Near-Infrared Light Driven ZnIn2S4-Based Photocatalysts for Environmental and Energy Applications: Progress and Perspectives
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Hybrid with Narrow Optical Gap Materials
3. Bandgap Engineering
4. Up-Conversion Materials
5. Surface Plasmon Resonance
6. Conclusions and Prospects
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Photocatalysts | Broadband Light Harvester | NIR Photon Capture Method | Light Source | Extended Wavelength | Application | Ref. |
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ZIS/AgIn5S8 | AgIn5S8 | Hybrid with NOGMs | 500 W tungsten halogen lamp | >420 nm | Dye degradation | [57] |
ZIS/CuInS2 | CuInS2 | Hybrid with NOGMs | 300 W Xe-lamp | >420 nm | H2 production | [53] |
Zn-defective ZIS-Laponite | Laponite | BGE | Visible light | 400–800 nm | Dye degradation | [54] |
NaYF4:Yb,Tm/ZIS | NaYF4:Yb,Tm | Up-conversion effect | 300 W Xe-lamp | ≥800 nm | CO2 reduction | [58] |
NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+@ZIS | NaYF4:Yb3+/Tm3+ | Up-conversion effect | 300 W Xe-lamp | <400 nm 400–800 nm >800 nm | H2 production | [55] |
CQDs/ZIS | CQDs | Up-conversion effect | 150 W infrared lamp | N.A. | Tetracycline hydrochloride degradation | [59] |
CQDs ZIS/BiOCl | CQDs | Up-conversion effect | 300 W Xe-lamp 150 W infrared lamp | >420 nm <700 nm | Antibiotics removal | [60] |
WO3-x/ZIS | WO3-x | SPR | 300 W Xe lamp | 400–1100 nm | H2 production | [56] |
K3PW12O40@ZIS/Ag2S | Ag2S | SPR | 300 W Xe-lamp | >420 nm | H2 production Tetracycline hydrochloride degradation | [61] |
W5+–W5+ pair induced of W18O49/ZIS | W18O49 | SPR | Simulated solar light NIR light | >420 nm >700 nm | H2 production | [62] |
Au@Pt/ZIS | Au@Pt | SPR | 300 W Xe-lamp | ≥420 nm | H2 production | [63] |
ZIS/N-doped graphene | N-doped graphene | Photothermal effect | 300 W Xe-lamp | >420 nm | CO2 capture CO2 photoreduction | [33] |
SnSe/ZIS | SnSe | Photothermal effect | 300 W Xe lamp | 400–1100 nm | H2 production | [50] |
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Cai, Y.; Luo, F.; Guo, Y.; Guo, F.; Shi, W.; Yang, S. Near-Infrared Light Driven ZnIn2S4-Based Photocatalysts for Environmental and Energy Applications: Progress and Perspectives. Molecules 2023, 28, 2142. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28052142
Cai Y, Luo F, Guo Y, Guo F, Shi W, Yang S. Near-Infrared Light Driven ZnIn2S4-Based Photocatalysts for Environmental and Energy Applications: Progress and Perspectives. Molecules. 2023; 28(5):2142. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28052142
Chicago/Turabian StyleCai, Yi, Fangxin Luo, Yujun Guo, Feng Guo, Weilong Shi, and Shengtao Yang. 2023. "Near-Infrared Light Driven ZnIn2S4-Based Photocatalysts for Environmental and Energy Applications: Progress and Perspectives" Molecules 28, no. 5: 2142. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28052142