Issue 15, 2023

Modulating the tunable interfacial charge transfer of Z-scheme TiO2/CdS with Ti–S bonds for enhanced glucose photoreforming

Abstract

Exploring and tuning the transport pathways of photo-generated carriers in biomass photoreforming is a highly attractive strategy for developing efficient and inexpensive catalysts for the production of hydrogen (H2) and high-value chemicals. Here, (001)-facet-exposed TiO2 and hierarchical marigold-like CdS composites (TiO2/CdS) were fabricated to examine their glucose photoreforming activity toward H2 and organic acid coproduction. The optimized 40%-TiO2/CdS exhibited a high H2 release rate (7.08 mmol g−1 h−1), which was about 3.93 and 354.00 times those of TiO2 (0.02 mmol g−1 h−1) and CdS (1.8 mmol g−1 h−1), respectively. Furthermore, the glucose conversion and acetic acid selectivity of 40%-TiO2/CdS were as high as 76.81% and 74.58%, respectively, after 4 h of photoreforming. The charge transfer pathways regulated by the Z-scheme heterojunctions with Ti–S bonds between TiO2 and CdS significantly improve the glucose photoreforming activity, as demonstrated by the theoretical calculations, electron spin resonance (ESR), surface photovoltage (SPV), photoluminescence detection (PL) associated with the terephthalic acid (TPA) method, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). This work provides a promising way for designing adjustable charge transfer pathways for effective photoreforming toward H2 and acetic acid production.

Graphical abstract: Modulating the tunable interfacial charge transfer of Z-scheme TiO2/CdS with Ti–S bonds for enhanced glucose photoreforming

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Nov 2022
Accepted
13 Mar 2023
First published
14 Mar 2023

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023,11, 8235-8247

Modulating the tunable interfacial charge transfer of Z-scheme TiO2/CdS with Ti–S bonds for enhanced glucose photoreforming

M. Eqi, C. Shi, M. Zhang, F. Kang, J. Ma, Z. Huang and S. Liu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 8235 DOI: 10.1039/D2TA09071F

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