Construction of S‐Scheme Cs<sub>2</sub>AgBiBr<sub>6</sub>/BiVO<sub>4</sub> Heterojunctions with Fast Charge Transfer Kinetics Toward Promoted Photocatalytic Conversion of CO<sub>2</sub>
Lead-based halide perovskites (LHPs) have been widely explored by researchers in the field of photocatalysis. However, the poor stability and toxicity of LHPs limit their large-scale applications. Here, lead-free Cs<sub>2</sub>AgBiBr<sub>6</sub>/BiVO<sub>4</sub> (CABB/BVO)-X% (X = 30, 50, 100) S-scheme heterojunction composites are prepared by electrostatic assembly, and their catalytic activity for photoreduction of CO<sub>2</sub> is evaluated. After 3 h of simulated solar irradiation, the prepared CABB/BVO-50% composites show the highest CO yield and electron consumption rate of 143.59 and 352.22 µmol g<sup>-1</sup>, which are 9.2 and 7.8 times higher than that of CABB alone, respectively. In addition, the prepared CABB/BVO-50% photocatalysts exhibit 81.5% high selectivity for CO. The generation of an internal electric field (IEF) between the two materials and the generation of S-scheme heterojunctions are powerfully confirmed by employing various characterization techniques and DFT calculations. The low carrier recombination rate, bandgap-matched heterointerfaces, and exceptional S-scheme charge transfer mechanism are primarily responsible for the outstanding performance. This work provides new insights into the design of efficient lead-free perovskites-based photocatalytic materials.
Authors
- Qiliang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9921-312X)
- Zongyin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8934-0551)
- Jianhua Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0124-6972)
- Yihua Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4258-5409)
- Wenxuan Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2781-7008)
Institutions
- East China University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202412289
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.54
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities