简介:AnovelSr2CuInO3Soxysulfidep-typesemiconductorphotocatalysthasbeenpreparedbysolidstatereactionmethodanditexhibitsintriguingvisiblelightabsorptionpropertieswithabandgapof2.3eV.Thep-typesemiconductorcharacterofthesynthesizedSr2CuInO3SwasconfirmedbyHallefficientmeasurementandMott-Schottkyplotanalysis.First-principlesdensityfunctionaltheorycalculations(DFT)andelectrochemicalmeasurementswereperformedtoelucidatetheelectronicstructureandtheenergybandlocations.Itwasfoundthattheas-synthesizedSr2CuInO3Sphotocatalysthasappreciateconductionandvalencebandpositionsforhydrogenandoxygenevolution,respectively.Photocatalytichydrogenproductionexperimentsunderavisiblelightirradiation(λ>420nm)werecarriedoutbyloadingdifferentmetalandmetal-likecocatalystsonSr2CuInO3SandRhwasfoundtobethebestoneamongthetestedones.