Raspberry Plant-like CNT@MoS2/Cd0.5Zn0.5S ternary photocatalytic systems for High-efficient hydrogen evolution

Morphology and Phase Engineering of MoS2 Cocatalyst for High-Efficiency Hydrogen Evolution: One-Step Clean Synthesis and Comparative Studies

“…Among them, vertically aligned 2D MoS 2 nanosheets on the 1D CdS nanorods enables the maximum exposure of edge active sites 24 and the optimized interface contact between MoS 2 and CdS for the efficient electron transfer, leading to a remarkable enhancement in PHE performance. 25 For instance, Li 26 and Lin 27 reported the glucose-assisted synthesis of vertical MoS 2 /CdS heterostructures with an enhanced PHE performance. However, under hydrothermal conditions, the glucose additive will turn into carbonaceous materials and adhere to the catalysts, preventing them from fulfilling the potential entirely.…”

“…Substantial efforts have been taken in constructing highly efficient MoS 2 /CdS systems with various morphologies, such as core–shell, , branches and so on. Among them, vertically aligned 2D MoS 2 nanosheets on the 1D CdS nanorods enables the maximum exposure of edge active sites and the optimized interface contact between MoS 2 and CdS for the efficient electron transfer, leading to a remarkable enhancement in PHE performance . For instance, Li and Lin reported the glucose-assisted synthesis of vertical MoS 2 /CdS heterostructures with an enhanced PHE performance.…”

Recent Progress on Carbon‐Nanotube‐Based Materials for Photocatalytic Applications: A Review

“…Ternary photocatalysts exhibit a more pronounced effect in prolonging the carrier lifetime and accelerating the electron–hole pair separation [12c,52d,60] . CNTs play an electron bridge role that expedites the charge transfer process and reduces the recombination of electron–hole pairs.…”

“…In a CNT‐based photocatalyst system, the CNTs act as “electron sinks” that receive photogenerated electrons from the semiconductor, thereby realizing the effective separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. [ 11 ] They also facilitate electron transport in heterogeneous photocatalyst systems through “electron bridges.” [ 12 ] It is worth mentioning that some researchers found that the absorption edge of CNT‐based photocatalysts shifts to a higher wavelength than that of bare photocatalysts. [ 13 ] CNTs can also be functionalized by surface oxidation or heteroatom doping.…”

One-Dimensional Core–Shell Cd0.85Zn0.15S@Cd0.85Zn0.15MoO4 Binary Solid Solution Composite: In Situ Construction and Photocatalytic H2 Evolution Performance

“…Based on the discovery of Honda–Fujishima, sunlight-driven water-splitting technology has paved a promising and green way to access clean hydrogen energy, and photocatalysis is the key to realize this conversion of solar energy to chemical energy. In the past decades, considerable efforts have been devoted to exploit visible-light-responsive semiconductor photocatalysts with high efficiency. − Among the developed photocatalysts, cadmium sulfide (CdS, a band gap width of ∼2.4 eV) is the most studied inorganic semiconductor for the sunlight-driven photocatalytic H 2 evolution (PHE) because its conduction band (CB) position is thermodynamically favorable for H 2 evolution reactions (HERs). , Nevertheless, pure CdS always suffers from severe photocorrosion under irradiation, and the slow interfacial kinetics of photogenerated charge carriers in HER also leads to unsatisfactory PHE performance. , Thus, in order to improve the photostability and the quantum efficiency of CdS-based photocatalysts for practice application, the deliberate design and construction of their composition and structure are highly desirable …”