Edge-enriched laminar hexagonal (2H) MoSe₂-anchored sulfur vacancies-rich ReS₂ nanoflowers for boosted light-to-hydrogen conversion

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2023

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Zhu, C.
He, Q.
Sun, T.
Xu, M.
Wang, J.
jin, Q.
Chen, C.
Duan, X.
Xu, H.
Wang, S.

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Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023; 464:142704-1-142704-10

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Chengzhang Zhu, Qiuying He, Tianyu Sun, Mutao Xu, Jin Wang, Qijie jin, Chuanxiang Chen, Xiaoguang Duan, Haitao Xu, Shaobin Wang

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Developing innovative S-scheme photocatalytic systems with highly active catalysts are of huge interest in converting solar energy into hydrogen in a sustainable manner. Herein, sulfur vacancies (Sv)-rich hierarchical flower-like ReS2-hybridized laminar hexagonal (2H) MoSe2 (2H-MoSe2) were constructed for water splitting. Systematic studies show that interfacial chemical interaction of Mo–S bond and built-in electric field induce the S-scheme charge transfer mode, as verified by the generated superoxide radicals, band structures, and density functional theory calculation. With the intense cooperative effects of Mo–S bonds, S-vacancies, and internal electric field, the optimized Sv-ReS2/2H-MoSe2 heterojunction concurrently attains populated exposed active sites, superior electron-hole separation efficiency, and intensive affinity to reactant water molecules, achieving a maximum hydrogen production rate of 78.2 μmol/h with an apparent quantum yield of 9.3% at 420 nm, which is approximately 5.9-fold greater than pristine ReS2. This work paves a new avenue to engineering S-scheme catalysts for sustainable solar-to-fuel conversion.

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Available online 31 March 2023

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