Recent advances in the design and fabrication of ZnIn2S4-based photocatalysts for photocatalytic CO2 reduction into value-added chemicals

Li Wang, Longfu Wei, Qizhe Fan and Changlin Yu

Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2025, 9, 5791
DOI: 10.1039/D5SE01033K

Advancements in thermoelectric hydrogels: structural design and material innovation for biomedical and wearable applications

Abdul Raouf, Yaru Yu, Sanwei Hao, Tingyu Zhang, Muzamil Ahmad, Muhammad Rashid, Ikram Ullah, Bing Yu and Hailin Cong

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 41606
DOI: 10.1039/D5TA05697G

Innovative approaches to the molecular design, synthesis, and functionalization of conjugated organic polymer (D–A, D–π–A, A–A–D, and A–D–A) photocatalysts for sustainable hydrogen production

Pachaiyappan Murugan and Shi-Yong Liu

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 30870
DOI: 10.1039/D5TA04101E

Design of multibranched diketopyrrolopyrrole polyelectrolytes as versatile materials for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and organic solar cells

Muhammad Rafiq, Raza Ullah, Adeel Ahmed, Shaheer Hasan Khan, Pan Wei, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Adnan, Ali Ahmad, Muhammad Mateen, Muhammad Fayaz, Waqas Haider, Bing Yu and Hailin Cong

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2026, 14, 2343
DOI: 10.1039/D5TA07403G

ZnIn2S4/SnS2 heterostructure photoanode for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting performance

Mohit Khosya, Sarita Mittal and Neeraj Khare

Materials Letters, 2025, 398, 138951
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2025.138951

All-in-one multifunctional ZnIn2S4/MWCNTs-chitosan@melamine sponge with high salt-resistant for effective water evaporation, seawater desalination and pollutants removal

Zihan Huo, Mei Xiao, Zeen Xu, Yongqian Fu, Xianqiang Xiong, Qi Wang, Ru Jiang and Huayue Zhu

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2026, 357, 151544
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.151544

Vacancy-engineered S-scheme MoS2/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction for bifunctional photocatalytic H2 evolution and H2O2 production

Zhenyu Zhang, Changlei Huang, Ze Liu, Chengkai Li, Danni Zeng, Rongfeng Guan and Changjian Zhou

Applied Surface Science, 2026, 718, 164966
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164966

Designing high-performance supercapattery electrodes and electrochemical sensors: exploiting structural and compositional synergies in CTF/ZnIn2S4@FeS2 for enhanced energy storage and sensing applications

Hasan B. Albargi, Muhammad Zeeshan, Mohammed E. Abaker, M. Iqbal, Muhammad Arslan, Abhinav Kumar, Tausif Zahid, Heba A. El-Sabban and M. A. Diab

Eur. Phys. J. Plus, 2025, 140
DOI: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-025-06967-w

A review of MOF/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction photocatalysts: mechanisms, fabrication, modification, and applications

Jiajie Zhang, Chuqiao Wang, Xin Li, Xing Xu, Zihuan Wang and Xiaoming Peng

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2026, 550, 217402
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217402

Photo-deposition of dual Ni(OH)2 and NixP cocatalysts on ZnIn2S4/ZnS for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production

Rui Dai, Xing Liu, Jinkun Shi, Longxin Hu, Hua Lai and Junhua Li

Commun Chem, 2026, 9
DOI: 10.1038/s42004-025-01861-z

Fe/ZnIn 2S 4/Ni micro heterojunctions with enhanced charge transfer for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen and imine production

Jing Zhang, Yu He, Yu Shi, Nan Wang, Baogang Wu, Shixuan Xia, Dongxu Wang, Chungui Tian, Aiping Wu and Honggang Fu

Nano Research, 2025, 18, 94907595
DOI: 10.26599/NR.2025.94907595

Fabrication of NiB/ZnIn2S4 Z-Scheme Heterojunction: Simultaneously Boosts Photocatalytic H2 Evolution and Selective Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol

