Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
11(4), P. 1793 - 1800
Published: Dec. 20, 2022
Zn
vacancy
ZnIn
2
S
4
tuned
Gibbs
free
energy
of
*COOH
which
is
the
rate
determining
step
phototcatalytic
CO
reduction
from
endothermic
to
exothermic
process.
Advanced Materials,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
34(45)
Published: May 27, 2022
Artificial
photosynthetic
solar-to-chemical
cycles
enable
an
entire
environment
to
operate
in
a
more
complex,
yet
effective,
way
perform
natural
photosynthesis.
However,
such
artificial
systems
suffer
from
lack
of
well-established
photocatalysts
with
the
ability
harvest
solar
spectrum
and
rich
catalytic
active-site
density.
Benefiting
extensive
experimental
theoretical
investigations,
this
bottleneck
may
be
overcome
by
devising
photocatalytic
platform
based
on
metal
sulfides
predominant
electronic,
physical,
chemical
properties.
These
tunable
properties
can
endow
them
abundant
active
sites,
favorable
light
utilization,
expedited
charge
transportation
for
conversion.
Here,
it
is
described
how
some
vital
lessons
extracted
previous
investigations
are
employed
promote
further
development
photosynthesis,
including
water
splitting,
CO2
reduction,
N2
pollutant
removal.
Their
functions,
properties,
synthetic
strategies,
emerging
issues,
design
principles,
intrinsic
functional
mechanisms
redox
reactions
discussed
detail.
Finally,
associated
challenges
prospects
utilization
highlighted
future
trends
photocatalysis
envisioned.
Small Methods,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
5(10)
Published: Sept. 2, 2021
As
a
fascinating
visible-light-responsive
photocatalyst,
zinc
indium
sulfide
(ZnIn2
S4
)
has
attracted
extensive
interdisciplinary
interest
and
is
expected
to
become
new
research
hotspot
in
the
near
future,
due
its
nontoxicity,
suitable
band
gap,
high
physicochemical
stability
durability,
ease
of
synthesis,
appealing
catalytic
activity.
This
review
provides
an
overview
on
recent
advances
ZnIn2
-based
photocatalysts.
First,
crystal
structures
are
briefly
introduced.
Then,
various
modulation
strategies
outlined
for
better
photocatalytic
performance,
which
includes
morphology
structure
engineering,
vacancy
doping
hydrogenation
construction
composites.
Thereafter,
potential
applications
energy
environmental
area
photocatalysts
summarized.
Finally,
some
personal
perspectives
about
promises
prospects
this
emerging
material
provided.
EcoMat,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
4(5)
Published: March 27, 2022
Abstract
The
gradual
depletion
of
fossil
fuel
reserves
that
contribute
to
~85%
global
energy
production
and
release
toxic
effluents
urges
the
transformation
toward
renewable
fuels.
Thus,
sustainable
utilization
sunlight
for
water
splitting
CO
2
reduction
with
heterogeneous
photocatalysts
has
come
light.
As
a
semiconductor
photocatalyst,
ZnIn
S
4
hit
limelight
owing
its
narrow
bandgap
visible‐light‐responsive
properties.
However,
limitations
include
limited
active
sites,
fast
charge‐carrier
recombination,
low
photoconversion
efficiency.
Beginning
from
fundamental
photocatalytic
mechanism,
this
review
then
provides
in‐depth
insights
into
several
modification
strategies
,
extending
defect
engineering,
facet
cocatalyst
loading
junction
enabling
synergistic
construction
high‐performance
‐based
systems.
Subsequently,
structure‐performance
relation
hydrogen
evolution
(HER),
overall
(OWS),
applications
in
last
years
will
be
discussed
concluded
by
future
perspectives
frontier.
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Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
19(23)
Published: March 10, 2023
Using
full
solar
spectrum
for
energy
conversion
and
environmental
remediation
is
a
major
challenge,
solar-driven
photothermal
chemistry
promising
route
to
achieve
this
goal.
Herein,
work
reports
nano-constrained
reactor
based
on
hollow
structured
g-C3
N4
@ZnIn2
S4
core-shell
S-scheme
heterojunction,
where
the
synergistic
effect
of
super-photothermal
heterostructure
significantly
improve
photocatalytic
performance
.
The
formation
mechanism
predicted
in
advance
by
theoretical
calculations
advanced
techniques,
its
contribution
near-field
chemical
reaction
confirmed
numerical
simulations
infrared
thermography.
Consequently,
degradation
rate
tetracycline
hydrochloride
99.3%,
hydrogen
production
up
4075.65
µmol
h-1
g-1
,
which
are
6.94
30.87
times
those
pure
respectively.
combination
heterojunction
thermal
synergism
provides
insight
design
an
efficient
platform.