Enhancing Solar Energy-Driven Photocatalytic Water Splitting Reaction Over Znln2S4 by N Doping

IF 2.3 4区化学 Q3 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

Catalysis Letters Pub Date : 2025-01-31 DOI:10.1007/s10562-025-04950-9

Nasim Mia, Yulin Hu

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The solar energy-driven photocatalytic H₂ production from water plays a critical role in achieving decarbonization. One of the key factors determining the water splitting efficiency is the selection of highly effective and stable photocatalysts. Recently, ZnIn₂S₄ (ZIS) based photocatalysts have attracted a great deal of attention due to smaller bandgaps, great light harvesting ability, less toxicity, and ease of fabrication. Therefore, in this study, pristine ZIS and N-doped ZIS (N-ZIS) photocatalysts were synthesized, followed by the investigation of the water splitting reaction under different reaction conditions (e.g., photocatalyst concentration and type and dosage of sacrificial agent). Afterward, the stability of the photocatalyst and sacrificial agent was explored. The results showed that N doping enhanced the evolution of total gases via water splitting reaction. The maximum amount of total gases of 17,559 µmol/g_catalyst was produced at 5mg_{N − ZIS}/35ml_{reaction medium}, methanol as the sacrificial agent, 15 vol% methanol addition for 2 h reaction time. In the stability study of N-ZIS and methanol, a decrease of 6.67% and 29.03% was observed at 3rd cycle, respectively. Overall, the present work provides new insights and knowledge into photocatalytic water splitting over N doping technique for ZIS-based photocatalysts.

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Catalysis Letters 化学-物理化学

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5.70

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3.60%

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327

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1 months

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