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Bimetallic metal–organic frameworks-derived mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 March 2019

Feihu Mu ,
Shijian Zhou ,
Yun Wang ,
Jian Wang  and
Yan Kong
Feihu Mu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China; and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian 223300, People’s Republic of China
Shijian Zhou
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
Yun Wang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
Jian Wang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
Yan Kong*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: kongy36@njtech.edu.cn
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Abstract

A bimetallic metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)-templated strategy was developed to fabricate mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons with improved photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity, and the formation mechanism of these mesoporous polyhedrons was discussed in detail. Incorporating Cd atoms, the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface areas of mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons were significantly increased (271 m2/g), providing more exposed active sites compared with ZnS. In addition, suitable conduction band potential (< −0.55 eV) of the mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons was also beneficial for the photocatalysis. Impressively, by the co-effects of mesoporous structure and modified conduction band, the mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons exhibited better photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution than most reported photocatalysts without noble metals. The maximum hydrogen evolution rate of the CSZ3 reached 4.10 mmol/(h g) under visible-light irradiation and without any cocatalyst condition. This facile strategy for the construction of mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons provided a deep insight to fabricate other metal sulfides for a variety of photochemical applications.

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metal–organic frameworkssulfidationmesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedronsphotocatalysishydrogen evolution
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 34 , Issue 10 , 28 May 2019 , pp. 1773 - 1784
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