Engineering of Ni(OH)<sub>2</sub> Modified Two-Dimensional ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> Heterostructure for Boosting Hydrogen Evolution under Visible Light Illumination
Huan Wang,
Baorui Shao,
Yaodan Chi,
Sa Lv,
Chao Wang,
Bo Li,
Haibin Li,
Yingui Li,
Xiaotian Yang
Affiliations
Huan Wang
Key Laboratory for Comprehensive Energy Saving of Cold Regions Architecture of Ministry of Education, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun 130118, China
Baorui Shao
Department of Materials Science, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun 130118, China
Yaodan Chi
Key Laboratory for Comprehensive Energy Saving of Cold Regions Architecture of Ministry of Education, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun 130118, China
Sa Lv
Key Laboratory for Comprehensive Energy Saving of Cold Regions Architecture of Ministry of Education, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun 130118, China
Chao Wang
Key Laboratory for Comprehensive Energy Saving of Cold Regions Architecture of Ministry of Education, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun 130118, China
Bo Li
Department of Materials Science, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun 130118, China
Haibin Li
Department of Materials Science, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun 130118, China
Yingui Li
Department of Materials Science, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun 130118, China
Xiaotian Yang
Key Laboratory for Comprehensive Energy Saving of Cold Regions Architecture of Ministry of Education, Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun 130118, China
Developing efficient catalysts to produce clean fuel by using solar energy has long been the goal to mitigate the issue of traditional fossil fuel scarcity. In this work, we design a heterostructure photocatalyst by employing two green components, Ni(OH)2 and ZnIn2S4, for efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution under the illumination of visible light. After optimization, the obtained photocatalyst exhibits an H2 evolution rate at 0.52 mL h−1 (5 mg) (i.e., 4640 μmol h−1 g−1) under visible light illumination. Further investigations reveal that such superior activity is originated from the efficient charge separation due to the two-dimensional (2D) structure of ZnIn2S4 and existing high-quality heterojunction.
