Ling Li , Hao Zeng , Rongdi Tang , Zhanpeng Zhou , Sheng Xiong , Wenbo Li , Ying Huang , Yaocheng Deng
{"title":"Carbon nitride with grafted molecular as electron acceptor and active site to achieve efficient photo-activated peroxymonosulfate for organic pollutants removal","authors":"Ling Li , Hao Zeng , Rongdi Tang , Zhanpeng Zhou , Sheng Xiong , Wenbo Li , Ying Huang , Yaocheng Deng","doi":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123693","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123693","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The effective activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) by polymer carbon nitride (PCN) is hampered by the unpredictable movement and rapid recombination of photocarriers. In this study, niacin served as a beneficial modifier to help constructed the directional electron transfer pathway from the center to the edge in the synthesized PCN catalyst (UCNNA) for efficient PMS activation. The UCNNA/PMS/vis shows the highest kinetic constants (0.050 min</span><sup>−1</sup>), which is 2.9-fold increase over the PCN/PMS/vis. The experiments and theoretical calculations indicated that niacin as electron acceptor group prevents the recombination of photocarriers in-plane. Simultaneously, niacin can serve as PMS adsorption site, further facilitating electron transfer and the <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub><span><span> generation. Mass spectrometry analysis and Fukui index calculations confirm the priority of lateral chain </span>oxidation (</span><sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub> attack site) during atrazine degradation. These results provide new insights into rational design of metal-free catalysts/PMS/vis system, as well as providing guidance and theoretical support for atrazine degradation mechanisms.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":244,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis B: Environmental","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 123693"},"PeriodicalIF":22.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139094402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ramireddy Boppella , Youngsam Kim , K. Arun Joshi Reddy , Inae Song , Yaeeun Eom , Eunji Sim , Tae Kyu Kim
{"title":"Synergistic electronic structure modulation in single-atomic Ni sites dispersed on Ni nanoparticles encapsulated in N-rich carbon nanotubes synthesized at low temperature for efficient CO2 electrolysis","authors":"Ramireddy Boppella , Youngsam Kim , K. Arun Joshi Reddy , Inae Song , Yaeeun Eom , Eunji Sim , Tae Kyu Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123699","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123699","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ni, N-doped carbon materials (Ni–N–C) are prosperous candidates for the electrochemical CO<sub>2</sub> reduction reaction (CO<sub>2</sub><span>RR) due to their outstanding activity and selectivity. However, the role of the coexisting uncoordinated N-doped sites and Ni nanoparticles (Ni-NPs) in overall CO</span><sub>2</sub><span>RR has been overlooked in prior studies. To address this gap, a low temperature synthesis method developed for Ni-NP-encapsulated Ni–N–C nanotube (Ni-NCNT) catalysts with atomically dispersed Ni–N</span><sub>4</sub> and abundant uncoordinated N-doped sites, where Ni-NPs increase the electron density on Ni–N–C nanotube through carbon network and synergistically enhances the CO<sub>2</sub>RR activity. The systematic analysis reveals the cooperative role of Ni-NPs and uncoordinated N-doped sites in altering the electronic structure of Ni–N<sub>4</sub> sites. The results of control experimental studies confirm the synergistic interaction of uncoordinated N-doped sites boost the CO<sub>2</sub>RR activity of Ni–N<sub>4</sub> sites. Additionally, density functional theory calculations show that the strong interaction between the Ni-NPs and Ni–N–C did not affect the electronic structures of the Ni–N<sub>4</sub> centers, but rather alter the electronic structure of uncoordinated pyridinic-N sites. This variation led to decreased the energy barriers of rate-limiting steps of COOH* formation on Ni–N<sub>4</sub> and N-doped sites, resulting in excellent CO<sub>2</sub>RR performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":244,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis B: Environmental","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 123699"},"PeriodicalIF":22.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139094297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhuwei Li , Yaning Li , Huijie Cheng , Yurou Song , Yuye Jiao , Shaobo Shi , Junfeng Gao , Licheng Sun , Jungang Hou
{"title":"Atomically dispersed Ni active sites on covalent organic frameworks for heterogeneous metallaphotocatalytic C–N cross-coupling","authors":"Zhuwei Li , Yaning Li , Huijie Cheng , Yurou Song , Yuye Jiao , Shaobo Shi , Junfeng Gao , Licheng Sun , Jungang Hou","doi":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123698","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123698","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have been acknowledged as a potential platform for heterogeneous photoredox cross-coupling due to their excellent chemical stability, admirable controllability, and extremely prominent surface area. However, synthesizing COFs with bidentate ligand units and utilizing active sites remain a grand challenge. Herein, we report a promising new family of 2,6-pyridinedicarboxaldehyde-bis-(p-aminophenylimine)-based two-dimensional (2D) COFs (PP-COF) using an amine monomer and classic tri-aldehydes. On this basis, dispersed Ni single-atom sites were immobilized on three-types imine-based