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As a promising alternative to Pt, molybdenum carbides have been widely used in many domains. Herein, we develop a co-catalyst with a 2D lamellar structure, in which MoC quantum dots are embedded in a carbon membrane uniformly (MoC-QDs/C). With the introduction of MoC-QDs/C, the flower-like MoC-QDs/C/ZnIn2S4 composite shows an unprecedented enhancement of photocatalytic performance, compared with that of pure ZnIn2S4. The optimal hydrogen generation rate of MoC-QDs/C/ZnIn2S4 is almost 48 times as much as that of pure ZnIn2S4. Besides, the enhancement mechanism is also demonstrated that MoC-QDs/C can accelerate carriers' separation and decrease the overpotential of hydrogen evolution effectively during the photocatalytic water splitting process. Moreover, this study not only provides a high-efficiency and potential co-catalyst for photocatalytic H-2 production, but also is expected to come up with a new design scheme for a transition metal carbide-containing co-catalyst.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
ISSN: 2050-7488
Year: 2018
Issue: 39
Volume: 6
Page: 18979-18986
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ESI Discipline: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
ESI HC Threshold:284
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 76
SCOPUS Cited Count: 74
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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