Two-dimensional CdS/SnS<sub>2</sub> heterostructure: a highly efficient direct Z-scheme water splitting photocatalyst
Can Fu, Guangzhao Wang, Yuhong Huang, Ying Chen, Hongkuan Yuan, Yee Sin Ang, Hong Chen
Abstract
could effectively lower the overpotential of the oxygen evolution reaction, thus ensuring the overall water redox reaction to be achieved spontaneously under light irradiation. Our findings suggest that the CSHS is a promising water splitting photocatalyst.
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Water splittingPhotocatalysisHeterojunctionVisible spectrumPhotocatalytic water splittingPhotochemistryBand gapOptoelectronicsOverpotentialMaterials scienceChemistryRedoxInorganic chemistryElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryCatalysisElectrodeBiochemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques2D Materials and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties