efficient photocatalytic H₂ production

Materials Futures, Volume 1, Number 3

Received Date: 2022-05-26
Accepted Date: 2022-07-08
Rev Recd Date: 2022-07-03
Publish Date: 2022-08-15

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doi: 10.1088/2752-5724/ac7faf

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Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
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Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People’s Republic of China
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Efficient water splitting for H₂ evolution over semiconductor photocatalysts is highly attractive in the field of clean energy. It is of great significance to construct heterojunctions, among which the direct Z-scheme nanocomposite photocatalyst provides effective separation of photo-generated carriers to boost the photocatalytic performance. Herein, Z-scheme hydrated tungsten trioxide/ZnIn₂S₄ is fabricated via an in-situ hydrothermal method where ZnIn₂S₄ nanosheets are grown on WO₃xH₂O. The close contact between WO₃0.5H₂O and WO₃0.33H₂O as well as ZnIn₂S₄ improve the charge carrier separation and migration in the photocatalyst, where the strong reducing electrons in the conduction band of ZnIn₂S₄ and the strong oxidizing holes in the valence band of WO₃0.33H₂O are retained, leading to enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production. The obtained WO₃xH₂O/ZnIn₂S₄ shows an excellent H₂ production rate of 7200 mol g^-1 h^-1, which is 11 times higher than pure ZnIn₂S₄. To the best of our knowledge, this value is higher than most of the WO₃-based noble metal-free semiconductor photocatalysts. The improved stability and activity are attributed to the formation of the Z-scheme heterojunction, which can markedly accelerate the interfacial charge separation for surface reaction. This work offers a promising strategy towards the design of an efficient Z-scheme photocatalyst to suppress electron-hole recombination and optimize redox potential.
- Z-scheme,
- hydrated tungsten trioxide/ZnIn₂S₄,
- hydrogen evolution,
- photocatalytic

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