Citation: Zhouze Chen, Yujie Yan, Jun Luo, Pengnian Shan, Changyu Lu, Feng Guo, Weilong Shi. Piezoelectric effect synergistically boosted NIR-driven photothermal-assisted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(10): 111302. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2025.111302 shu

Piezoelectric effect synergistically boosted NIR-driven photothermal-assisted photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Zhouze Chen ^{a, b, 1} ,
Yujie Yan ^{b, 1} ,
Jun Luo ^a ,
Pengnian Shan ^c ,
Changyu Lu ^{a, *,} ,
Feng Guo ^{c, *,} ,
Weilong Shi ^{b, *,}

a.
School of Water Resource and Environment, Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Sustained Utilization & Development of Water Recourse, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang 050031, China
b.
School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China
c.
School of Energy and Power, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China

pzpzlxl@163.com

gfeng0105@126.com

shiwl@just.edu.cn

Received Date: 20 January 2025
Revised Date: 8 May 2025
Accepted Date: 12 May 2025
Available Online: 12 May 2025

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The synergistic effects of piezoelectric catalysis and plasmonic photocatalysis hold significant promise for achieving high-efficiency solar energy conversion. Herein, SnFe₂O₄@ZnIn₂S₄ (SFO@ZIS) composites were prepared by a facile low-temperature water bath method, and an efficient and stable near-infrared (NIR) photothermal-assisted piezoelectric photocatalytic system was successfully constructed. The system achieved a synergistic effect of ultrasonic vibration and NIR illumination, driving a photocatalytic hydrogen (H₂) production rate of 17.9 µmol g^-1 h^-1. Related photothermal test results demonstrate that the localized surface plasmon (LSPR) resonance effect of SFO not only significantly broadens the NIR light absorption of ZIS, but also improves the reaction temperature and reduces the activation energy of the reaction by efficiently converting the light energy into heat energy. In addition, photoelectrochemical analyses revealed that the SFO with excellent piezoelectric activity effectively facilitated carrier separation by transferring the energetic hot electrons generated by the LSPR effect to the conduction band of ZIS under external mechanical pressure. This study presents an effective design strategy and theoretical basis for constructing an efficient and robust NIR-driven photothermally assisted piezoelectric photo-catalytic system.
- SnFe₂O₄,
- ZnIn₂S₄,
- Piezoelectric effect,
- Near-infrared,
- Photothermal-assisted,
- Photocatalytic H₂ evolution
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