In
the
field
of
photocatalysis,
new
heterojunction
materials
are
increasingly
explored
to
achieve
efficient
energy
conversion
and
environmental
catalysis
under
visible
light
sunlight.
This
paper
presents
a
study
on
two
newly
constructed
two-dimensional
van
der
Waals
heterojunctions,
Sc
Nanoscale,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(9), С. 4866 - 4871
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
By
combining
S-scheme
heterostructure
construction
and
silicon
doping,
a
low-cost
high-efficient
SnC/ZrS
2
photocatalyst
for
water
splitting
is
designed.
CrystEngComm,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
26(20), С. 2621 - 2634
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Band
alignment
of
the
WSe
2
and
HfS
monolayers
pre-
post-contact
(a)
path
photogenerated
carrier
migration
in
/HfS
heterojunction
within
a
direct
Z-scheme
mechanism
(b).
Chemistry,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
7(3), С. 76 - 76
Опубликована: Май 4, 2025
Direct
Z-scheme
heterojunctions
are
known
for
their
unique
carrier
mobility
mechanism,
which
significantly
improves
photocatalytic
water
splitting
efficiency.
In
this
study,
we
use
first-principles
simulations
to
determine
the
stability,
electrical,
and
properties
of
a
SnC/SnS2
heterojunction.
Analyses
projected
energy
band
state
density
demonstrate
that
heterojunction
exhibits
an
indirect
gap
0.80
eV
type-II
alignment.
Analysis
its
work
function
shows
has
built-in
electric
field
pointing
from
SnC
monolayer
SnS2
monolayer.
The
edge
position
differential
charge
indicate
heterostructure
mechanism.
Furthermore,
excellent
visible-light
absorption
high
solar-to-hydrogen
efficiency
32.8%.
It
is
found
light
can
be
effectively
tuned
by
biaxial
strain.
These
results
fabricated
significant
photocatalysis
potential.
International Journal of Modern Physics B,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 23, 2025
To
address
the
recent
environmental
challenge,
photocatalytic
water
splitting
offers
significant
potential,
as
it
only
utilizes
solar
energy
to
generate
hydrogen.
From
this
perspective,
in
work,
we
have
studied
optoelectronic
and
behavior
of
type-II
van
der
Waals
heterostructure
(vdwHS)
GaAlSe
2
/HfSSe
by
using
density
functional
theory
(DFT).
A
vdwHS
is
a
semiconductor
with
an
optimal
band
gap
1.40[Formula:
see
text]eV.
The
optical
highlights
that
possesses
absorption
visible
region.
alignment
favorable
for
Z-scheme
charge
transfer,
which
will
facilitate
redox
reactions
decompositions.
potential
candidate
application
pH
range
7–9.
New Journal of Chemistry,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
47(48), С. 22078 - 22089
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023
A
novel
Z-scheme
BiOCl@WS
2
nanocomposite
is
synthesized
via
chemical
precipitation
and
it
presents
an
excellent
photocatalytic
performance
towards
organic
pollutants.