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Abstract
Directed charge transfer is an effective way to improve charge utilization efficiency and promote photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reactions. This article reports the formation of a Lewis acid-base catalytic system using carboxyl-modified ZnxCd1-xS and imine COF (2,4,6-tris (4-aminophenyl) triazine and tris (4-formylphenyl) amine under Schiff base to form imine COF). Under visible light irradiation, the optimum hydrogen production activity of ZnxCd1-xS/COF (3:20 (mass ratio)) can reach 6.65 mmol·g−1·h−1. It is twice as that of high as pure ZnxCd1-xS and exhibits good photocatalytic hydrogen evolution stability. In the presence of Lewis acid-base pairs, directional charge transfer is successfully achieved, thereby increasing charge utilization and enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. In addition, 2D sheet-like COFs have played a good dispersing role for ZnxCd1-xS, reducing the problem of low active sites caused by aggregation of ZnxCd1-xS, and also contributing to the improvement of photocatalytic activity. This work paves the way for the construction of COFs and the implementation of charge guidance using Lewis acid-base pairs.
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