Morphology, structure and photocatalytic performance of ZnIn2S4 synthesized via a solvothermal/hydrothermal route in different solvents

A facile approach for the tunable fabrication of BiOBr photocatalysts with high activity and stability

“…All the detectable peaks correspond well to pure tetragonal BiOBr (JCPDS 09-0393) [27]. [29], finally leading to the superior photocatalytic activity, which is in accordance with the results shown in Fig. 2 and Table S2.…”

3D hierarchical ZnIn2S4: The preparation and photocatalytic properties on water splitting

“…2(A)) clearly reveals that nearly monodispersed ZnIn 2 S 4 architectures with persimmon-like shape are the only products, and can be produced on large scale. The average size of the as-prepared persimmon-like products is about 250 nm in diameter, which is much smaller than that prepared in the previous works [16]. The magnified image of individual persimmon-like particle indicates its hierarchical structure (inserted in Fig.…”

“…Since Lei et al firstly used ZnIn 2 S 4 as a visible-light-driven photocatalyst for hydrogen production [15], it triggered great interest in preparation or modification of ZnIn 2 S 4 to achieve high energy conversion efficiency. Guo et al prepared flowering-cherry-like ZnIn 2 S 4 microspheres and micro-clusters via a facile solvothermal/hydrothermal method, and found that the aqueous-mediated ZnIn 2 S 4 possessed the best crystallinity and exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution under visible light irradiation [16]. Moreover they found the photocatalytic activity of ZnIn 2 S 4 could be enhanced by a CTAB-assisted hydrothermal process [17], and they also synthesized a series of Cu doped ZnIn 2 S 4 photocatalysts and studied the influence of Cu on the properties of water splitting to produce hydrogen [18].…”

Functionalized nanostructures for enhanced photocatalytic performance under solar light

“…For example, we have investigated the effects of synthesis conditions on the structure and the photocatalytic property of ZnIn 2 S 4 [51–53]. It was discovered that the distance of d (001) ZnIn 2 S 4 could be adjusted by controlling preparation condition.…”