Recent Advances and Insights in Designing Zn x Cd 1– x S-Based Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production and Synergistic Selective Oxidation to Value-Added Chemical Production

Combining the hydrogen (H2) extraction process and organic oxidation synthesis in photooxidation–reduction reactions mediated by semiconductors is a desirable strategy because rich chemicals are evolved as byproducts along with hydrogen in trifling conditions upon irradiation, which is the only effort. The bifunctional photocatalytic strategy facilitates the feasible formation of a C═O/C─C bond from a large number of compounds containing a X–H (X = C, O) bond; therefore, the production of H2 can be easily realized without support from third agents like chemical substances, thus providing an eco-friendly and appealing organic synthesis strategy. Among the widely studied semiconductor nanomaterials, ZnxCd1–xS…

• ED
  Education Department of Shaanxi Province

  Award: 22JY024
• NS
  Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province

  Awards: 2023-JC-ZD-25, 2023-YBGY-196