催化学报 ›› 2024, Vol. 59: 334-345.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(23)64633-9

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ZnIn2S4修饰TiO2的分级S型异质结用于促进光催化析氢

张宝龙a,1, 刘方璇a,1, 孙彬a,b,*(), 高婷婷a,b, 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烟台先进材料与绿色制造山东省实验室, 山东烟台 264006
  • 收稿日期:2024-01-29 接受日期:2024-02-21 出版日期:2024-04-18 发布日期:2024-04-15
  • 通讯作者: *电子信箱: binsun@qlu.edu.cn (孙彬), gwzhou@qlu.edu.cn (周国伟).
  • 作者简介:

    1共同第一作者.

  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(52202102);国家自然科学基金(51972180);山东省自然科学基金(ZR2019BB030);山东省自然科学基金(ZR2020ME082);山东省高等学校青年创新团队发展计划(2021KJ056);烟台先进材料与绿色制造山东省实验室开放基金(AMGM2023F13);烟台先进材料与绿色制造山东省实验室开放基金(AMGM2021F05);山东省大学生创新创业训练计划(S202210431016);齐鲁工业大学科教产融合试点工程基础研究类项目(2023PY022)

Hierarchical S-scheme heterojunctions of ZnIn2S4-decorated TiO2 for enhancing photocatalytic H2 evolution

Baolong Zhanga,1, Fangxuan Liua,1, Bin Suna,b,*(), Tingting Gaoa,b, Guowei Zhoua,*()   

  1. aKey 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
    bShandong Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Green Manufacturing at Yantai, Yantai 264006, Shandong, China
  • Received:2024-01-29 Accepted:2024-02-21 Online:2024-04-18 Published:2024-04-15
  • Contact: *E-mail: binsun@qlu.edu.cn (B. Sun), gwzhou@qlu.edu.cn (G. Zhou).
  • About author:

    1Contributed equally to this work.

  • Supported by:
    The National Natural Science Foundation of China(52202102);The National Natural Science Foundation of China(51972180);The Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2019BB030);The Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2020ME082);The Science and Technology Support Plan for Youth Innovation of Colleges and Universities of Shandong Province(2021KJ056);The Science Fund of Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Green Manufacturing at Yantai(AMGM2023F13);The Science Fund of Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Green Manufacturing at Yantai(AMGM2021F05);The Undergraduate Training Program on Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Shandong Province(S202210431016);The Science, Education and Industry Integration of Basic Research Projects of Qilu University of Technology(2023PY022)

摘要:

利用半导体光催化裂解水制氢被认为是解决日益严重的环境污染和能源短缺问题的有效途径之一, 然而半导体光吸收范围窄、光生载流子复合率高以及光催化剂氧化还原能力差等问题限制了该技术的发展. 为克服这些难题, 构建能带结构匹配的S型异质结成为提高光催化活性的有效策略. 该结构能实现光生载流子的空间分离和转移, 有效地抑制其复合, 同时保留了光催化体系的强氧化还原能力.

本文利用原位化学浴沉积法成功地将ZnIn2S4纳米片修饰在花状TiO2微球表面, 制备了具有独特分级结构的TiO2/ZnIn2S4 S型异质结光催化材料, 并研究了其光催化析氢活性. Zeta电位结果表明, TiO2带有正电荷, 可以率先吸附溶液中的S2-并与后续加入的In3+和Zn2+原位反应生成ZnIn2S4, 进而构建稳定的TiO2/ZnIn2S4异质结光催化剂. X射线粉末衍射、扫描电镜和透射电镜等结果证实了TiO2/ZnIn2S4异质结光催化剂的成功制备. 紫外-可见漫反射结果表明, ZnIn2S4的引入明显增强了TiO2的光吸收能力. 结合莫特-肖特基曲线、X射线光电子能价带谱和紫外光电子能谱等表征结果, 确定了TiO2和ZnIn2S4的能带结构及费米能级位置. 光电流密度、电化学阻抗、表面光电压、荧光光谱和时间分辨荧光光谱等测试结果表明, TiO2/ZnIn2S4异质结具有较好的光生载流子分离和转移效率以及更长的光生载流子寿命. 线性扫描伏安和接触角测试证明了TiO2/ZnIn2S4异质结具有更低的过电势和良好的亲水性, 更有利于析氢反应发生. 通过阿伦尼乌斯方程对反应温度和析氢速率之间的关系进行拟合, 结果发现, TiO2/ZnIn2S4异质结具有更低的析氢反应表观活化能, 从而更有利于光催化析氢反应发生. 非原位和原位X射线光电子能谱以及电子自旋共振光谱等结果表明, TiO2/ZnIn2S4异质结遵循S型电子转移机理. 在模拟太阳光照射下, 最佳配比的TiO2/ZnIn2S4异质结的光催化析氢速率达6.85 mmol g-1 h-1, 分别约为纯TiO2和ZnIn2S4的171.2倍和3.9倍. 此外, 经六次循环后催化材料仍保持良好的光催化析氢活性, 表明具有紧密界面接触的分级结构异质结可以有效地抑制ZnIn2S4的光腐蚀, 且保持良好的结构稳定性.

综上, 本文构建了TiO2/ZnIn2S4 S型异质结, 有效促进了光生载流子的空间分离和转移, 同时保留了其强氧化还原能力, 从而提高光催化析氢活性. 本研究为设计和合成高效的异质结光催化剂提供了参考.

关键词: TiO2, 分级结构, ZnIn2S4, S型异质结, 光催化, 析氢

Abstract:

Photocatalytic water splitting to produce H2 using semiconductor photocatalysts is a reliable approach to alleviating energy shortages and environmental pollution. However, the inadequate light-harvesting ability, rapid photogenerated carrier recombination, and inferior redox capacity of the individual photocatalysts restrict their photocatalytic activity. To address these limitations, a hierarchical S-scheme heterojunction of ZnIn2S4-nanosheet-decorated flower-like TiO2 microspheres for enhancing photocatalytic H2 evolution, purposely constructed through in situ chemical bath deposition, has been reported. The as-synthesized TiO2/ZnIn2S4 heterojunctions exhibited ZnIn2S4-content-dependent photocatalytic activity for solar-driven H2 evolution. As a result, the optimized TiO2/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction exhibited a superior photocatalytic H2 evolution rate of 6.85 mmol g-1 h-1, approximately 171.2- and 3.9-fold with respect to that obtained on pure TiO2 and ZnIn2S4, respectively, mainly attributed to the unique hierarchical structure, extended light-harvesting ability, enhanced redox capacity, and improved separation and transfer efficiencies of the photogenerated carriers induced by the S-scheme heterojunctions. Simultaneously, a detailed analysis of the S-scheme electron transfer pathway in the TiO2/ZnIn2S4 heterojunction was performed using in situ irradiated X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. This study provides insights into the design of highly active heterojunction photocatalysts for sustainable solar-to-fuel energy conversion.

Key words: TiO2, Hierarchical structure, ZnIn2S4, S-scheme heterojunction, Photocatalysis, H2 evolution