A Mo-cation/O-anion doping strategy for creating vacancy defects and cation multivalency to enhance the hydrogen evolution of ZnS under visible light
Xinru Wu, Tsz Lok Wan, Baoqian Yang, Dong–Hau Kuo, Pengkun Zhang, Minghao Liu, Samuel Ndaghiya Adawara, Dong Lu, Jinguo Lin, Xiaoyun Chen
Abstract
A stable and photocorrosion-resistant Mo-cation/O-anion co-doped ZnS with sulfur vacancy defects and bivalent Mo 4+ /Mo 6+ states exhibits an excellent photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of 41.6 mmol g −1 h −1 under visible light.
Topics & Concepts
Vacancy defectDopingIonVisible spectrumMaterials scienceHydrogenOptoelectronicsChemistryCrystallographyOrganic chemistryQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsCopper-based nanomaterials and applications