Citation: Xueting Liu, Wei Li, Zheng Liu, Yuemin Wang, Rui Xiong, Pengfei Fang, Chunxu Pan, Jianhong Wei. Interfacial engineering of ZnIn₂S₄@AgBiS₂ high-low heterojunction for boosted photocatalytic H₂ evolution[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2026, 37(9): 111457. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111457 shu

Interfacial engineering of ZnIn₂S₄@AgBiS₂ high-low heterojunction for boosted photocatalytic H₂ evolution

Xueting Liu ^a ,
Wei Li ^{b, *,} ,
Zheng Liu ^a ,
Yuemin Wang ^a ,
Rui Xiong ^a ,
Pengfei Fang ^a ,
Chunxu Pan ^a ,
Jianhong Wei ^{a, *,}

a.
Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, and School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
b.
School of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Chengdu Technological University, Chengdu 610031, China

wli2014@whu.edu.cn

jhwei@whu.edu.cn

Received Date: 24 April 2025
Revised Date: 11 June 2025
Accepted Date: 13 June 2025
Available Online: 13 June 2025

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The sluggish dynamics of photogenerated carriers and low sunlight absorption rate severely impede the performance of ZnIn₂S₄-based photocatalysts. To enhance their photoactivity, Sv-ZnIn₂S₄@AgBiS₂ (Sv-ZIS@ABS) heterostructure composites with sulfur-rich vacancies were synthesized by growing ZnIn₂S₄ nanosheets on the surface of AgBiS₂ through a one-step solvothermal method. The results demonstrate that the Sv-ZIS@ABS composites possess a substantially larger specific surface area and remarkable photocatalytic performance, achieving a hydrogen evolution rate of 4560.2 µmol h^-1 g^-1, approximately 14.27 times higher than that of pristine ZIS. The electron transfer kinetics in the ZIS@ABS heterojunction were thoroughly investigated using photoluminescence (PL), charge differential density, kelvin probe force microscope (KPFM), and in situ XPS, etc. Based on photocatalytic H₂ evolution experiments and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, a plausible photocatalytic mechanism for the Sv-ZIS@ABS composites was proposed. This study provides valuable insights into the design of highly efficient transition metal sulfide-based heterojunction photocatalysts, with a focus on optimizing electron transfer kinetics in these semiconductor materials.
- Transition metal sulfide,
- Charge carrier dynamics,
- DFT calculation,
- S-scheme heterojunction,
- Photocatalytic H₂ evolution
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