Citation: Hualin Jiang, Wenxi Ye, Huitao Zhen, Xubiao Luo, Vyacheslav Fominski, Long Ye, Pinghua Chen. Novel 3D-on-2D g-C₃N₄/AgI._x._y heterojunction photocatalyst for simultaneous and stoichiometric production of H₂ and H₂O₂ from water splitting under visible light[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(2): 109984. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109984 shu

Novel 3D-on-2D g-C₃N₄/AgI._x._y heterojunction photocatalyst for simultaneous and stoichiometric production of H₂ and H₂O₂ from water splitting under visible light

Hualin Jiang ^a ,
Wenxi Ye ^a ,
Huitao Zhen ^a ,
Xubiao Luo ^{a, b} ,
Vyacheslav Fominski ^c ,
Long Ye ^{a, *,} ,
Pinghua Chen ^{a, *,}

a.
Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
b.
College of life science, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, China
c.
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Moscow 115409, Russia

yelong@nchu.edu.cn

cph1979@126.com

Received Date: 24 December 2023
Revised Date: 8 April 2024
Accepted Date: 8 May 2024
Available Online: 9 May 2024

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Photocatalytic H₂ production from water splitting is a promising candidate for solving the increasing energy crisis and environmental issues. Herein we report a novel g-C₃N₄/AgInS S-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst for water splitting into stoichiometric H₂ and H₂O₂ under visible light. The catalyst was prepared by depositing 3D bimetallic sulfide (AgInS) nanotubes onto 2D g-C₃N₄ nanosheets. Owing to the special 3D-on-2D configuration, the photogenerated carriers could be rapidly transferred and effectively separated through the abundant interfacial heterostructures to avoid recombination, and therefore excellent performance for visible light-driven water splitting could be obtained, with a 24-h H₂ evolution rate up to 237 µmol g⁻¹ h⁻¹. Furthermore, suitable band alignment enables simultaneous H₂ and H₂O₂ production in a 1:1 stoichiometric ratio. H₂ and H₂O₂ were evolved on the conduction band of g-C₃N₄ and on the valance band of AgInS, respectively. The novel 3D-on-2D configuration for heterojunction construction proposed in this work provided alternative research ideas toward photocatalytic reaction.
- Photocatalysis,
- Water splitting,
- g-C₃N₄,
- Silver indium sulfide,
- H₂ production,
- H₂O₂ production
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