Issue 20, 2024

Twinned crystal Cd0.9Zn0.1S/MoO3 nanorod S-scheme heterojunctions as promising photocatalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution

Abstract

Leveraging solar energy through photocatalytic hydrogen production from water stands out as one of the most promising approaches to address the energy and environmental challenges. The choice of catalyst profoundly influences the outcomes of photocatalytic reactions, and constructing heterojunctions has emerged as a widely applied strategy to overcome the limitations associated with single-phase photocatalysts. MoO3, renowned for its high chemical stability, encounters issues such as low photocatalytic efficiency and fast recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes. To tackle these challenges, the morphology of MoO3 has been controlled to form nanorods, simultaneously suppressing the aggregation of the catalyst and increasing the number of surface-active sites. Moreover, to facilitate the separation of photogenerated charge carriers, Cd0.9Zn0.1S nanoparticles with a twin crystal structure are deposited on the surface of MoO3, establishing an S-scheme heterojunction. Experimental findings demonstrate that the synergistic effects arising from the well-defined morphology and interface interactions extend the absorption range to visible light response, improve charge transfer activity, and prolong the lifetime of charge carriers. Consequently, Cd0.9Zn0.1S/MoO3 S-scheme heterojunctions exhibit outstanding photocatalytic hydrogen production performance (3909.79 μmol g−1 h−1) under visible light irradiation, surpassing that of MoO3 by nearly nine fold.

Graphical abstract: Twinned crystal Cd0.9Zn0.1S/MoO3 nanorod S-scheme heterojunctions as promising photocatalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 feb. 2024
Accepted
29 abr. 2024
First published
03 may. 2024

Dalton Trans., 2024,53, 8781-8790

Twinned crystal Cd0.9Zn0.1S/MoO3 nanorod S-scheme heterojunctions as promising photocatalysts for efficient hydrogen evolution

J. Chen, Y. Xie, H. Yu, Z. Li and W. Zhou, Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 8781 DOI: 10.1039/D4DT00585F

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