Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
S-scheme
heterojunctions
have
become
a
hot
topic
in
photocatalysis.
Copper
(Cu)
compounds
are
versatile
family
of
photocatalytic
materials,
including
oxides
(CuO,
Cu2O),
binary
(CuBi2O4,
CuFe2O4),
sulfides
(CuxS,
(1
≤
x
2)),
selenides
(CuSe),
phosphides
(Cu3P),
metal
organic
frameworks
(MOFs),
etc.
These
materials
characterized
by
narrow
bandgaps,
large
absorption
coefficients,
and
suitable
band
positions.
To
further
increase
the
efficiency
photoinduced
charge
separation,
Cu-based
widely
integrated
into
exploited
for
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER),
CO2
reduction,
H2O2
generation,
N2
fixation,
pollutant
degradation.
This
review
comprehensively
discusses
recent
progress
heterojunctions,
highlights
their
considerable
potential
targeted
applications
sustainable
energy
conversion,
environmental
remediation,
beyond.
The
fundamentals
transfer,
design
principles
verification
tools
summarized.
Then,
describes
categorized
according
to
chemical
composition,
integration
applications.
In
particular,
implications
transfer
mechanism
on
promoting
catalytic
activity
selected
systems
analyzed.
Finally,
current
limitations
outlooks
provided
motivate
future
studies
developing
novel
advanced
photocatalysts
with
high
performance
studying
underlying
mechanisms.
InfoScience.,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 6, 2025
Abstract
Photocatalytic
overall
water
splitting
(OWS)
can
convert
solar
energy
into
hydrogen
(H
2
)
and
oxygen
(O
),
which
is
significant
in
reducing
the
reliance
on
fossil
fuels.
Constructing
S‐scheme
heterojunctions
an
effective
method
for
facilitating
charge
transfer,
but
huge
interfacial
transfer
barrier
poses
a
challenge
to
advance
efficiency
of
photocatalytic
OWS.
Here,
low‐interfacial
Ce‐S
bond‐enhanced
Mo‐doped
ZnIn
S
4
/oxygen‐deficient
CeO
(Mo‐ZIS/O
V
‐CeO
heterojunction
photocatalyst
was
designed
via
doping‐defect
coupling
strategy.
The
abundant
unsaturated
atoms
generated
by
doping
Mo
combine
with
unpaired
electrons
Ce
atom
O
,
forming
bonds,
induce
43%
decrease
carrier
transport
activation
2.1‐fold
increase
build‐in
electric
field
intensity
compared
ZIS/O
.
Reduced
increased
built‐in
provide
strong
driving
force
separation
following
pathway.
Benefiting
from
bonds
path,
Mo‐ZIS/O
exhibits
H
evolution
rates
512.7
256.3
μmol
g
−1
h
respectively,
along
solar‐to‐hydrogen
0.14%.
This
study
proposes
innovative
insight
developing
constructing
photocatalysts
efficient
migration
interfaces.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
An
innovative
inorganic/organic
(Bi
2
WO
6
/TpPa-Cl-COF)
S-scheme
heterojunction
is
fabricated
by
an
electrostatic
self-assembling
method,
which
demonstrates
superior
photocatalytic
performance
in
H
O
production.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
S-scheme
heterojunctions
have
become
a
hot
topic
in
photocatalysis.
Copper
(Cu)
compounds
are
versatile
family
of
photocatalytic
materials,
including
oxides
(CuO,
Cu2O),
binary
(CuBi2O4,
CuFe2O4),
sulfides
(CuxS,
(1
≤
x
2)),
selenides
(CuSe),
phosphides
(Cu3P),
metal
organic
frameworks
(MOFs),
etc.
These
materials
characterized
by
narrow
bandgaps,
large
absorption
coefficients,
and
suitable
band
positions.
To
further
increase
the
efficiency
photoinduced
charge
separation,
Cu-based
widely
integrated
into
exploited
for
hydrogen
evolution
reaction
(HER),
CO2
reduction,
H2O2
generation,
N2
fixation,
pollutant
degradation.
This
review
comprehensively
discusses
recent
progress
heterojunctions,
highlights
their
considerable
potential
targeted
applications
sustainable
energy
conversion,
environmental
remediation,
beyond.
The
fundamentals
transfer,
design
principles
verification
tools
summarized.
Then,
describes
categorized
according
to
chemical
composition,
integration
applications.
In
particular,
implications
transfer
mechanism
on
promoting
catalytic
activity
selected
systems
analyzed.
Finally,
current
limitations
outlooks
provided
motivate
future
studies
developing
novel
advanced
photocatalysts
with
high
performance
studying
underlying
mechanisms.
