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Fast charge transfer kinetics in Sv-ZnIn₂S₄/Sb₂S₃ S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Authors: Wei Li, Jia-Jun Li, Zhi-Fei Liu, Hong-Yu Ma, Peng-Fei Fang, Rui Xiong, Jian-Hong Wei

Published in: Rare Metals | Issue 2/2024

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Constructing a S-scheme heterojunction with tight interface contact and fast charge transfer is beneficial to improving the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance. Herein, a unique one-dimensional (1D)/two-dimensional (2D) S-scheme heterojunction containing 1D Sb₂S₃ nanorods and 2D ZnIn₂S₄ with affluent sulfur vacancies (denoted as Sv-ZnIn₂S₄@Sb₂S₃) was designed. The introduced sulfur vacancy can promote the effective adsorption of H⁺ for the following interfacial hydrogen-evolution reaction. Furthermore, the larger contact area and stronger electron interaction between Sb₂S₃ and ZnIn₂S₄ effectively inhibits the recombination of photo-generated electron–hole pairs and abridges the migration distance of charges. As a result, the optimal Sv-ZnIn₂S₄@Sb₂S₃ sample achieves H₂ evolution activity of 2741.3 mol·h⁻¹·g⁻¹, which is 8.6 times that of pristine ZnIn₂S₄ and 3.0 times that of the Sv-ZnIn₂S₄ samples. Based on the experimental result, the photo-reactivity S-scheme mechanism of hydrogen evolution from water splitting with Sv-ZnIn₂S₄@Sb₂S₃ is proposed. This work provides an effective method for developing S-scheme heterojunction composites of transition metal sulfide with high hydrogen evolution performance.

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Title: Fast charge transfer kinetics in Sv-ZnIn2S4/Sb2S3 S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Authors: Wei Li
Jia-Jun Li
Zhi-Fei Liu
Hong-Yu Ma
Peng-Fei Fang
Rui Xiong
Jian-Hong Wei
Publication date: 14-11-2023
Publisher: Nonferrous Metals Society of China
Published in: Rare Metals / Issue 2/2024
Print ISSN: 1001-0521
Electronic ISSN: 1867-7185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-023-02419-5

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