Construction of ZnIn2S4-CdIn2S4 Microspheres for Efficient  Photo-catalytic Reduction of CO2 with Visible Light (SI is in the PDF)

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Abstract: ZnIn₂S₄has emerged in water splitting and degradation of dyes due to its good stability and light absorption properties. However, there are still few reports of CO₂ photoreduction. Herein, we successfully synthesized ZnIn₂S₄ and obtained a series of ZnIn₂S₄-CdIn₂S₄heterostructured microspheres through the ion exchange method, and first used them in photocatalytic CO₂ reduction in noble-metal-free systems. The activity results showed that these ZnIn₂S₄-CdIn₂S₄photocatalysts exhibit excellent catalytic activity under visible light, and the best CO yield is as high as 33.57 μmol·h^-1 with a selectivity of 91%. Furthermore, the stability and reusability of ZnIn₂S₄-CdIn₂S₄ was firmly confirmed by diverse characterizations, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and N₂ adsorption measurements.

Key words： CO₂RR visible light photocatalysis heterojunction CdIn₂S₄

Fund:This work is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (FZUL 21876204 and 22072022) and the State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection (SKLNBC2019-14 and SKLNBC2020-18).

Corresponding Authors: fhxihl@163.com,zxding@fzu.edu.cn,jllong@fzu.edu.cn E-mail: fhxihl@163.com,zxding@fzu.edu.cn,jllong@fzu.edu.cn

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Shitong Han,Bifang Li,Lijuan Huang, et al. Construction of ZnIn₂S₄-CdIn₂S₄ Microspheres for Efficient Photo-catalytic Reduction of CO₂ with Visible Light (SI is in the PDF)[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY, 2022, 41(1): 2201007-2201013.

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