Efficient and long-term photocatalytic H2 evolution stability enabled by Cs2AgBiBr6/MoS2 in aqueous HBr solution

Lead-free Cs2AgBiBr6 (CABB) double perovskite as a new-type photocatalytic material alternative to lead halide perovskites holds promise to implement the solar-H-2 conversion, but the interior recombination of photo-generated carriers and thus low photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) rate of CABB restrict its further industrial applications. Herein, we report the composite fabrication of MoS2/CABB heterostructure for highefficiency and durable photocatalytic HER by anchoring non-noble MoS2 onto CABB via a facile dissolution-recrystallization method. The optimized MoS2/CABB performs a visiblelight HER rate of 87.5 mmol h(-1) g(-1) in aqueous HBr solution, ca. 20-fold compared to that of pure CABB (4.3 mmol h(-1) g(-1)), and presents a discontinuous 500-h photocatalytic HER stability with no evident loss. The superb performance of MoS2/CABB can be ascribed to the kinetics-facilitated heterostructure consisting of stable CABB and MoS2. This work proposes a facile and versatile tactic to construct a low-cost Cs2AgBiBr6-based heterostructure for efficient and long-term photocatalytic HER. (c) 2022 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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In this study, a composite material based on MoS2 is reported, which enhances the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of Cs2AgBiBr6 by anchoring non-noble MoS2 onto its surface. The optimized MoS2/CABB shows an approximately 20-fold increase in visible light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate and exhibits excellent stability.