Ultrathin Visible-Light-Driven Mo Incorporating In2O3-ZnIn2Se4 Z-Scheme Nanosheet Photocatalysts

Chao, Yuguang; Zhou, Peng; Li, Na; Lai, Jianping; Yang, Yong; Zhang, Yelong; Tang, Yonghua; Yang, Wenxiu; Du, Yaping; Su, Dong; Tan, Yisheng; Guo, Shaojun

doi:10.1002/adma.201807226

Ultrathin Visible-Light-Driven Mo Incorporating In₂O₃-ZnIn₂Se₄ Z-Scheme Nanosheet Photocatalysts

Journal Article · Tue Dec 04 23:00:00 EST 2018 · Advanced Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201807226· OSTI ID:1508105

Chao, Yuguang ^[1]; Zhou, Peng ^[2]; Li, Na ^[3]; Lai, Jianping ^[2]; Yang, Yong ^[2]; Zhang, Yelong ^[2]; Tang, Yonghua ^[2]; Yang, Wenxiu ^[2]; Du, Yaping ^[4]; ^[3]; Tan, Yisheng ^[5]; ^[2]

Peking Univ., Beijing (China); Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan (China); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
Peking Univ., Beijing (China)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Nankai Univ., Tianjin (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan (China)

Inspired by natural photosynthesis, the design of new Z-scheme photocatalytic systems is very promising for boosting the photocatalytic performance of H₂ production and CO₂ reduction, however, till now the direct synthesis of efficient Z-scheme photocatalysts remains a grand challenge. Herein, we demonstrate an interesting Z-scheme photocatalyst can be constructed by coupling In₂O₃ and ZnIn₂Se₄ semiconductors based on the theoretical calculations. Experimentally, we make a class of ultrathin In₂O₃-ZnIn₂Se₄ (donated as In₂O₃-ZISe) spontaneous Z-scheme nanosheet photocatalysts for greatly enhancing the photocatalytic H₂ production. Furthermore, we incorporate Mo atoms to the Z-scheme In₂O₃-ZISe nanosheet photocatalyst by forming Mo-Se bond, confirmed by X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy, in which the formed MoSe₂ works as co-catalyst of Z-scheme photocatalyst. As a consequence, such unique structure of In₂O₃-ZISe-Mo makes it exhibit 21.7 and 232.6 times higher photocatalytic H₂ evolution activity than those of In₂O₃-ZnIn₂Se₄ nanosheet and In₂O₃ nanosheets, respectively. And In₂O₃-ZISe-Mo is also very stable for photocatalytic H₂ production by showing almost no activity decay for 16 h test. Here, the ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra, photoluminescence spectroscopy, transient photocurrent spectra and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy reveal that the enhanced photocatalytic performance of In₂O₃-ZISe-Mo is mainly attributed to its widened photoresponse range and effective carrier separation because of its special structure.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1508105

Report Number(s):: BNL--211568-2019-JAAM

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 31; ISSN 0935-9648

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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