Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2026, Vol. 88: 233-246.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(26)65147-9
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Xiaolong Maa,1, Zhiqiang Wuc,1, Huiqin Yaob,*(
), Bin Liud, Zhiliang Jina,*(
), Paolo Fornasieroe,*(
)
Received:2026-01-05
Accepted:2026-04-14
Online:2026-09-18
Published:2026-09-05
About author:First author contact: 共同第一作者.Supported by:Xiaolong Ma, Zhiqiang Wu, Huiqin Yao, Bin Liu, Zhiliang Jin, Paolo Fornasiero. Charging dynamics engineering: Quantum dots-induced full-space electric field cooperative Ag2S QDs/CoWO₄ S-scheme heterojunction boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2026, 88: 233-246.
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Fig. 1. (a,b) XRD patterns of Ag2S, CoWO4 and CWAS-X. (c-f) High-resolution XPS spectra of Ag 3d, S 2p, Co 2p and W 4f. (g-j) TEM images of CoWO4, Ag2S and CWAS-10. AFM images of CoWO4 (k) and CWAS-10 (l). (m) EDS images of CWAS-10.
Fig. 2. (a) The H2 production amounts of Ag2S, CoWO4 and CWAS-10. (b) The H2 production amount of CWAS-X. (c) The H2 production amounts with different EY additions. (d) The H2 production amounts of different masses of CWAS-10. (e) The H2 production amounts with different volumes of TEOA. (f) Hydrogen production cycle experiment. The surface temperatures of CoWO4 (g), Ag2S (h), and CWAS-10 (i).
Fig. 3. (a) Transient photocurrent response curves of Ag2S, CoWO4 and CWAS-10. (b) EIS of Ag2S, CoWO4 and CWAS-10. (c) LSV of Ag2S, CoWO4 and CWAS-10. (d) Tafel curves of Ag2S, CoWO4 and CWAS-10. (e) Capacitance of CoWO4 and CWAS-10 at different scan rates. (f) UV-visible absorption spectra of CoWO4, Ag2S and CWAS-10. PL and TRPL spectra of CoWO4 (g), Ag2S (h), EY (i) and CWAS-10 (j). (l) Band structure diagrams of CoWO4 and Ag2S.
Fig. 4. Band gap diagrams of CoWO4 (a) and Ag2S (b). DOS of CoWO4 (c) and Ag2S (d). WF of CoWO4 (e) and Ag2S (f). (g,j) Charge difference integral diagrams of CoWO4. (h) The average electrostatic potential electric field map of CoWO4. (i,k) Charge difference integral diagrams of CWAS-10. (l) Electron transfer mechanism diagram of the full space electric field of CWAS-10. Dielectric functions (m), absorption spectra (n), reflection spectra (o), and loss spectra (p) of CoWO4, Ag2S and CWAS-10.
Fig. 5. Two-dimensional pseudo-color TA map of CoWO4 (a) and CWAS-10 (b). Transient absorption spectra of CoWO4 (c) and CWAS-10 (d). Fitting of decay kinetics of CoWO4 (e) and CWAS-10 (f). (g) Carrier transport dynamics of CoWO4 and CWAS-10.
Fig. 6. (a-d) Three-dimensional surface potential distribution of CoWO4 and CWAS-10 under dark and light conditions. KPFM of CoWO4 (e) and CWAS-10 (f). In-situ XPS fine spectra of Ag (g) and Co (h). (i) The reaction mechanism of CWAS-10.
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