The photocatalytic performances are highly dependent on the charge separation and surface reaction kinetics of photocatalysts.Aiming at figuring out the effects of co-catalyst with the lower Fermi level on photocataly...The photocatalytic performances are highly dependent on the charge separation and surface reaction kinetics of photocatalysts.Aiming at figuring out the effects of co-catalyst with the lower Fermi level on photocatalytic activity,we tuned the Fermi level of Pt nanoparticles on g-C_(3)N_(4)(GCN)by introducing Co atom.Experimental results show that lowering the Fermi level of co-catalyst does not alter light absorption of GCN due to the invariable structure.Besides,Pt_(3)Co with a lower Fermi level contributes less positive influence on charge separation in GCN due to an opposite effect from the stronger electron-trap ability of Pt_(3)Co and increased band bending in GCN-Pt_(3)Co.The density functional theory(DFT)calculations indicate that GCN-Pt_(3)Co has faster surface reaction kinetics than GCN-Pt,owing to easier dissociation of H_(2)O molecules and faster desorption of H^(*)on Pt_(3)Co.Consequently,GCN-Pt_(3)Co exhibits an excellent H_(2) evolution rate with 2.91 mmol g^(-1)·h^(-1),which 2.67 times that of GCN-Pt.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFE0193900)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51802255)+4 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(Nos.2021GXLH-Z-O and 2020JZ-02)the project of Innovative Team of Shaanxi Province(2020TD-001)the China Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universitiesthe World-Class Universities(Disciplines)the Characteristic Development Guidance Funds for the Central Universities.
文摘The photocatalytic performances are highly dependent on the charge separation and surface reaction kinetics of photocatalysts.Aiming at figuring out the effects of co-catalyst with the lower Fermi level on photocatalytic activity,we tuned the Fermi level of Pt nanoparticles on g-C_(3)N_(4)(GCN)by introducing Co atom.Experimental results show that lowering the Fermi level of co-catalyst does not alter light absorption of GCN due to the invariable structure.Besides,Pt_(3)Co with a lower Fermi level contributes less positive influence on charge separation in GCN due to an opposite effect from the stronger electron-trap ability of Pt_(3)Co and increased band bending in GCN-Pt_(3)Co.The density functional theory(DFT)calculations indicate that GCN-Pt_(3)Co has faster surface reaction kinetics than GCN-Pt,owing to easier dissociation of H_(2)O molecules and faster desorption of H^(*)on Pt_(3)Co.Consequently,GCN-Pt_(3)Co exhibits an excellent H_(2) evolution rate with 2.91 mmol g^(-1)·h^(-1),which 2.67 times that of GCN-Pt.
