摘要
Graphite carbon nitride(g-C_(3)N_(4)) is a promising non-metal photocatalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen production, but its performance is still limited due to sluggish charges separation and low utilization of light.In this work, P-doped and N-doped carbon dots(NCDs) supported g-C_(3)N_(4)were successfully prepared via hydrothermal and polymerization reactions. The sub-bandgap formed by P-doping enhances the utilization of visible light, and the high electron density of P sites is conducive to the trapping of holes. NCDs also improve light utilization and, more importantly, act as electron acceptors and transporters to promote electron transport. The built-in electric field formed by the synergy of P-doping and NCDs-loading greatly promotes the separation of charges. The PCN/NCDs showed a significantly improved hydrogen evolution activity of 3731 μmol h^(-1)g^(-1), which was 6.7 times that of pure carbon nitride(560 μmol h^(-1)g^(-1)). This strategy may be generalized to the design of g-C_(3)N_(4)-based photocatalysts, facilitating the separation of charges for enhanced catalytic activity.
基金
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52122308, 21905253,51973200, U21A20329)
the Natural Science Foundation of Henan(No. 202300410372)
the Key Scientific Research Projects of Higher Education Institutions in Henan Province
China (No.21A150054)。
