Molybdenum disulfide loading on a Z-scheme graphitic carbon nitride and lanthanum nickelate heterojunction for enhanced photocatalysis: Interfacial charge transfer and mechanistic insights

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinyu Bao ◽  
Xintao Jiang ◽  
Lingzhi Huang ◽  
Wei Quan ◽  
Chenxu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Molybdenum Disulfide ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Interfacial Charge Transfer ◽  
Lanthanum Nickelate ◽  
Interfacial Charge

scholarly journals Photoelectrochemical Studies on Metal-Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanostructures under Visible-Light Illumination

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 983 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Neelakanta Reddy ◽  
N. Jayashree ◽  
V. Manjunath ◽  
Dongseob Kim ◽  
Jaesool Shim
Keyword(s):  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Electron Hole ◽  
Photoelectrochemical Activity ◽  
Catalytic Sites ◽  
Metal Doped

Recently, the engineering of optical bandgaps and morphological properties of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has attracted significant research attention for photoelectrodes and environmental remediation owing to its low-cost synthesis, availability of raw materials, and thermal physical–chemical stability. However, the photoelectrochemical activity of g-C3N4-based photoelectrodes is considerably poor due to their high electron–hole recombination rate, poor conductivity, low quantum efficiency, and active catalytic sites. Synthesized Ni metal-doped g-C3N4 nanostructures can improve the light absorption property and considerably increase the electron–hole separation and charge transfer kinetics, thereby initiating exceptionally enhanced photoelectrochemical activity under visible-light irradiation. In the present study, Ni dopant material was found to evince a significant effect on the structural, morphological, and optical properties of g-C3N4 nanostructures. The optical bandgap of the synthesized photoelectrodes was varied from 2.53 to 2.18 eV with increasing Ni dopant concentration. The optimized 0.4 mol% Ni-doped g-C3N4 photoelectrode showed a noticeably improved six-fold photocurrent density compared to pure g-C3N4. The significant improvement in photoanode performance is attributable to the synergistic effects of enriched light absorption, enhanced charge transfer kinetics, photoelectrode/aqueous electrolyte interface, and additional active catalytic sites for photoelectrochemical activity.

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