Li, J;
Xiong, L;
Luo, B;
Jing, D;
Cao, J;
Tang, J;
(2021)
Hollow Carbon Sphere-Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic H₂ Production.
Chemistry: A European Journal
, 27
(68)
pp. 16879-16888.
10.1002/chem.202102330.
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Abstract
A novel hybrid photocatalyst composed of hollow carbon nanospheres (NCS) and graphitic carbon nitride (CN) curly nanosheets has been prepared by the calcination of a NCS precursor and freeze-dried urea. The optimized photocatalyst exhibits an efficient photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation with a highest H_{2} generation rate of 3612.3 μmol g^{−1} h^{−1}, leading to an apparent quantum yield of 10.04 % at 420 nm, five times higher than the widely reported benchmark photocatalyst CN (2.01 % AQY). The materials characterization shows that NCS-modified CN curly nanosheets can promote photoelectron transfer and suppress charge recombination through their special coupling interface and NCS as an electron acceptor, which significantly improves the photocatalytic efficiency. Thus, this study provides an efficient strategy for the design of highly efficient photocatalyst, particularly suitable for a totally metal-free photocatalytic system.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Hollow Carbon Sphere-Modified Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic H₂ Production |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/chem.202102330 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202102330 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | graphitic carbon nitride, hollow carbon nanospheres, hydrogen production, metal-free photocatalysts |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10136167 |
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