@article{Liu2024, 
author = {Xiaojie Liu and Erkang Liu and Zixian Wang and Wen Zhang and Mingyu Dou and Hua Yang and Changhua An and Dacheng Li and Jianmin Dou},
title = {Engineering S-scheme W18O49/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction by CoxP nanoclusters for enhanced charge transfer capability and solar hydrogen evolution},
year = {2024},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {17},
number = {9},
pages = {8095-8103},
keywords = {hydrogen, cocatalyst, photocatalysis, S-scheme, hot electron},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-024-6773-4},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-024-6773-4},
abstract = {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.}
}