Abstract: Present invention relates to a CdZnMS photocatalyst for producing hydrogen from water and a method for preparing thereof and a method for producing hydrogen by using said photocatalyst. Said photocatalyst is characterized by the following general formula VII: m(a)/CdxZnyMzS  (VII) wherein ‘m’ represents at least one doped metal element as an electron acceptor selected from the group consisting of Ni, Pt, Ru and the oxidized compound of these metals; ‘a’ represents a % by weight of m, ranging from 0.10 to 5.00; ‘M’ is a catalyst element selected from the group consisting of Mo, V, Al, Cs, Mn, Fe, Pd, Pt, P, Cu, Ag, Ir, Sb, Pb, Ga and Re. ‘z’ represents an atom % of M/(Cd+Zn+M), ranging from 0.05 to 20.00 and ‘x’ and ‘y’ represent an atom % of Cd/(Cd+Zn+M) and an atom % of Zn/(Cd+Zn+M), ranging from 10.00 to 90.00, respectively.

Abstract: A method for preparing a CdS photocatalyst represented by general formula (I): m(a)/Cd[M(b)]S, comprising the steps of: dissolving Cd-containing and M-containing compounds in water in such an amount that the mol % of M ranges from 0.001 to. 20.00; adding one H2S or Na2S as a reactant in the solution with stirring to precipitate Cd[M]S; washing the precipitate with water and vacuum-drying the precipitate in a nitrogen environment at a temperature of 105˜150° C. for 1.5˜3.0 hours; doping a liquid m-containing compound to this precipitate in such an amount that the % by weight of m ranges from 0.10 to 5.00. In the formula, m represents a doped metal element as an electron acceptor selected from the group of Ni, Pd, Pt, Fe, Ru, Co or an oxidized compound of these metals; a represents a percentage by weight of m, ranging from 0.10 to 5.00; M is a promoter selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Al, P, As, Sb and Pb; b represents mol % of M/(M+Cd), ranging from 0.