Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 56, Issue 15, Pages 4206-4210Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201700150
Keywords
cation exchange; Janus structures; photocatalysis; water splitting; Z-scheme
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- 973 Program [2014CB848900]
- NSFC [21471141, U1532135]
- CAS Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences [QYZDB-SSW-SLH018]
- Recruitment Program of Global Experts
- CAS Hundred Talent Program
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Z-scheme water splitting is a promising approach based on high-performance photocatalysis by harvesting broadband solar energy. Its efficiency depends on the well-defined interfaces between two semiconductors for the charge kinetics and their exposed surfaces for chemical reactions. Herein, we report a facile cation-exchange approach to obtain compounds with both properties without the need for noble metals by forming Janus-like structures consisting of gamma-MnS and Cu7S4 with high-quality interfaces. The Janus-like gamma-MnS/Cu7S4 structures displayed dramatically enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production rates of up to 718 mu mol g(-1) h(-1) under full-spectrum irradiation. Upon further integration with an MnOx oxygen-evolution cocatalyst, overall water splitting was accomplished with the Janus structures. This work provides insight into the surface and interface design of hybrid photocatalysts, and offers a noble-metal-free approach to broadband photocatalytic hydrogen production.
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