Recent status and future perspectives of ZnIn2S4 for energy conversion and environmental remediation

Facile synthesis of ZnIn2S4@ZnS composites for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen precipitation

“…16 ZnIn 2 S 4 has attracted more attention due to its small band gap, non-toxic and non-polluting nature, and facile synthesis with high chemical stability. 17 Nevertheless, similar to other single-semiconductor photocatalysts, pure ZnIn 2 S 4 typically demonstrates moderate catalytic activity in the process of photocatalytic hydrogen generation. 18,19 Photocatalytic hydrogen production activity is hindered by the rapid recombination rate of photogenerated carriers.…”

The Advanced Progress of MoS2 and WS2 for Multi-Catalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Systems

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) can confirm the chemical state and composition of 1T-WS 2 and distinguish the different metallic phases of WS 2 . Figure 7C indicates that the WS 2 nanosheets are a mixture of 1T and 2H phases [90,91]. The Tafel plots in Figure 7D were measured in a 0.5 M H 2 SO 4 solution using a typical three-electrode cell setup.…”

All-in-one ultrathin nanoporous ZnIn2S4 with ameliorated photoredox capability: harvesting electron–hole pairs in cooperative hydrogen and benzaldehyde production

“…22,23 Generally, it exhibits two major crystal structures: the thermodynamically stable hexagonal phase and high-pressure cubic phase, where hexagonal ZnIn 2 S 4 shows excellent performance in various photocatalytic processes. 24 This is due to the desirable band positions from −0.85 V to +1.56 V vs. NHE, 25 which are suitable for many cooperative coupling reactions such as overall water splitting where the redox potentials of H + /H 2 and H 2 O/O 2 are −0.41 V and +0.82 V vs. NHE, respectively. 26 On top of that, morphology plays an important role in the effective transfer of electrons and holes across the interfaces.…”