Unlocking Interfacial Interactions of In Situ Grown Multidimensional Bismuth-Based Perovskite Heterostructures for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Jianpei Feng, Chun Hong Mak, Guohua Jia, Bin Han, Hsin-Hui Shen, Shella Permatasari Santoso, Ji-Jung Kai, Mingjian Yuan, Haisheng Song, Juan Carlos Colmenares, Hsien-Yi Hsu

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Abstract

To combat the energy crisis and environmental pollution, developing renewable energy technology such as hydrogen (H2) production is necessary. The sulfur–iodine thermochemical cycle has high commercial potential in conducting hydrogen iodide (HI) splitting for H2 generation, but it requires high-temperature conditions. In comparison, photocatalytic HI splitting of halide perovskites is non-polluted and low-cost for H2 production at room temperature. Herein, an in situ constructed multidimensional bismuth (Bi)-based 3D/2D EDABiI5/MA3Bi2I9 perovskite heterojunction is developed first by synergistically integrating dimensionality control with heterostructure engineering. Accordingly, the optimal EDABiI5/MA3Bi2I9 without any co-catalysts exhibits the H2 evolution rate of 213.63 µmol h−1g−1 under irradiation. Equally importantly, interfacial dynamics of solid/solid and solid/liquid interfaces play a crucial role in photocatalytic performance. Therefore, using temperature-dependent transient photoluminescence and electrochemical voltammetric techniques, it is confirmed that the exciton transportation of EDABiI5/MA3Bi2I9 is accelerated by stronger electronic coupling arising from an enhanced overlap of electronic wavefunctions. Moreover, the effective diffusion coefficient and electron transfer rate of EDABiI5/MA3Bi2I9 demonstrate efficient heterogeneous electron transfer, resulting in improved photocatalytic hydrogen production. Consequently, the in situ formation of perovskite heterostructures studied by a combination of photophysical and electrochemical techniques provides new insights into green hydrogen evolution and interfacial interaction dynamics for commercial applications of solar-to-fuel technology.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2402785
Number of pages13
JournalAdvanced Energy Materials
Volume14
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2024

Keywords

  • bismuth-based halide perovskite
  • dimensionality control
  • heterostructure engineering
  • hydrogen evolution
  • interfacial interaction dynamics

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