An electron-donating strategy to guide the construction of MOF photocatalysts toward co-catalyst-free highly efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution

Abstract

Herein, an interesting electron-donating strategy is proposed to guide the construction of novel CdS-based MOFs for co-catalyst-free photocatalytic H₂ evolution in the presence of triethanolamine as the hole-scavenger. The optimally designed CdS-based MOF exhibits an exceptional H₂-evolution rate of 26.1 mmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹ which is almost the highest rate among the reported co-catalyst-free MOF systems.