Peculiar synergetic effect of MoS2 quantum dots and graphene on Metal-Organic Frameworks for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Abstract Special enhanced synergetic effect of MoS 2 quantum dots (MoS 2 QDs) and graphene on metal-organic frameworks for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution is obtained here. The photocatalytic activity of H 2 evolution reach 186.37 μmol over the EY-sensitized 5  wt % MoS 2 QDs/UiO-66-NH 2 /G irradiated under visible light irradiation (λ ≥ 420 nm) in the first 3 h, and the apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) is 40.5% at 430 nm. The synergistic effect between MoS 2 QDs and graphene together with UiO-66-NH2 is corroborated by photo-luminescence spectra, electro-chemical and photo-electro-chemical experiments. It demonstrate that the charge separation and the electrons transfer are more efficient with the aid of the MoS 2 QDs and graphene. MoS 2 QDs might be a potential photocatalyst for design new type of catalysts in photocatalysis proton reduction.