Cadmium sulfide (CdS)-based photocatalysts have attracted extensive attention owing to their strong visible light absorption, suitable band energy levels, and excellent electronic charge transportation properties. This review focuses on the recent progress related to the design, modification, and construction of CdS-based photocatalysts with excellent photocatalytic H₂ evolution performances. First, the basic concepts and mechanisms of photocatalytic H₂ evolution are briefly introduced. Thereafter, the fundamental properties, important advancements, and bottlenecks of CdS in photocatalytic H₂ generation are presented in detail to provide an overview of the potential of this material. Subsequently, various modification strategies adopted for CdS-based photocatalysts to yield solar H₂ are discussed, among which the effective approaches aim at generating more charge carriers, promoting efficient charge separation, boosting interfacial charge transfer, accelerating charge utilization, and suppressing charge-induced self-photocorrosion. The critical factors governing the performance of the photocatalyst and the feasibility of each modification strategy toward shaping future research directions are comprehensively discussed with examples. Finally, the prospects and challenges encountered in developing nanostructured CdS and CdS-based nanocomposites in photocatalytic H₂ evolution are presented.

太陽能驅動光催化分解水製氫是實現可持續制氫氣的一種有效策略. 硫化鎘半導體光催化劑基於其較強的可見光響應、適宜的氧化還原反應帶邊位置以及優異的電荷傳輸性能而備受關注. 本文綜述了近年來國內外在提高硫化鎘基光催化劑制氫性能的設計、改性和製備等方面的研究進展. 首先簡要介紹了光催化製氫的基本概念和機理, 闡述了硫化鎘光催化製氫的基本性質、重要進展和瓶頸, 綜述了該材料的發展前景. 隨後, 重點討論了硫化鎘基光催化劑光催化分解水產氫的各種改性策略, 其中有效的策略是產生更多的載流子, 促進電荷的有效分離, 促進界面電荷轉移, 加速電荷利用, 以及抑制電荷誘導的自光腐蝕. 針對每一種改性策略, 都詳細討論了影響光催化劑性能的重要因素和未來潛在的研究方向. 最後介紹了納米結構硫化鎘和硫化鎘基納米複合材料在光催化分解水產氫中的發展前景和麵臨的挑戰. 本綜述將為開發鎘基半導體光催化劑提供重要和及時的理論指導, 並促進其在太陽能氫氣生產中的應用.