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Engineering S-scheme W18O49/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction by CoxP nanoclusters for enhanced charge transfer capability and solar hydrogen evolution

Xiaojie Liu1Erkang Liu3Zixian Wang1Wen Zhang2Mingyu Dou1( )Hua Yang1Changhua An2( )Dacheng Li1Jianmin Dou1( )
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cell and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, Institute for New Energy Materials and Low-Carbon Technologies, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
Institute of Powder Metallurgy and Advanced Ceramics, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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Amorphous CoxP as electron-trap site has been anchored on the W18O49/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction, reinforcing S-scheme electron-transfer for enhanced production of hydrogen with a rate of 45 mmol·g−1·h−1 in the full spectrum region.

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Enhancement of the light-absorption response and utilization of the photogenerated carriers represent a robust strategy for the design of high-performance photocatalyst. In this work, grafting CoxP nanoclusters onto S-scheme heterojunction of W18O49/ZnIn2S4 (WO/ZIS-CoxP) with strong response to the ultraviolet–visible–near infrared ray (UV–vis–NIR) region has been achieved, which possesses efficient electron-transfer-channel, and boosts charge-separation and transport kinetics. The as-prepared WO/ZIS-CoxP yields an impressive solar-driven hydrogen production rate of 45 mmol·g−1·h−1. The increased photocatalytic performance is attributed to the synergistic effect of the composite catalyst: (1) The local surface plasmon resonance-induced “hot electron” injection of W18O49 significantly increases the electron density; (2) the engineered S-scheme directional electron transfer promotes charge separation and enhances the reducing capability of photoexcited electrons; and (3) CoxP as electron-trap site for accelerating surface proton reduction reaction. This work provides a platform to impart nonprecious co-catalyst for engineering S-scheme heterojunction, serving a class of efficient solar-driven photocatalyst towards hydrogen production.

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Liu X, Liu E, Wang Z, et al. Engineering S-scheme W18O49/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction by CoxP nanoclusters for enhanced charge transfer capability and solar hydrogen evolution. Nano Research, 2024, 17(9): 8095-8103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6773-4
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Received: 01 April 2024
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Published: 24 June 2024
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