bi-coordinated 2D COFs (Ni SAS-PP-COF) as heterogeneous dual photoredox catalysts for photo/Ni dual-catalyzed C–N cross-coupling between aryl bromides and alkyl/sulfo amines. Under solar energy irradiation, PP-COF could absorb light to generate electrons and holes, then the photogenerated electrons are transferred to Ni sites to reduce divalent nickel to monovalent nickel. Monovalent nickel is necessary to drive the nickel catalytic cycle. Due to the increased charge separation and abundant active sites, the state-of-the-art Ni SAS-PP-COFs catalyst achieves excellent catalytic performance in comparison of pristine PP-COF. The heterogeneous Ni SAS-PP-COF catalytic system not only confirms the prospect of COFs as potential photoredox/transition-metal dual catalysts, but also provides in-depth insights into the synthesis of functional COFs toward practical metallaphotocatalytic application.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":244,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis B: Environmental","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 123698"},"PeriodicalIF":22.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139094459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lixiang He , Ni Wang , Mingliang Xiang , Li Zhong , Sridhar Komarneni , Wencheng Hu
{"title":"S-vacancy-rich NiFe-S nanosheets based on a fully electrochemical strategy for large-scale and quasi-industrial OER catalysts","authors":"Lixiang He , Ni Wang , Mingliang Xiang , Li Zhong , Sridhar Komarneni , Wencheng Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123686","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123686","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is regarded as a critical component in the water splitting system. Creating vacancies, increasing active surface area, and optimizing electronic structure would improve electrocatalytic performance. Herein, a facile electrochemical reduction method is used to generate sulfur vacancies in nickel iron sulfide (NiFe-S) with a large geometry area of 15 × 16 cm<sup>2</sup><span>, which is synthesized using an electrodeposition process assisted with the ion exchange (IOE) method. The X-ray absorption spectroscopies (XAS) are applied for atomic-level structural analysis, verifying that electrochemical desulfurization generates abundant S vacancies. The NiFe-S with abundant sulfur vacancies (NiFe-S-V</span><sub>s</sub>) exhibits a low overpotential (252 mV at 100 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>), and long stability for 260 h at 500 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>. More importantly, the NiFe-S-V<sub>s</sub> catalyst also delivers a small overpotential (235 mV at 1000 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>) and high alkaline tolerance (140 h at 500 mA cm<sup>−2</sup>) in 6 M KOH at 60 °C), implying a potentially significant industrial application prospect. Finally, theory calculation further illustrates the high performance of as-prepared vacancies-rich catalyst.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":244,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis B: Environmental","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 123686"},"PeriodicalIF":22.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139092490","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoxuan Wang , Jingxian Li , Yingjie Ji , Shuyuan Li , Shiyu Wang , Yanfei Sun , Xueying Gao , Zheng Tang , Huiying Zhang , Feike Zhang , Jiangzhou Xie , Zhiyu Yang , Yi-Ming Yan
{"title":"Modulating d-orbital occupancy via a coupled interfacial-local electric field for electrocatalytic N2 fixation","authors":"Xiaoxuan Wang , Jingxian Li , Yingjie Ji , Shuyuan Li , Shiyu Wang , Yanfei Sun , Xueying Gao , Zheng Tang , Huiying Zhang , Feike Zhang , Jiangzhou Xie , Zhiyu Yang , Yi-Ming Yan","doi":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123700","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123700","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction (ENRR) offers a sustainable and cost-effective strategy for ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) synthesis. However, the broad applicability of ENRR is currently limited by challenges in the adsorption and activation of N<sub>2</sub> at the catalyst interface. Addressing these issues, we have developed an innovative approach that constructs an interfacial electric field, coupled with an atomically local electric field induced by W-N bonds. This coupled interfacial-local electric field effectively elevates the <em>d</em><sub><em>z</em></sub><sup><em>2</em></sup> occupancy of W active sites, thereby significantly enhancing the adsorption and activation of N<sub>2</sub>. This work provides profound insights into the relationship between the interfacial-local electric field and the efficient execution of ENRR, paving the way for future explorations and potential breakthroughs within catalytic field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":244,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis B: Environmental","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 123700"},"PeriodicalIF":22.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139105402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rassu Pietro , Cappai Luca , Stagi Luigi , Liu Ruirui , Enzo Stefano , Mulas Gabriele , Garroni Sebastiano , Malfatti Luca , Innocenzi Plinio , Ma Xiaojie , Wang Bo
