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Ultrathin 2D/2D ZnIn 2 S 4 /g‐C 3 N 4 Nanosheet Heterojunction with Atomic‐Level Intimate Interface for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution under Visible Light
Author(s) -
Dang Xinyu,
Xie Mingsen,
Dai Fangfang,
Guo Jinna,
Liu Jia,
Lu Xiaoquan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced materials interfaces
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671
H-Index - 65
ISSN - 2196-7350
DOI - 10.1002/admi.202100151
Subject(s) - heterojunction , nanosheet , materials science , photocatalysis , charge carrier , water splitting , chemical engineering , hydrogen production , nanotechnology , hydrogen , optoelectronics , catalysis , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering
Designation of high‐efficiency water splitting photocatalyst is still a challenge in converting solar energy into chemical fuels. Heterojunction can inhibit recombination of carriers which is considered to be a reliable strategy to improve photocatalytic performance on water splitting. In this work, a “face‐to‐face” 2D tight heterostructure is constructed by growing ZnIn 2 S 4 nanosheets on g‐C 3 N 4 nanosheets. Due to the ultrathin 2D structure and large amounts of NS bonds forming at the interface of heterojunction affording charge transferring tunnel, the synthesized 2D heterojunction photocatalysts successfully accelerate the carrier migration rate and decrease recombination probability of photogenerated electrons and holes. As a result, the optimized ZISCN‐50 sample has excellent photocatalytic H 2 production activity (10.92 mmol h −1 g −1 ) under visible light, which is ≈5.2 times of ZnIn 2 S 4 (2.09 mmol h −1 g −1 ) and 136.5 times of pure g‐C 3 N 4 nanosheets (0.08 mmol h −1 g −1 ). Cycle experiments show that the composite material has excellent stability and recyclability. This work provides fresh insights into atomic‐level structure and interface design in order to synthesize high‐efficiency 2D/2D heterojunction photocatalysts.