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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03491
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [22178151, 21777062, 51872128]
- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Deep Utilization Technology of Rock-salt Resource of Huaiyin Institute of Technology [SF202008, SF202106]
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This paper demonstrates that vacancy defect and heterojunction engineering can effectively enhance the photocatalytic activity of Zn3In2S6-based materials, leading to improved production of H2 and H2O2 under visible light. The optimized sample, 2CN/Vs-ZIS, exhibits the highest visible-light photocatalytic performance.
Light-driven splitting of water to produce H2 and reduction of molecular oxygen to synthesize H2O2 from water are the emerging environmentally friendly methods for converting solar energy into green energy and chemicals. In this paper, vacancy defect and heterojunction engineering effectively adjusted the conduction band position of Zn3In2S6, enriched the electron density, broadened the optical absorption range, increased the specific surface area, and accelerated the charge carrier transfer and separation of g-C3N4/sulfur-vacancy-containing Zn3In2S6 (CN/Vs-ZIS) heterostructures. As a result, all of the CN/Vs-ZIS heterostructures possessed greatly enhanced photo-catalytic activities and the optimized sample 2CN/Vs-ZIS exhibited the highest visible-light photocatalytic performance. The rate of generation of H2 of 2CN/Vs-ZIS under visible light (lambda > 420 nm) was 6.55 mmol g-1 h-1, which was 1.76 and 6.06 times higher than those of Vs-Zn3In2S6 and g-C3N4, respectively, and the apparent quantum yield (AQY) was 18.6% at 420 nm. Meanwhile, the 2 h yield of H2O2 of 2CN/Vs-ZIS was 792.02 mu M, similar to 4.72 and similar to 6.04 times higher than those of pure Vs-Zn3In2S6 and g-C3N4, respectively. The enhanced reaction mechanisms for the production of photocatalytic H2 and H2O2 were also investigated. This work undoubtedly demonstrates that the synergistic effects of defect and heterojunction engineering will be the great promise for improving the photocatalytic efficiency of Zn3In2S6-based materials.
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