Interfacial S-scheme charge transfer in MgIn₂S₄/ZnO heterojunction for enhanced photodegradation of tetracycline and efficient water splitting.

ABSTRACT: Environmental pollution and high energy costs are among today's most pressing global challenges. Photocatalysis offers a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable strategy to address these issues by enabling efficient pollutant degradation and hydrogen production. This work constructed a nanoflower MgIn₂S₄ and nanorod ZnO heterojunction to enhance photocatalytic performance through an interfacial S-scheme charge transfer mechanism. Unlike most reported ZnO-based heterojunctions in the literature, this approach introduces MgIn₂S₄, a ternary sulfide with a narrow band gap and a high conduction band potential, to form a heterostructure material with a strong redox potential and efficient charge separation. The MgIn₂S₄/ZnO

SUBMITTER: Yusuf TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12208126 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature