{"title":"Construction of Z-scheme 0D/2D In2O3/ZnIn2S4 nanocomposite for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production and its mechanism","authors":"Shuang Liu, Yue Mao, Qiaofeng Han, Xiaoheng Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.mssp.2023.107978","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) has gained significant attention as a sustainable technique in recent years. In this work, 0D/2D In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub><span><span> (ZISIO) Z-type heterojunction was successfully constructed using a </span>calcination<span> - solvothermal process,and its chemical composition, optical properties and photocatalytic mechanism were investigated. The In</span></span><sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub><span> nanocomposite<span> photocatalysts<span> exhibited excellent catalytic activity. After 100 min of visible light irradiation, the best performing sample (ZISIO60) showed the highest hydrogen peroxide concentration of 982.61 μmol L</span></span></span><sup>−1</sup> in the solution. The concentration exhibited a 3.44-fold and 44.22-fold increase in comparison to that of prepared In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub><span>, correspondingly. The active species<span><span> capture experiment results and Electron Spin Resonance spectra demonstrated that photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production pathway of the prepared heterojunctions was a two-step single-electron indirect </span>oxygen reduction reaction. In conclusion, the reported In</span></span><sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub><span> heterojunctions exhibit considerable catalytic activity and provide a reliable strategy for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production via photocatalysis.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":18240,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing","volume":"170 ","pages":"Article 107978"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369800123006716","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has gained significant attention as a sustainable technique in recent years. In this work, 0D/2D In2O3/ZnIn2S4 (ZISIO) Z-type heterojunction was successfully constructed using a calcination - solvothermal process,and its chemical composition, optical properties and photocatalytic mechanism were investigated. The In2O3/ZnIn2S4 nanocomposite photocatalysts exhibited excellent catalytic activity. After 100 min of visible light irradiation, the best performing sample (ZISIO60) showed the highest hydrogen peroxide concentration of 982.61 μmol L−1 in the solution. The concentration exhibited a 3.44-fold and 44.22-fold increase in comparison to that of prepared In2O3 and ZnIn2S4, correspondingly. The active species capture experiment results and Electron Spin Resonance spectra demonstrated that photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production pathway of the prepared heterojunctions was a two-step single-electron indirect oxygen reduction reaction. In conclusion, the reported In2O3/ZnIn2S4 heterojunctions exhibit considerable catalytic activity and provide a reliable strategy for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production via photocatalysis.
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