Flowered molybdenum base trimetallic oxide decorated by CdS nanorod construct S-scheme heterojunctions for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2024.01.058

Abstract

Abstract: Molybdenum-based metal oxide catalysts are attracting widespread attention in the field of photocatalysis due to their significant applications in addressing energy and environmental challenges. As a new three-dimensional molybdenum-based metal oxide photocatalyst, NaZn₂(OH)(MoO₄)₂·H₂O is highly promising as a semiconductor catalyst for enhancing photocatalytic performance, thanks to its ease of preparation and environmental friendliness. Herein, we prepared an S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst composed of NaZn₂(OH)(MoO₄)₂·H₂O and CdS, which enabled efficient H₂ production through photocatalysis, addressing issues associated with the rapid recombination rate of photogenerated carriers. The hydrogen generation yield of NZM/CdS-30 reached 5335 µmol g^-1 h^-1, approximately 30 and 953 times higher than those of CdS and NaZn₂(OH)(MoO₄)₂·H₂O, respectively. Moreover, we verified the mechanism through in-situ XPS analysis to elucidate the activity enhancement. Our research provides an innovative universal and effective synthetic strategy of design S-scheme heterojunction for hydrogen production from solar water splitting.

Key words: CdS, NaZn₂(OH)(MoO₄)₂·H₂O, S-scheme heterojunction, Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Electron-hole separation

Jiayue Liu, Xueying Yang, Xin Guo, Zhiliang Jin. Flowered molybdenum base trimetallic oxide decorated by CdS nanorod construct S-scheme heterojunctions for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2024, 196: 112-124.

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