Aiming to develop a photocatalyst that can simultaneously produce valuable chemicals and clean H_(2) fuel for promoting the utilization efficiency of solar energy,herein,a sea-urchin-like CoP@Ni_(2)P binary nanojuncti...Aiming to develop a photocatalyst that can simultaneously produce valuable chemicals and clean H_(2) fuel for promoting the utilization efficiency of solar energy,herein,a sea-urchin-like CoP@Ni_(2)P binary nanojunction was employed as an efficient photothermal cocatalyst to couple with zero-dimensional CdZnS(CZS)solid solution for achieving superior coordinative redox reaction.The CoP@Ni_(2)P/CZS hybrid displayed a high solar-driven H_(2) generation rate of 40.92 mmol g^(–1) h^(–1) coupling with a benzaldehyde formation rate of 20.33 mmol g^(–1) h^(–1),which was 16.4 and 8.0 times higher than that of bare CZS.Furthermore,the CoP@Ni_(2)P/CZS hybrid also achieved a high photothermal H_(2) production under a broad light range from 420 to 720 nm,and the H_(2) production reached 44.48μmol g^(–1) h^(–1) under the 720 nm light illumination.The enhanced catalytic performance can be ascribed to that the CoP@Ni_(2)P nanojunction with photothermal effect can speed up the separation and transport of carriers,offer more catalytic active sites,and induce an increase in temperature to optimize reaction kinetics.This study may open a facile route to design novel binary metal phosphides with dual functions in photocatalysis for the full exploitation of solar energy.展开更多
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...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-C_(3)N_(4)/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-C_(3)N_(4),CdZnS and biphasic g-C_(3)N_(4)/CdZnS photocatalysts, the photocatalytic hydrogen production performance of the prepared g-C_(3)N_(4)/CNTs/CdZnS has been significantly enhanced. Meanwhile, g-C_(3)N_(4)/CNTs/CdZnS possesses very good photocatalytic hydrogen production stability. The enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production performance of g-C_(3)N_(4)/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-C_(3)N_(4) and the photogenerated electrons in the conduction band of CdZnS, which makes the g-C_(3)N_(4)/CNTs/CdZnS Zscheme 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.展开更多
A novel photocatalytic material (Pt,Cd0.8Zn0.2S)/HLaNb2O7 was fabricated by successive intercalation and exchange reactions. The (Pt,Cd0.8Zn0.2S)/HLaNb2O7 possessed a gallery height less than 0.5 nm and showed a broad...A novel photocatalytic material (Pt,Cd0.8Zn0.2S)/HLaNb2O7 was fabricated by successive intercalation and exchange reactions. The (Pt,Cd0.8Zn0.2S)/HLaNb2O7 possessed a gallery height less than 0.5 nm and showed a broad absorption with wavelength over 370―500 nm. Using (Pt,Cd0.8Zn0.2S)/HLaNb2O7 as catalyst, the photocatalytic H2 evolution was more than 160 cm3·h-1·g-1 in the presence of Na2S as a sacrificial agent under irradiation with wavelength more than 290 nm from a 100-W mercury lamp. Furthermore, the catalyst showed photocatalytic activity even under visible light irradiation.展开更多
基金supported by the Program for the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21972058)Prof.H.Tang also appreciates the support from the Taishan Youth Scholar Program of Shandong Province.
文摘Aiming to develop a photocatalyst that can simultaneously produce valuable chemicals and clean H_(2) fuel for promoting the utilization efficiency of solar energy,herein,a sea-urchin-like CoP@Ni_(2)P binary nanojunction was employed as an efficient photothermal cocatalyst to couple with zero-dimensional CdZnS(CZS)solid solution for achieving superior coordinative redox reaction.The CoP@Ni_(2)P/CZS hybrid displayed a high solar-driven H_(2) generation rate of 40.92 mmol g^(–1) h^(–1) coupling with a benzaldehyde formation rate of 20.33 mmol g^(–1) h^(–1),which was 16.4 and 8.0 times higher than that of bare CZS.Furthermore,the CoP@Ni_(2)P/CZS hybrid also achieved a high photothermal H_(2) production under a broad light range from 420 to 720 nm,and the H_(2) production reached 44.48μmol g^(–1) h^(–1) under the 720 nm light illumination.The enhanced catalytic performance can be ascribed to that the CoP@Ni_(2)P nanojunction with photothermal effect can speed up the separation and transport of carriers,offer more catalytic active sites,and induce an increase in temperature to optimize reaction kinetics.This study may open a facile route to design novel binary metal phosphides with dual functions in photocatalysis for the full exploitation of solar energy.
基金financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41976036,41676069,41906034)Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province(Grant Nos.2019GHY112066,2019GHY112085)the Research Fund of State Key Laboratory for Marine Corrosion and Protection of Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute(LSMRI)under the contract No.KF190408。
文摘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-C_(3)N_(4)/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-C_(3)N_(4),CdZnS and biphasic g-C_(3)N_(4)/CdZnS photocatalysts, the photocatalytic hydrogen production performance of the prepared g-C_(3)N_(4)/CNTs/CdZnS has been significantly enhanced. Meanwhile, g-C_(3)N_(4)/CNTs/CdZnS possesses very good photocatalytic hydrogen production stability. The enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production performance of g-C_(3)N_(4)/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-C_(3)N_(4) and the photogenerated electrons in the conduction band of CdZnS, which makes the g-C_(3)N_(4)/CNTs/CdZnS Zscheme 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.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50572030 and 50372022)the Functional Nanomaterials Scientific Special Pro-gram of Fujian Province (Grant No. 2005HZ01-4)
文摘A novel photocatalytic material (Pt,Cd0.8Zn0.2S)/HLaNb2O7 was fabricated by successive intercalation and exchange reactions. The (Pt,Cd0.8Zn0.2S)/HLaNb2O7 possessed a gallery height less than 0.5 nm and showed a broad absorption with wavelength over 370―500 nm. Using (Pt,Cd0.8Zn0.2S)/HLaNb2O7 as catalyst, the photocatalytic H2 evolution was more than 160 cm3·h-1·g-1 in the presence of Na2S as a sacrificial agent under irradiation with wavelength more than 290 nm from a 100-W mercury lamp. Furthermore, the catalyst showed photocatalytic activity even under visible light irradiation.
