Accelerated exciton dissociation and electron extraction across the metallic sulfide–carbon nitride ohmic interface for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production

Jun Zhou; Junjie Zhang; Jing Zhao; Haozhi Wang; Rui Liu

doi:10.1039/D1TA03598C

Accelerated exciton dissociation and electron extraction across the metallic sulfide–carbon nitride ohmic interface for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production†

Jun Zhou,^a Junjie Zhang,

^b Jing Zhao,^a Haozhi Wang^c and Rui Liu

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^a Shanghai Key Lab of D&A for Metal Functional Materials, Department of Polymeric Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
E-mail: ruiliu@tongji.edu.cn

^b State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China

^c Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

Abstract

Herein, a MOF derived transition metal sulfide (Co₃S₄) with a metallic characteristic is introduced to create an ohmic contacted Co₃S₄–CN heterojunction interface. By virtue of electron injection from the lower work function Co₃S₄ to the g-CN semiconductor, an intensive interfacial electric field is produced and causes downward band bending of g-CN. This Co₃S₄–CN heterojunction not only accelerates the exciton dissociation, but also eliminates the potential barrier for majority carrier (electron) extraction from g-CN, which synergistically promotes the charge separation. The Co₃S₄ mediated performance enhancement in hydrogen production is proven to be comparable with that of noble metal Pt, and the as-obtained CNCo-3 exhibits superior photocatalytic activity in visible light driven hydrogen evolution (∼217.0 μmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹). The findings uncover the fundamental mechanism of metallic sulfide mediated charge separation and pave the way for regulating interface charge separation in photocatalysis through the use of other metallic sulfides (e.g. Ni₂S).

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TA03598C
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 29 Apr 2021
Accepted: 03 Jul 2021
First published: 05 Jul 2021

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J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021,9, 16522-16531

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Accelerated exciton dissociation and electron extraction across the metallic sulfide–carbon nitride ohmic interface for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production

J. Zhou, J. Zhang, J. Zhao, H. Wang and R. Liu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 16522 DOI: 10.1039/D1TA03598C

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Accelerated exciton dissociation and electron extraction across the metallic sulfide–carbon nitride ohmic interface for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production†

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