Two New Inorganic-organic Hybrid Zinc Phosphites and Their Derived ZnO/ZnS Heterostructure for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

Overview

Journal RSC Adv

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2022 May 2

PMID 35494426

Authors

Yayong Sun

Fupeng Wang

Yunlei Fu

Chao Chen

Xuanyi Wang

Zhenyu Xiao

Yanru Liu

Jixiang Xu

Bin Li

Lei Wang

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Abstract

Two novel inorganic-organic hybrid zinc phosphites, namely, [Zn(1,2-bimb)(HPO)] (1) and [Zn(1,4-bmimb)(HPO)] (2), (1,2-bimb = 1,2-bis(imidazol-1ylmethyl)benzene; 1,4-bmimb = 1,4-bis((2-methyl-1-imidazol-1yl)methyl)benzene) were synthesized for the first time by hydrothermal reaction. Compound 1 generates a three-dimensional (3D) pillared-layer structure with a 2-nodal 3,4-connected topology. While compound 2 exhibits a 2D hybrid zinc phosphite sheet with a 3,4-connected topology network. Utilizing compound 1 and compound 2 as templates and NaS as an etching agent, a series of highly efficient ZnO/ZnS photocatalysts were obtained. The optimized 1-160 sample demonstrates the highest evolution rate of 22.6 mmol g h, exceeding the rate of commercial ZnS samples by more than 14.5 times. The remarkable photocatalytic activity should be attributed to the unique heterojunction structure which shortens the free path of charge carriers and enhances the charge separation efficiency. This work provides a facile strategy for preparing photocatalysts with efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production derived from inorganic-organic hybrid material.

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