Bai Tianyu, Shi Xiaofan, Liu Ming, Huang Hui, Yu Mei-Hui, Zhang Jijie, Bu Xian-He
School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China.
Dalton Trans. 2021 May 11;50(18):6064-6070. doi: 10.1039/d1dt00667c.
ZCS-C (ZnCdS/CdS) QDs were synthesized via low-temperature vulcanization using zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) nanoparticles as a precursor, cation exchange, and heterojunction construction. Without any precious metal as a cocatalyst, the photocatalytic hydrogen production rate of ZCS-C-3 QDs reached 2.7 mmol g-1 h-1 under visible light irradiation. The optimized sample exhibited an outstanding chemical stability and recyclability, which is superior to most of the reported Zn1-xCdxS-based photocatalysts.
