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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
卷 608, 期 -, 页码 504-512出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.09.156
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ZnIn2S4 nanoflower; Ni clusters; Non-precious metals; In-situ photoluminescence measurement; Photocatalytic hydrogen production
In this study, Ni clusters were in-situ photodeposited in hierarchical ZnIn2S4 nanoflowers to enhance the photocatalytic hydrogen production. The Ni/ZnIn2S4 composites showed improved stability and reusability, with a significantly higher hydrogen production rate compared to pure ZnIn2S4. The depositing of non-precious Ni clusters in ZnIn2S4 is highly promising for practical photocatalysis in solar energy conversion.
As a typical two-dimensional (2D) metal chalcogenides and visible-light responsive semiconductor, zinc indium sulfide (ZnIn2S4) has attracted much attention in photocatalysis. However, the high recombination rate of photogenerated electrons and holes seriously limits its performance for hydrogen production. In this work, we report in-situ photodeposition of Ni clusters in hierarchical ZnIn2S4 nanoflowers (Ni/ZnIn2S4) to achieve unprecedented photocatalytic hydrogen production. The Ni clusters not only provide plenty of active sites for reactions as evidenced by in-situ photoluminescence measurement, but also effectively accelerate the separation and migration of the photogenerated electrons and holes in ZnIn2S4. Consequently, the Ni/ZnIn2S4 composites exhibit good stability and reusability with highly enhanced visible-light hydrogen production. In particular, the best Ni/ZnIn2S4 photocatalyst exhibits an unprecedented hydrogen production rate of 22.2 mmol.h(-1).g(-1), 10.6 times that of the pure ZnIn2S4 (2.1 mmol.h(-1).g(-1)). And its apparent quantum yield (AQY) is as high as 56.14% under 450 nm monochro-matic light. Our work here suggests that depositing non-precious Ni clusters in ZnIn2S4 is quite promising for the potential practical photocatalysis in solar energy conversion. (C) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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