催化学报 ›› 2026, Vol. 84: 117-129.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(25)64909-6

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缺陷工程促进TiO2/Zn0.5Cd0.5S S型异质结电荷转移实现高效光催化析氢

张宝龙a, 孙彬a(), 刘兴朋a, 刘文宇b, 顾少楠a, 周国伟a()   

  1. a 齐鲁工业大学(山东省科学院)化学与化工学院, 山东省高校轻工精细化学品重点实验室, 济南市多尺度功能材料工程实验室, 山东济南 250353
    b 齐鲁工业大学(山东省科学院)机械工程学院, 山东济南 250353
  • 收稿日期:2025-08-23 接受日期:2025-09-22 出版日期:2026-05-18 发布日期:2026-04-16
  • 通讯作者: *电子信箱: binsun@qlu.edu.cn (孙彬),
    gwzhou@qlu.edu.cn (周国伟).
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(52202102);国家自然科学基金(52472215);国家自然科学基金(52202007);齐鲁工业大学(山东省科学院)科教产融合创新试点工程重大创新科研专项项目(2025ZDZX08);山东省重点研发计划(2024TSGC0222);齐鲁工业大学(山东省科学院)学科交叉融合创新引导项目(2025XKJC0103)

Defect-engineered S-scheme charge transfer in TiO2/Zn0.5Cd0.5S heterojunction for high-efficiency photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Baolong Zhanga, Bin Suna(), Xingpeng Liua, Wenyu Liub, Shaonan Gua, Guowei Zhoua()   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals in Universities of Shandong, Jinan Engineering Laboratory for Multi-scale Functional Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, Shandong, China
    b Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, Shandong, China
  • Received:2025-08-23 Accepted:2025-09-22 Online:2026-05-18 Published:2026-04-16
  • Contact: *E-mail: binsun@qlu.edu.cn (B. Sun),
    author.gwzhou@qlu.edu.cn (G. Zhou).
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(52202102);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52472215);National Natural Science Foundation of China(52202007);Key Innovation Project of the Science-Education-Industry Integration Pilot Engineering of Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)(2025ZDZX08);Key Research & Development Project of Shandong Province(2024TSGC0222);Interdisciplinary Innovation Guidance Program from Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences)(2025XKJC0103)

摘要:

利用太阳能驱动半导体光催化分解水产氢是应对能源短缺与环境污染的重要途径, TiO2因其优异的化学稳定性、可调控的形貌且制备成本低廉, 而成为光催化领域的经典材料. 然而, 单一TiO2固有的宽带隙和光生载流子易复合的本征缺陷, 严重限制了其光催化性能. 同时, 三元硫化物ZnxCd1‒xS虽可见光吸收强、能带结构可调, 却易发生光腐蚀且载流子复合速率快, 稳定性与活性难以兼顾的缺陷. 针对这些问题, 科研工作者一直致力于通过缺陷工程、晶型调控、构建异质结构等策略来提升其光催化性能. 在众多策略中, 利用缺陷工程与S型异质结构建的协同策略, 可拓宽光吸收范围、促进光生载流子空间分离, 同时保留光催化反应所需的强氧化还原能力, 为突破单一光催化剂性能瓶颈、提升光催化分解水产氢效率提供了关键解决方案.

本文采用水热法在氧空位介导的三维分层花状TiO2上原位生长了Zn0.5Cd0.5S纳米颗粒, 构建了具有双电荷转移路径的氧空位TiO2/Zn0.5Cd0.5S S型异质结光催化剂(TiO2-Ov/Zn0.5Cd0.5S). 在模拟太阳光照射下, 最优的TiO2-Ov/Zn0.5Cd0.5S异质结光催化析氢速率可达到15.31 mmol g-1 h-1, 分别是TiO2, TiO2-Ov, Zn0.5Cd0.5S和不含氧空位的TiO2/Zn0.5Cd0.5S的306.2倍、56.7倍、4.7倍和1.9倍, 其性能优于大部分已报道的TiO2基和三元硫化物基光催化剂. 利用X射线粉末衍射、扫描电子显微镜和电子顺磁共振光谱等表征证实了TiO2-Ov/Zn0.5Cd0.5S异质结中氧空位的存在. 此外, 原位X射线光电子能谱、开尔文探针力显微镜、飞秒瞬态吸收光谱、电子自旋共振光谱和密度泛函理论计算等揭示了S型电荷迁移机理. 同时, 通过对H*吸附吉布斯自由能(ΔGH*)的理论计算表明水分子解离产生的H*优先在Zn0.5Cd0.5S中的S位点完成吸附、积累与电子转移, 最终结合形成H2.

综上, 该体系光催化析氢性能的提升可归因于氧空位与S型异质结的协同作用赋予了光催化剂优异的光吸收能力、高效的光生载流子空间分离与转移效率以及强的氧化还原能力. 另外, TiO2-Ov/Zn0.5Cd0.5S异质结中氧空位的引入能够在TiO2的能带结构中形成新的缺陷能级, 可有效促进TiO2-Ov中的光生电子与Zn0.5Cd0.5S中的光生空穴发生复合, 从而形成了双电荷转移路径. 本研究通过缺陷工程与S型异质结的协同设计, 为构建高效光催化分解水产氢材料提供了可行思路, 对太阳能燃料转化领域具有重要参考价值.

关键词: 缺陷工程, TiO2/Zn0.5Cd0.5S, S型异质结, 双电荷转移路径, 光催化析氢

Abstract:

Photocatalytic water splitting for H2 evolution represents a viable approach to address energy and environmental challenges, but it still remains a significant challenge by inefficient light absorption, insufficient charge separation, and weak redox potentials. To tackle these problems, a defect-engineered S-scheme photocatalyst is designed and constructed by in-situ growing Zn0.5Cd0.5S nanoparticles on flower-like TiO2 microspheres with oxygen vacancies (TiO2-Ov) via a hydrothermal method, thus forming defect-engineered TiO2-Ov/Zn0.5Cd0.5S S-scheme heterojunction. Remarkably, the optimal heterojunction achieves a superior H2 evolution rate of 15.31 mmol g-1 h-1, surpassing those of TiO2, TiO2-Ov, Zn0.5Cd0.5S, and defect-free TiO2/Zn0.5Cd0.5S by factors of 306.2, 56.7, 4.7, and 1.9, respectively. Notably, the presence of oxygen vacancies in TiO2-Ov enables a broadened light absorption and introduces an intermediate energy level to provide an additional photo-induced charge transfer channel within the S-scheme heterojunction. Combining with defect engineering and S-scheme mechanism, the photocatalytic system significantly exhibits enhanced light-harvesting ability, accelerated the spatial separation and transfer of photo-induced charge, and preserved strong redox power. Simultaneously, the S-scheme charge transfer pathway in the TiO2-Ov/Zn0.5Cd0.5S heterojunction is systematically validated through a combination of in-situ irradiated X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, kelvin probe force microscopy, femtosecond transient absorption spectra, electron paramagnetic resonance, and density functional theory calculation. This work highlights the synergistic effect of defect engineering and S-scheme heterojunction in boosting photocatalytic H2 evolution, offering insights for designing high-performance photocatalyst.

Key words: Defect engineering, TiO2/Zn0.5Cd0.5S, S-scheme, Dual charge transfer pathways, Photocatalytic H2 evolution