10.1021/acsami.9b19257.s001 Jing Liu Jing Liu Jianrui Feng Jianrui Feng Lele Lu Lele Lu Boyuan Wu Boyuan Wu Peng Ren Peng Ren Wei Shi Wei Shi Peng Cheng Peng Cheng A Metal–Organic-Framework-Derived (Zn<sub>0.95</sub>Cu<sub>0.05</sub>)<sub>0.6</sub>Cd<sub>0.4</sub>S Solid Solution as Efficient Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction American Chemical Society 2020 photogenerated charges separation 0.6 Cd 0.4 S photocatalytic hydrogen production reaction activity hydrogen evolution optimized nanocatalyst Zn 0.95 Cu 0.05 Efficient Photocatalyst water splitting strategy photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate photocatalyst doping metals template MOFs Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Photocatalytic water splitting hydrogen production 2020-02-18 14:35:19 Journal contribution https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_Metal_Organic-Framework-Derived_Zn_sub_0_95_sub_Cu_sub_0_05_sub_sub_0_6_sub_Cd_sub_0_4_sub_S_Solid_Solution_as_Efficient_Photocatalyst_for_Hydrogen_Evolution_Reaction/11861850 Photocatalytic water splitting taking the advantage of using solar energy directly is one of the most effective strategies for hydrogen evolution. The development of facile methods for synthesizing highly efficient and stable photocatalysts for hydrogen production still remains a great challenge. Herein, a metal–organic framework (MOF)-templated strategy was designed for the synthesis of solid solutions of (Zn<sub>0.95</sub>Cu<sub>0.05</sub>)<sub>1–<i>x</i></sub>Cd<sub><i>x</i></sub>S that exhibit outstanding photocatalytic hydrogen production reaction activity. More importantly, efficient light capturing ability and photogenerated charges separation were accomplished via fine-tuning the composition of the photocatalysts by adjusting the concentrations of doping metals in the template MOFs. Under visible light (λ > 420 nm), an optimized nanocatalyst, (Zn<sub>0.95</sub>Cu<sub>0.05</sub>)<sub>0.6</sub>Cd<sub>0.4</sub>S, exhibited a higher durability and satisfied photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate of 4150.1 μmol g<sup>–1</sup> h<sup>–1</sup> of water splitting.