Shengqi Lin, Hailong Huang, Jieyi Fan, Chunhe Li, Kuankuan Ren and Weidong Dou

Energy Fuels, 2025
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.5c01344

Unveiling the Z-scheme Co9S8/Bi2MoO6 heterojunction: a photocatalytic-AOPs synergistic system enhanced by dynamic Co2+/Co3+ cycling strategy for antibiotic degradation with dynamics, mechanism, degradation pathways and toxicity analysis

Jichao Gong, Fanming Meng and Sheng Yao

Applied Surface Science, 2025, 714, 164511
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164511

The Persistent Generation of H2O2 During the Phenol Photocatalytic Degradation Over Flower‐Like ZnIn2S4

Zesen Shang, Silong Wang, Fanglan Geng, Jin Xu, Huasheng Wu, Chengzhuo Yu, Li Xiong, Chunyan Ma, Lixia Zhao and Yawei Wang

ChemCatChem, 2025, 17
DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202500068

Rational design of Octahedral UiO-67@ZnIn₂S₄ Core–Shell nanostructures for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Fadhil F. Sead, M. Sudhakara Reddy, Badri Narayan Sahu, Sridharan Sundharam, Sanjeev Kumar, Atreyi Pramanik, Abdusamat Rasulov, I. Khursheed Muzammil and Aseel Smerat

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2026, 186, 116161
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2026.116161

Ag-modified sulfur vacancy-rich ZnIn₂S₄ ultrathin Nanosheets promote oxygen activation for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide synthesis

Zhihan He, Linjia Li, Youyu Pang, Meng Cui, Yanhong Lin and Tengfeng Xie

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 700, 138353
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.138353

Enzyme-amplified split-type photoelectrochemical immunoassay for quantitative monitoring of carbohydrate antigen 19–9 (CA19–9) based on Au-ZnIn2S4 heterojunction

Shuo Tian, Jiaping Lin, Wei Chen, Dianping Tang and Yang Ou

Microchemical Journal, 2025, 216, 114778
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.114778

High-yield solar hydrogen generation on acousto-hydrothermally tailored ZnIn₂S₄ nanosheet superstructures

Feng Zhu, Haibin Niu, Xiaoming Li, Shaoqing Zhang, Xiutao Yang, Hongwen Yu and Guopeng Zhu

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1044, 184184
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.184184

Crystal facet engineering-modulated electron transfer between nano-FeCuO and BiOCl nanosheets for photoelectrochemical immunoassay of alpha-fetoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma

Hui Zhang, Jianmin Wang, Fuli Xin, Wenhao Teng, Minyong Chen, Chunkang Yang and Jingfeng Liu

Adv Compos Hybrid Mater, 2025, 8
DOI: 10.1007/s42114-025-01484-x

Innovative electrochemical performance of Cu2BaSnS4 and its photocatalytic activity

A. Sarathkumar, S. Nithishkumar, G. Sivakumar and K. Mohanraj

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2025, 196, 109660
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2025.109660

Local symmetry breaking induced by atomic doping and vacancies for enhanced photocatalytic selective imine synthesis

Qiaoyun Wang, Busheng Wang, Baoxin Ge, Caijin Huang and Cheng Chen

Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2026, 393, 126749
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2026.126749

A novel dual-channel ZnIn2S4/Bi4Ti3O12 S heterojunction significantly enhances photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide synthesis

Hong Fan, Lili Ai, Mengjiao Xu, Shumin Wu, Luxiang Wang and Chuan Tan

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025, 697, 137896
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.137896

“Signal-off” aptasensor based on hollow tubular In2O3/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction for sensitive detection of kanamycin

Xueni Cen, Cuizhong Zhang, Chuanze Zhong, Xuexue Liang, Ye Yang, Anxiang Guan, Chunyan Zhou, Liya Zhou and Peican Chen

Microchemical Journal, 2025, 218, 115362
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.115362

In Situ Construction of S‐Scheme VIn‐Zn2In2S5/O‐Zn2In2S5 p–n Homojunctions for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Yueqiang Lin, Ya Xiong, Lan Chen, Shaohua Li, Fuhai Guo, Jian Tian and Jingjie Dai

Rare Metals, 2026, 45
DOI: 10.1002/rar2.70194

Photosynthesis-Inspired Porous ZnIn2S4/AgVO3@PVDF Photocatalytic Membranes with High Catalytic Performance and Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Activity

Huilin Zhou, Longfei Xiao, Xueqing Zhou, Xiyan Song, Longxiang Shen, Wenyan Shi and Wenqian Chen

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 60437
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c12044

Engineering an interfacially bonded CeO2/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction with spatial charge separation for enhanced benzylic C(sp)–H oxidation

Xiaohai Zheng, Shuyi Jia, Xuhui Yang, Lijuan Shen and Min-Quan Yang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 528, 172448
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.172448

Bi/ZnIn2S4 Schottky heterojunction for sacrificial-agent-free photocatalytic hydrogen generation coupled with furfuryl alcohol oxidation

Guang Yang, Mingyu Dou, Hua Yang, Zunhao Wang, Xinyi Chi, Erkang Liu, Yu Cui and Jianmin Dou

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2026, 209, 110639
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2026.110639

Vertically aligned 2D ZnIn2S4 nanosheets on 1D La(OH)3 nanorods for photocatalytic nitroaromatics and hydrazine synergistic valorization

Zikang Zeng, Xingwei Ge, Wenxuan Wang, Siyu Kang, Laiqing Zhang, Xiaohe Jiang, Haoyu Li, Gui Yang, Xiaorui Zhang, Yujun Liang and Chuang Han

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2025, 1048, 185244
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.185244

Trace cobalt-regulated FeP/Znln2S4 Schottky heterojunction with dual electron transfer bridge boosting light-to‑hydrogen conversion

Yue Sun, Yan Xu, Haoxian Wang, Yingjiaqi Yin, Yazi Liu, Jingkai Lin, Shaogui Yang, Yuting Wang, Xinqing Chen, Huan He and Gancheng Zuo

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 703, 139125
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139125

Spatial charge separation in dual-functional NiPc/ZnIn2S4 photocatalysis for hydrogen production and selective oxidation

Shuai Wang, Yang Yang, Changhao Yao, Yuying Fan, Jianan Liu and Baojiang Jiang

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2025, 162, 150776
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.150776

Engineering plasmon-enhanced cathode for photo-electrocatalytic conversion of CO2: Insight into the activity trends

Ruchika Kumari, Raushan Kumar and Sushant Kumar

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2026, 714, 140213
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2026.140213

Advanced ternary NH2-functionalized MOF/NiIn2S4/phosphorene nanocomposites for high-performance photoelectrocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water splitting

Deblina Roy, Parthivi Aloni, Prashanth Venkatesan and Ruey-An Doong

Materials Today Energy, 2025, 54, 102151
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtener.2025.102151

Construction of a flower-shaped ZnIn2S4/g-C3N4 composite with dual function for highly efficient photocatalytic antibiotic decomposition and bacterial inhibition under visible light irradiation

Muhammad Sajid, Yingchun Yu, Kamran Tahir, Jianjun Liu, Afaq Ullah Khan, Abdul Waris Haqmal, Jawad Ali and Nida Rehman

Ceramics International, 2026, 52, 7628
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2025.12.501

Enhanced organic dye removal via built-in electric field driven S-scheme TiO2/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction photocatalyst: Mechanism and Degradation pathway

Zaigui Yuan, Jiakang Li, Xiyun Feng, Jingyuan Xu, Liangfei Duan, Jing Shen, Jun Wang, Weihua Mu, Fuchao Zhao and Xufeng Zhang

Materials Today Chemistry, 2025, 49, 103081
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtchem.2025.103081

Non-noble metal Ni/NiO heterojunction-modified ZnIn2S4 for simultaneous solar hydrogen production and degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol: An oxygen vacancy engineering strategy

Dawei Lu, Xiaowei Wen, Feng Li and Taohai Li

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 521, 166865
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.166865