Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance of CoOOH/ZnCdS-Vs Via Co-Catalyst and Defect Engineering for Detection of Cu2+ and D-penicillamine
摘要
In this work, a CoOOH/ZnCdS-Vs sensor with high photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance was successfully developed through a heterojunction design and defect engineering. An S-type heterojunction was formed by the composite of the co-catalyst CoOOH and ZnCdS and the introduction of sulfur vacancies by annealing, which regulated the strength of Zn-S and Cd-S bonds and promoted a charge transfer. The two synergistically endowed CoOOH/ZnCdS-Vs with the highest photocurrent density of 11.17 mA/cm2 at 1.23 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (vs. RHE). Subsequently, it was used to fabricate a PEC sensor for the continuous detection of Cu2+ and D-penicillamine (D-PA). Due to the transfer of photogenerated electron-hole pairs, Cu2+ was reduced to Cu+ and Cu0 and formed a new CoOOH/ZnCdS/Cu₂S heterojunction, resulting in a decrease in photocurrent density. But the introduction of D-PA restored the photocurrent density because its mercapto and amino groups formed a more stable five-membered ring chelate with Cu+. The fabricated PEC sensor exhibited an excellent selectivity, and there was no significant attenuation in photocurrent after 15 days of storage at room temperature. The limits of detection for Cu2+ and D-PA were 0.12 nM and 1.26 µM, respectively.