MoS2/Zn3In2S6 composite photocatalysts for enhancement of visible light-driven hydrogen production from formic acid

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Enhancing the separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers is propitious for the promotion of photocatalytic hydrogen production from formic acid decomposition. Herein, MoS₂/Zn₃In₂S₆ (MoS₂/ZIS6) composite photocatalysts containing varying mass percentages of MoS₂ were obtained by a straightforward synthetic method. The results confirmed that MoS₂, as a cocatalyst, markedly promoted the photogenerated charge separation efficiency and visible light-driven hydrogen production activity of ZIS6 (λ > 400 nm). Specifically, the as-prepared 0.5% MoS₂/ZIS6 photocatalyst exhibited the highest photocatalytic hydrogen production rate (74.25 µmol·h^-1), which was approximately 4.3 times higher than that of ZIS6 (17.47 µmol·h ^-1). The excellent performance of the 0.5% MoS₂/ZIS6 photocatalyst may be due to the fact that MoS₂ has a low Fermi energy level and can thus enrich photogenerated electrons from ZIS6, and furthermore reduce H⁺ derived from formic acid, to form hydrogen. The structure and morphology of the MoS₂/ZIS6 photocatalysts and the reactive species were determined by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and field emission scanning electron microscopy, among others; a plausible mechanistic rationale is discussed based on the results.

Key words: Hydrogen production, Zn₃In₂S₆, Formic acid, MoS₂, Photocatalysis

Sujuan Zhang, Shixiang Duan, Gaoli Chen, Sugang Meng, Xiuzhen Zheng, You Fan, Xianliang Fu, Shifu Chen. MoS₂/Zn₃In₂S₆composite photocatalysts for enhancement of visible light-driven hydrogen production from formic acid[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2021, 42(1): 193-204.

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	B1	T1/ns	B2	T2/ns	T/ns
1	4.389175	0.01489459	3.815503E-04	6.761111	0.2709953377
2	0.7557613	0.04515458	5.743187E-04	5.486072	0.5050377595

Fig. 1. XRD patterns of ZIS6, MoS2 and MoS2/ZIS6 samples and standard patterns of ZIS6 and MoS2.

Fig. 2. SEM (a, b), TEM (e), HRTEM (g), elemental mapping images and EDX analysis graph (j) of ZIS6; SEM (c, d), TEM (f), HRTEM (h, i), elemental mapping images and EDX analysis graph (k) of 0.5% MoS2/ZIS6.

Fig. 3. UV-Vis DRS spectra and photos (left inset) of ZIS6, 0.5% MoS2/ZIS6 and MoS2 photocatalysts and band gap energy (right inset) of ZIS6 and MoS2 samples.

Fig. 4. (a) Full XPS spectra of ZIS6, 0.5% MoS2/ZIS6 and MoS2; high resolution XPS spectra of Zn 2p (b), In 3d (c), S 2p (d), Mo 3d (e) in pure ZIS6, 0.5% MoS2/ZIS6 and MoS2.

Fig. 5. Steady-state (a), and time-resolved PL spectra (b) of ZIS6 and 0.5% MoS2/ZIS6.

Fig. 6. N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms and the pore size distribution of as-prepared ZIS6, MoS2 and 0.5% MoS2/ZIS6 samples.

Fig. 7. Comparison of H2 production rates of 0.1 g MoS2/ZIS6 composite photocatalysts containing different amounts of MoS2 from formic acid under visible light irradiation (λ > 400 nm).

Fig. 8. Photocatalytic H2 production activity of the 0.5% MoS2/ZIS6 sample under extended irradiation time.

Fig. 9. Comparison of quantum efficiencies based on hydrogen production amounts under a distinct wavelength illumination for 2 h with the 0.5% MoS2/ZIS6 photocatalyst.

Fig. 10. Comparison of transient photocurrent diagrams of pure ZIS6 and 0.5% MoS2/ZIS6 samples.

Fig. 11. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of ZIS6, MoS2 and 0.5% MoS2/ZIS6.

Fig. 12. Mott-Schottky plots of ZIS6 (a) and MoS2 (b) in 0.2 M Na2SO4.

Fig. 13. TPV (a) and TPC (b) spectra of ZIS6 and 0.5% MoS2/ZIS6 samples under a 355 nm laser pulse and power of 50 μJ/pulse. Insets show the schematic setup of TPV (a) and TPC (b) measurements, respectively.

Fig. 14. Possible charge transfer mechanism of hydrogen production from FA on the MoS2/ZIS6 photocatalyst.

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