The number of photogenerated carriers involved in the photocatalytic reaction is one of the main factors influencing the photocatalytic activity,and constructing S-scheme heterojunctions can significantly en-hance the...The number of photogenerated carriers involved in the photocatalytic reaction is one of the main factors influencing the photocatalytic activity,and constructing S-scheme heterojunctions can significantly en-hance the migration of photogenerated carriers,which is regarded as an effective method.In this study,Au nanoparticles(NPs)-supported crystallized heptazine/triazine-based carbon nitride(AHTCN)S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts are successfully prepared by photoreduction methods.Except for the Au NPs function as an electron mediator,the experiment results and DFT calculations demonstrate that the Fermi energy level of crystallized heptazine/triazine-based heterojunction(HTCN)is pulled down after anchoring Au NPs,and thus the electron transfer path of HTCN changed from Type II-scheme to S-scheme.Owing to S-scheme heterojunction,the optimal AHTCN-2(2 wt.%Au loaded)exhibits the best photocat-alytic hydrogen evolution with a production rate of 715.2μmol h^(−1)g^(−1),which significantly outperforms that of the HTCN.This work delivers a new strategy for the construction of S-scheme heterojunctions.展开更多
基金This work was partially supported by the Jiangxi Province tech-nology innovation guidance project(grant no.20212BDH81036)Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation(20224BAB213016)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Project of the Education Department of Jiangxi Province(No.GJJ200457)the Jiangxi Province Grad-uate Student Innovation Special Fund Project(No.YC2022-S389).
文摘The number of photogenerated carriers involved in the photocatalytic reaction is one of the main factors influencing the photocatalytic activity,and constructing S-scheme heterojunctions can significantly en-hance the migration of photogenerated carriers,which is regarded as an effective method.In this study,Au nanoparticles(NPs)-supported crystallized heptazine/triazine-based carbon nitride(AHTCN)S-scheme heterojunction photocatalysts are successfully prepared by photoreduction methods.Except for the Au NPs function as an electron mediator,the experiment results and DFT calculations demonstrate that the Fermi energy level of crystallized heptazine/triazine-based heterojunction(HTCN)is pulled down after anchoring Au NPs,and thus the electron transfer path of HTCN changed from Type II-scheme to S-scheme.Owing to S-scheme heterojunction,the optimal AHTCN-2(2 wt.%Au loaded)exhibits the best photocat-alytic hydrogen evolution with a production rate of 715.2μmol h^(−1)g^(−1),which significantly outperforms that of the HTCN.This work delivers a new strategy for the construction of S-scheme heterojunctions.
