Dual MOF‐Derived MoS<sub>2</sub>/CdS Photocatalysts with Rich Sulfur Vacancies for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Jinyan Shi, Le Yang, Jie Zhang, Zejin Wang, Wenbo Zhu, Ying Wang, Zhigang Zou
Abstract
Abstract Cocatalyst plays an important role in efficient charge transfer and separation for photocatalysis. Herein, a MoS 2 /CdS photocatalyst with MoS 2 as cocatalyst was designed by using Mo‐MOF and Cd‐MOF as precursors. Due to the existence of rich sulfur vacancies and 1T phase, MoS 2 shows strong charge capture and transport ability. The photo‐generated electrons on conduction band (CB) can be bound by the sulfur vacancy of CdS and effectively transported to MoS 2 through the compact interface between the CdS nanoparticles and 2D large‐scale MoS 2 . The optimal photocatalyst 1 %MoS 2 /CdS exhibited dramatically improved photocatalytic hydrogen production activity, which is 28 times that of pristine CdS and even about 2 times that of 1 %Pt/CdS with same loading amount of noble metal Pt. This work highlights the role of Mo‐MOF derived MoS 2 with 1T‐2H phases as a sustainable and prospective candidate of cocatalyst for improving charge separation and photocatalytic stability of MoS 2 /CdS composites.