Wu, X;
Zhu, C;
Wang, L;
Guo, S;
Zhang, Y;
Li, H;
Huang, H;
... Kang, Z; + view all
(2017)
Control Strategy on Two-/Four-Electron Pathway of Water Splitting by Multidoped Carbon Based Catalysts.
ACS Catalysis
, 7
(3)
pp. 1637-1645.
10.1021/acscatal.6b03244.
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Abstract
Overall photocatalytic water splitting can proceed through a four-electron or two-electron/two-step pathway. However, it is challenging to manipulate the two- or four-electron pathway. Here, we present a carbon-based nanostructure codoped with nitrogen, sulfur, and a transition metal that exhibits reliable photocatalytic ability and satisfactory photostability in water splitting without the need for sacrificial agents. Note that in the present system the transition-metal-doped structure (M = Cr, Cd, Fe, Zn) as a photocatalyst splits water into H2 and O2 through a two-electron pathway while the structure on doping with rare-earth (Re) elements (M = Re = Sm, Ce, Eu, Pr, Er) acts as a photocatalyst via a four-electron pathway and carbon dots work herein as an electron acceptor and a reduction cocatalyst.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Control Strategy on Two-/Four-Electron Pathway of Water Splitting by Multidoped Carbon Based Catalysts |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1021/acscatal.6b03244 |
Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b03244 |
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: | Science & Technology, Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Physical, Chemistry, carbon-based catalysts, photocatalyst, overall photocatalytic water splitting, two-electron pathway, four-electron pathway, GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS, VISIBLE-LIGHT, OXYGEN REDUCTION, HYDROGEN GENERATION, FLUORESCENT CARBON, HIGHLY EFFICIENT, PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY, METAL-COMPLEXES, OXIDATION, EVOLUTION |
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/1563294 |
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