Interfacial coordination bonds accelerate charge separation for unprecedented hydrogen evolution over S-scheme heterojunction

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(24)60108-7

Abstract

Abstract:

Inspired by natural photosynthesis, fabricating high-performance S-scheme heterojunction is regarded as a successful tactic to address energy and environmental issues. Herein, NH₂-MIL-125(Ti)/Zn_0.5Cd_0.5S/NiS (NMT/ZCS/NiS) S-scheme heterojunction with interfacial coordination bonds is successfully synthesized through in-situ solvothermal strategy. Notably, the optimal NMT/ZCS/NiS S-scheme heterojunction exhibits comparable photocatalytic H₂ evolution (PHE) rate of about 14876.7 μmol h^-1 g^-1 with apparent quantum yield of 24.2% at 420 nm, which is significantly higher than that of recently reported MOFs-based photocatalysts. The interfacial coordination bonds (Zn-N, Cd-N, and Ni-N bonds) accelerate the separation and transfer of photogenerated charges, and the NiS as cocatalyst can provide more catalytically active sites, which synergistically improve the photocatalytic performance. Moreover, theoretical calculation results display that the construction of NMT/ZCS/NiS S-scheme heterojunction also optimize the binding energy of active site-adsorbed hydrogen atoms to enable fast adsorption and desorption. Photoassisted Kelvin probe force microscopy, in-situ irradiation X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations provide sufficient evidence of the S-scheme charge migration mechanism. This work offers unique viewpoints for simultaneously accelerating the charge dynamics and optimizing the binding strength between the active sites and hydrogen adsorbates over S-scheme heterojunction.

Key words: Interfacial coordination bond, S-scheme heterojunction, Photocatalytic H₂ evolution, Charge dynamics, Free energy barrier

Chunxue Li, Hao Lu, Guixiang Ding, Tianyi Ma, Shiyong Liu, Li Zhang, Guangfu Liao. Interfacial coordination bonds accelerate charge separation for unprecedented hydrogen evolution over S-scheme heterojunction[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 65: 174-184.

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Fig. 1. (a) Synthesis of the NMT/ZCS/NiS photocatalyst. TEM images of ZCS (b), NiS (c), ZCS/2% NiS (yellow circle represents ZCS, red circle represents NiS) (d), NMT (e), and 30% NMT/ZCS/2% NiS (purple circle represents NMT) (f). (g) HRTEM image of 30% NMT/ZCS/2% NiS. (h) Dark field TEM image of 30% NMT/ZCS/2% NiS.

Fig. 2. XPS survey of Zn 2p (a), Cd 3d (b), N 1s (c) and Ti 2p (d). The corresponding line profiles of surface potential in the dark (e) and in the light (f).

Fig. 3. 2D transient absorption surface plots of ZCS (a), ZCS/2% NiS (b), and 30% NMT/ZCS/2% NiS (c). Transient absorption signals of ZCS (d), ZCS/2% NiS (e), and 30% NMT/ZCS/2% NiS (f). Fs-TAS kinetics probed at approximately 675 nm for ZCS (g), ZCS/2% NiS (h), and 30% NMT/ZCS/2% NiS (i).

Fig. 4. (a) PHE rates of various samples. (b) AQY over 30% NMT/2% NiS/ZCS. (c) TPR spectra. (d) EIS spectra. (e) PL spectra. (f) TRPL spectra. (g) Comparison of PHE activity with previously reported MOFs-based photocatalysts.

Fig. 5. Calculated band structure of ZCS (a), and NMT (b). (c) Plots of (αhv)2 versus (hv). (d) Valence band XPS spectra of materials. Electrostatic potentials of ZCS (001) surface (e) and NMT (001) surface (f) along the Z-axis direction. UPS spectra of ZCS (g) and NMT (h). DOS of ZCS (i), ZCS/NiS (j), and NMT (k). (l) ΔG*H values of ZCS, ZCS/2% NiS, and 30% NMT/ZCS/2% NiS.

Fig. 6. Proposed photocatalytic mechanism of 30% NMT/ZCS/2% NiS for PHE.

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