{"title":"Elucidating charge-transfer mechanisms and their effect on the light-induced reactivity of metastable MIL-125(Ti)","authors":"Rassu Pietro , Cappai Luca , Stagi Luigi , Liu Ruirui , Enzo Stefano , Mulas Gabriele , Garroni Sebastiano , Malfatti Luca , Innocenzi Plinio , Ma Xiaojie , Wang Bo","doi":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123692","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123692","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Alcohol and water photooxidation reactions are employed in concert with optical spectroscopy analyses to demonstrate the occurrence of multiple and distinctive charge-transfer (CT) mechanisms in the environmental photocatalyst MIL-125(Ti). The contribution of ligand-to-metal CT (LMCT) mechanisms increases at wavelengths lower than 320 nm while that of node oxygen-to-metal CT (OMCT) mechanisms increases at longer wavelengths. The localization of photogenerated holes on different atoms leads to a selective reactivity of the framework depending on the mechanism and, during hydroxylation processes, to its spontaneous transition to the isostructural MIL-125-OH(Ti) and the development of an additional LMCT mechanism with a long-lived emission. Furthermore, a previously unidentified and extrinsic CT mechanism is spectroscopically related to the formation of terephthalate-based oligomers. The coexistence of distinctive CT mechanisms in MIL-125(Ti) implies their critical role in catalyst efficiency, and mastering them proves to be a powerful and simple strategy to produce the valuable MIL-125-OH(Ti).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":244,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis B: Environmental","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 123692"},"PeriodicalIF":22.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139092903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yandong Sun , Weiguang Han , Fangyuan Zhang , Hui Li , Ziqi Zhang , Xue Zhang , Boxiong Shen , Sheng-Qi Guo , Tianyi Ma
{"title":"Dual defect regulation of BiOCl halogen layer enables photocatalytic O2 activation into singlet oxygen for refractory aromatic pollutant removal","authors":"Yandong Sun , Weiguang Han , Fangyuan Zhang , Hui Li , Ziqi Zhang , Xue Zhang , Boxiong Shen , Sheng-Qi Guo , Tianyi Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123689","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123689","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The generation of singlet oxygen (<sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>) based on photocatalytic activation O<sub>2</sub> is considered to have important application prospects in purifying refractory organic pollutants in water. However, the uncertain dual pathway transformation of activated O<sub>2</sub> severely limits the generation of <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>. In this work, we show a robust BiOCl with dual defects (adjacent I-substitution defect and Cl vacancy) in halogen layer for the selective activation of O<sub>2</sub> to generate <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>. Combining experiments and theoretical calculations, we confirm that dual defects are beneficial in optimizing band structures, improving carrier separation efficiency, and promoting O<sub>2</sub> adsorption and activation. More importantly, it is confirmed that dual defects can directionally convert O<sub>2</sub> into <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub> by increasing the thermodynamic conversion energy barrier of non-<sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub> conversion pathways and serving as a necessary site for <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub> generation with dual functions of oxidation and reduction. Applying dual defect modified BiOCl to the removal of refractory aromatic pollutants in water, it is found that it has efficient and stable photocatalytic degradation efficiency and broad environmental adaptability. This work not only provides in-depth insights into the mechanism of photocatalytic activation of O<sub>2</sub> to selective produce <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2</sub>, but also lays the foundation for further development of highly active photocatalysts for environmental remediation and energy conversion.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":244,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis B: Environmental","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 123689"},"PeriodicalIF":22.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926337323013322/pdfft?md5=9ea4e59bbebcfb1efbe0ed101accdd85&pid=1-s2.0-S0926337323013322-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139092495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haiwei Su, Haibo Yin, Rong Wang, Yunlong Wang, William Orbell, Yue Peng, Junhua Li
{"title":"Atomic-level coordination structures meet graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for photocatalysis: Energy conversion and environmental remediation","authors":"Haiwei Su, Haibo Yin, Rong Wang, Yunlong Wang, William Orbell, Yue Peng, Junhua Li","doi":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123683","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Up to date, the single-atom catalysts (SACs) have provided a sustainable solution for mitigating the energy crisis and improving environmental quality. The enhanced efficiency and selectivity in various chemical reactions relies on the rational design of metal atom coordination environments and a deep understanding of the underlying mechanisms. The atomic-level coordination between metal species and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>) support offers potential unique characteristics and advantages. This review summarizes and provides insights into the recent progress of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>-based SACs. We discuss the principles and benefits of introducing atomic-level metal sites on g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, as well as essential preparation methods and characterization techniques. We also explore the applications of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>-based SACs in photocatalytic energy conversion and environmental remediation to gain a comprehensive understanding of how single-metal sites impact activity, selectivity, and stability. Finally, we highlight both the opportunities and challenges for development of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>-based SACs in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":244,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis B: Environmental","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":22.