The electron mediator can effectively improve the performance of the direct Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts.However,it is still a great challenge to select cheap and efficient electron mediators and to design them into the Z-scheme photocatalytic system.In the present paper,the g-C3N4/CNTs/CdZnS Z-scheme photocatalyst was prepared using carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as the electron mediators,and its photocatalytic hydrogen production performance was studied.Compared with single-phase g-C3N4,CdZnS and biphasic g-C3 N4/CdZnS photocatalysts,the photocatalytic hydrogen production performance of the prepared g-C3N4/CNTs/CdZnS has been significantly enhanced.Meanwhile,g-C3N4/CNTs/CdZnS possesses very good photocatalytic hydrogen production stability.The enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production performance of g-C3 N4/CNTs/CdZnS is attributed to the fact that CNTs,as an electron mediator,can accelerate the recombination of the photogenerated holes in the valence band of g-C3N4 and the photogenerated electrons in the conduction band of CdZnS,which makes the g-C3N4/CNTs/CdZnS Z-scheme photocatalyst be easier to escape the photogenerated electrons,increases the concentration of the photogenerated carriers and prolongs the lifetime of the photogenerated carriers.This work provides a theoretical basis for the further development and design of CNTs as the intermediate electron mediator of the Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst.