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Orchestrating Ti─S and Ni─S Bonding Interfaces for Accelerated Charge Transfer in a S‐Scheme Photocatalyst
Summary
Researchers engineered a TiO₂/CdS/Ni photocatalyst with orchestrated interfacial charge transfer pathways for enhanced photocatalytic performance. The catalyst design accelerated electron transfer and reduced recombination losses, achieving high efficiency in photocatalytic reactions relevant to environmental pollutant degradation including microplastics.
Abstract Precise engineering of interfacial electron transfer is pivotal for advancing photocatalytic performance. Herein, a TiO 2 /CdS/Ni (CSTNi) core–shell photocatalyst featuring orchestrated interfacial charge transport is designed. Oxygen vacancies in TiO 2 serve as electron reservoirs, while interfacial Ti─S bonds accelerate carrier transfer across the TiO 2 /CdS (CST) interface. Simultaneously, Ni nanoparticles function as active sites, promoting rapid electron migration via Ni─S interfacial bonding. Notably, the d ‐orbital hybridization of transition metals (Ti and Ni) with the p orbitals of sulfur modulates the local electronic structure, synergistically enhancing interfacial electron dynamics. X‐ray absorption spectroscopy confirms the formation of Ti─S and Ni─S bonds with strong electronic coupling, while X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations reveal directed charge migration at the CST and CdS/Ni interfaces. Femtosecond transient absorption (fs‐TA) spectroscopy demonstrates a marked acceleration of interfacial electron transfer, with CSTNi exhibiting a rate constant of 2.0 × 10 9 s −1 , significantly surpassing CdS/Ni (6.7 × 10 8 s −1 ). Benefiting from the engineered interfacial pathways, CSTNi achieves superior photocatalytic degradation of microplastics, concurrently delivering a remarkable H 2 evolution rate. This work introduces an strategy for coupling interfacial chemical bonding with cocatalyst engineering, offering new insights for the rational design of high‐efficiency photocatalytic systems.
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