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Bimetallic metal-organic frameworks-derived mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

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A bimetallic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-templated strategy was developed to fabricate mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons with improved photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity, and the formation mechanism of these mesoporous polyhedrons was discussed in detail. Incorporating Cd atoms, the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface areas of mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons were significantly increased (271 m2/g), providing more exposed active sites compared with ZnS. In addition, suitable conduction band potential (< −0.55 eV) of the mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons was also beneficial for the photocatalysis. Impressively, by the co-effects of mesoporous structure and modified conduction band, the mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons exhibited better photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution than most reported photocatalysts without noble metals. The maximum hydrogen evolution rate of the CSZ3 reached 4.10 mmol/(h g) under visible-light irradiation and without any cocatalyst condition. This facile strategy for the construction of mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons provided a deep insight to fabricate other metal sulfides for a variety of photochemical applications.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21476108, 21276125, 21776129, and 21706121), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20170995), General Program for University Natural Science Research of Jiangsu Province (No. 16KJB530003) and the Project of Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).

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Mu, F., Zhou, S., Wang, Y. et al. Bimetallic metal-organic frameworks-derived mesoporous CdxZn1−xS polyhedrons for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Journal of Materials Research 34, 1773–1784 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2019.72

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