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139092499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhi Li , Hao Lv , Kangbo Tong , Yupeng He , Chunyang Zhai , Yang Yun , Mingshan Zhu
{"title":"Modulating the precursors of carbon nitride to boost local electron delocalization for H2O2 photosynthesis to remove oxytetracycline and its antibiotic resistant genes","authors":"Zhi Li , Hao Lv , Kangbo Tong , Yupeng He , Chunyang Zhai , Yang Yun , Mingshan Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123690","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123690","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Artificial H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> photosynthesis, one of the brightest strategies toward H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub><span> production, is always restricted by the intrinsically charge migration behaviors and redox kinetics of photocatalysts. Herein, different precursors of carbon nitride (C</span><sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub><span>) with urea and melamine (Mel) are synthesized, where C</span><sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>-Urea has more delocalized electrons due to its smaller size and thickness, compared with C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>-Mel. Under simulated sunlight irradiation, these abundant delocalized electrons rapid reduce oxygen into H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, with the rate of 4.9 mmol g<sup>−1</sup> h<sup>−1</sup> and 2e<sup>-</sup> transfer selectivity of 98%. In addition, a self-photo-Fenton reaction system is constructed to remove oxytetracycline (OTC) pollutants and its antibiotic resistant genes (ARG) in water, with the degradation rate of 3.75 min<sup>−1</sup> for OTC and 0.08 min<sup>−1</sup> for <em>tetC</em> ARG. The current approach by modulating the precursors of C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> to boost the local electron delocalization offers a promising route for improving the efficiency of artificial H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> photosynthesis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":244,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis B: Environmental","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 123690"},"PeriodicalIF":22.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139094397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ping Lu , Ke Liu , Yan Liu , Zhilin Ji , Xiaoxia Wang , Bin Hui , Yukun Zhu , Dongjiang Yang , Luhua Jiang
{"title":"Heterostructure with tightly-bound interface between In2O3 hollow fiber and ZnIn2S4 nanosheet toward efficient visible light driven hydrogen evolution","authors":"Ping Lu , Ke Liu , Yan Liu , Zhilin Ji , Xiaoxia Wang , Bin Hui , Yukun Zhu , Dongjiang Yang , Luhua Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123697","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.123697","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>Visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution is considered as one of the most useful approaches to produce renewable fuels from abundant resources. </span>Indium oxide (In</span><sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub><span>) has attracted much attention in the field of solar hydrogen production due to its moderate band gap, which can be driven by visible light easily. However, the efficiency of hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) of In</span><sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> is currently unsatisfactory. To enhance the HER efficiency of In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, herein, sandwich-structured In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> heterostructure was precisely constructed via in-situ growth of ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub><span> nanosheets on the In</span><sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> hollow fibers. The fabricated In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> heterostructure exhibited a significantly enhanced photocatalytic HER activity of 2.18 mmol/g/h as compared to pure In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub>. Such efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production is attributed to the tightly-bound interface between (001) planes of flake ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> and (222) planes of In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. Experimental and theoretical investigation indicates compactly interface enabling efficient charge transfer and separation, which benefited the excellent photocatalytic HER performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":244,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis B: Environmental","volume":"345 ","pages":"Article 123697"},"PeriodicalIF":22.1,"publicationDate":"2024-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139094401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}