Ultrathin ZnIn 2 S 4 Nanosheets Anchored on Ti 3 C 2 T X MXene for Photocatalytic H 2 Evolution
Nanyang Technological University · Nanjing University of Science and Technology · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Abstract Photocatalysts derived from semiconductor heterojunctions that harvest solar energy and catalyze reactions still suffer from low solar‐to‐hydrogen conversion efficiency. Now, MXene (Ti 3 C 2 T X ) nanosheets (MNs) are used to support the in situ growth of ultrathin ZnIn 2 S 4 nanosheets (UZNs), producing sandwich‐like hierarchical heterostructures (UZNs‐MNs‐UZNs) for efficient photocatalytic H 2 evolution. Opportune lateral epitaxy of UZNs on the surface of MNs improves specific surface area, pore diameter, and hydrophilicity of the resulting materials, all of which could be beneficial to the photocatalytic activity. Owing to the Schottky junction and ultrathin 2D structures of UZNs and MNs, the…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 33.15
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 46
Authors
11- GZGancheng Zuo
Nanyang Technological University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
- YWYuting Wang
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Nanjing University
- WLWei Liang Teo
Nanyang Technological University
- AXAming XieCorresponding
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
- YGYang Guo
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Nanjing University
Topics & keywords
- Heterojunction
- Photocatalysis
- Materials science
- Schottky barrier
- Semiconductor
- Water splitting
- Epitaxy
- Chemical engineering
- Affordable and clean energy