biostudies-literatureUnknown5(5)Chen QThe design of green and low-cost Z-scheme heterojunctions with the interfacial electric field (IEF) is of prime importance to their photocatalytic hydrogenation performance and practical application. In this work, we construct a novel Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst comprised of Zn-Ni<sub>2</sub>P/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanosheets for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Experimental results and density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the construction of Z-scheme Zn-Ni<sub>2</sub>P/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> heterostructure not only promotes the generation of IEF directing from Zn-Ni<sub>2</sub>P to g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, along with work function, accelerating the photogenerated charge separation in Zn-Ni<sub>2</sub>P/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, but alsExploration (Beijing, China)20240189https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12561414biostudies-literatureAccelerated Photogenerated Charge Separation Driven Synergistically by the Interfacial Electric Field and Work Function in Z-Scheme Zn-Ni<sub>2</sub>P/G-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution.PMC12561414Cao LLi XLiu YChen QFeng LHuang JChu DDong JZhao YfalseAccelerated Photogenerated Charge Separation Driven Synergistically by the Interfacial Electric Field and Work Function in Z-Scheme Zn-Ni<sub>2</sub>P/G-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution.The design of green and low-cost Z-scheme heterojunctions with the interfacial electric field (IEF) is of prime importance to their photocatalytic hydrogenation performance and practical application. In this work, we construct a novel Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst comprised of Zn-Ni<sub>2</sub>P/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanosheets for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Experimental results and density functional theory calculations demonstrate that the construction of Z-scheme Zn-Ni<sub>2</sub>P/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> heterostructure not only promotes the generation of IEF directing from Zn-Ni<sub>2</sub>P to g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, along with work function, accelerating the photogenerated charge separation in Zn-Ni<sub>2</sub>P/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, but als2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Oct2026-06-05T07:26:35.981Z2026-05-14T03:12:17.685ZS-EPMC125614144116380010.1002/EXP.20240189