A compendium of all-in-one solar-driven water splitting using ZnIn2S4-based photocatalysts: guiding the path from the past to the limitless future

Wei-Kean Chong, Boon-Junn Ng, Lling-Lling Tan and Siang-Piao Chai

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53, 10080
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In situ construction of Ohmic/Schottky-type MoS2/Sv-ZnIn2S4/Cu(OH)2 dual-junction photocatalysts with enhanced water splitting into hydrogen generation activity

Aihua Yan, Tongyang Zhang, Fei Huang, Shijian Lu, Quande Wang, Huaqi Yuan, Ye Gao, Wenxue Zhao, Jixu Zhang and Zigao Su

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2024, 12, 14646
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Recent developments, advances and strategies in heterogeneous photocatalysts for water splitting

Muhammad Sohail, Sana Rauf, Muhammad Irfan, Asif Hayat, Majed M. Alghamdi, Adel A. El-Zahhar, Djamel Ghernaout, Yas Al-Hadeethi and Weiqiang Lv

Nanoscale Adv., 2024, 6, 1286
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Rational design of 2D/2D ZnIn2S4/C3N4 heterojunction photocatalysts for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production

Peng Guan, Peigeng Han, Bin Yang, Hang Yin, Jianyong Liu and Songqiu Yang

New J. Chem., 2023, 47, 6583
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Visible-light driven H2 evolution coupled with furfuryl alcohol selective oxidation over Ru atom decorated Zn0.5Cd0.5S nanorods

Fan Yang, Shengqiang Liu, Ting Tang, Shuang Yao and Changhua An

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2023, 13, 2469
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Adjusting the match-degree between electron library and surface-active sites and forming surface polarization in MOF-based photo-cocatalysts for accelerating electron transfer

Ling Ding, Qianqian Sun, Zebin Yu, Lei Sun, Ronghua Jiang, Yanping Hou, Jun Huang, Tao Zhong, Huajiao Chen, CuiFang Lian and Ben Fan

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2022, 12, 5991
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A visible light-driven 3D/2D ZnIn2S4/H+Ti2NbO7− system for hydrogen evolution: interface effects and photocatalytic mechanisms

Xiaowei Chen, Shi Chen, Pengcheng Shen, Yi Chen, Ke Wang, Shoucheng He, Qi Xu and Xinguo Xi

J Mater Sci, 2025, 60, 10744
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ZnIn2S4-based photocatalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via water splitting

Xinlong Zheng, Yiming Song, Yuhao Liu, Yuqi Yang, Daoxiong Wu, Yingjie Yang, Suyang Feng, Jing Li, Weifeng Liu, Yijun Shen and Xinlong Tian

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023, 475, 214898
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Toward accurate UPS characterization of photocatalysts: common pitfalls and a validated protocol using CsPbBr3 perovskite

Si Chen, Wenyu Huang, Zhihua Xia, Qi Qin, Muzi Yang, Li Gong, Hongyan Chen, Dai-Bin Kuang, Fangyan Xie and Jian Chen

Applied Surface Science, 2026, 726, 165890
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Properties, applications, and challenges of copper- and zinc-based multinary metal sulfide photocatalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Xinlong Zheng, Yiming Song, Chongtai Wang, Qizhi Gao, Zhongyun Shao, Jiaxin Lin, Jiadi Zhai, Jing Li, Xiaodong Shi, Daoxiong Wu, Weifeng Liu, Wei Huang, Qi Chen, Xinlong Tian and Yuhao Liu

Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2025, 74, 22
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Impact of Dual Functionalities of Mo‐Doped BiFeO3 Decorated with Bi4MoO9 Heteroatoms for Piezo‐Photocatalytic Activity

Suchen Huang, Yue Jiang, Sajjad S. Mofarah, Shujie Zhou, Xiaoran Zheng, Peiyuan Guan, Yin Yao, Xueqing Fang, Kaili Xue, Vienna Wong, Yu‐Chun Huang, Jason Scott, Danyang Wang, Charles C. Sorrell and Pramod Koshy

ChemCatChem, 2025, 17
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Current scenario in ternary metal indium sulfides-based heterojunctions for photocatalytic energy and environmental applications: A review

Pankaj Sharma, Amit Kumar, Gege Zheng, Tebogo Mashifana, Pooja Dhiman, Gaurav Sharma and Florian J. Stadler

Materials Today Communications, 2023, 36, 106741
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2D/2D hierarchical Co3O4/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction with robust built-in electric field for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Guping Zhang, Xunxun Li, Mengmeng Wang, Xueqing Li, Yaru Wang, Shuting Huang, Dongyun Chen, Najun Li, Qingfeng Xu, Hua Li and Jianmei Lu

Nano Res., 2023, 16, 6134
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Generation of dynamic oxygen vacancies in graphene quantum dots/NaNbO3 heterojunction for boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Wei Shao, Fei Han, Yin Hu, Wei Chen, Yu Xie, Lingling Wang, Xuanye Chen, Fen Zhang and Lin Ding

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 689, 137145
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Influence of NaNbO3 morphology and particle size on hydrogen production via heterogeneous photocatalysis

Fabrício Vieira de Andrade, Giovanna Machado, Leonardo José Lins Maciel, Guilherme Oliveira Siqueira, Matheus Araújo Pereira, Felipe L.N. Sousa and Victor de Alvarenga Oliveira

Results in Chemistry, 2025, 18, 102731
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Heterojunction Engineering of Multinary Metal Sulfide‐Based Photocatalysts for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Yiming Song, Xinlong Zheng, Yuqi Yang, Yuhao Liu, Jing Li, Daoxiong Wu, Weifeng Liu, Yijun Shen and Xinlong Tian

Advanced Materials, 2024, 36
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Nanocatalysts in photocatalytic water splitting for green hydrogen generation: Challenges and opportunities

Dan Zheng, Yifan Xue, Jin Wang, Petar Sabev Varbanov, Jiří Jaromír Klemeš and Chungen Yin

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 414, 137700
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Construction of Z-scheme BiVO4/NaNbO3 piezo-photocatalyst with improved carrier separation for efficient removal of tetracycline

Mingsong Lv, Hongtao Wang and Haifeng Shi

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2023, 679, 132579
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Research Progress on Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Based on Perovskite Oxides

Qing‐shan Wang, Yi‐chao Yuan, Chu‐fan Li, Zhen‐rui Zhang, Cheng Xia, Wei‐guo Pan and Rui‐tang Guo

Small, 2023, 19
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Carbon quantum dots/BiVO4 S-scheme piezo-photocatalysts improved carrier separation for efficient antibiotic removal

Mingsong Lv, Shihan Wang and Haifeng Shi

Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2024, 201, 21
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Constructing self-assembled microtubular structured Zn–In–S and modulation mechanism towards efficient photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline

Xiaoman Li, Xiaolan Guo, Jiliang Niu, Jialiang Lin, Jianhua Cheng, Yongyou Hu, Yuancai Chen and Weiqiu Wen

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 385, 135685
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Next-generation nanocatalysts: Solution for renewable energy generation and storage

Meenakshi Gusain, Monika Sindhu and Arpan Tewary

Next Materials, 2026, 10, 101522
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Hierarchical (CdZnCuCoFe)S1.25/ZnIn2S4 Heterojunction for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction: Insights into S-Scheme Charge Transfer Pathways in Type-I Band Alignment

Diana Vanessa Cordero Rodríguez, Huating Liu, Liyun Chen, Xuemin Yan, Yaohao Li, Jiayu Liang and Fengyu Tian

ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2024, 7, 5967
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Pyroelectric field drived photocatalysis by ZnFe2O4/NaNbO3 heterojunction for dye degradation through integration of solar and thermal energy

Di Zhou, Xiaoju Zhou, Zhenglong Hu, Lili Zheng, Yu Tian, Yafang Tu, Chunbo Hua, Li Xue and Juan Xiong

Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2024, 17, 105996
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