scholarly journals Boosting of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via chlorine doping of polymeric carbon nitride

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malgorzata Aleksandrzak ◽  
Michalina Kijaczko ◽  
Wojciech Kukulka ◽  
Daria Baranowska ◽  
Martyna Baca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Chemical Doping ◽  
Electron Hole ◽  
Chlorine Doping ◽  
Photocatalytic Activities ◽  
Band Gap Narrowing ◽  
Polymeric Carbon ◽  
Cl Atoms ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic

Chemical doping is an effective strategy for modifying the electrochemical properties of polymeric carbon nitride and tuning its visible-light photocatalytic activity. In this study, chlorine-doped polymeric carbon nitride (Cl-PCN) has been synthesized by the polycondensation method. Among a series of samples, 200Cl-PCN exhibited the best photocatalytic activities for the hydrogen evolution from water splitting. Main aspects were revealed: (i) unique location of Cl atoms at the interlayers of PCN instead of on its π-conjugated planes, (ii) slight band gap narrowing, (iii) lower recombination rate of the electron-hole pairs, and (iv) improved photogenerated charge transport and separation. The above factors affected the 4.4-fold enhancement of photocatalytic efficiency in hydrogen evolution in comparison to the pristine catalyst.   

scholarly journals Boosting of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via chlorine doping of polymeric carbon nitride

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 473-484
Author(s):  
Malgorzata Aleksandrzak ◽  
Michalina Kijaczko ◽  
Wojciech Kukulka ◽  
Daria Baranowska ◽  
Martyna Baca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Photocatalytic Efficiency ◽  
Electron Hole ◽  
Bandgap Narrowing ◽  
Chlorine Doping ◽  
Photogenerated Electrons ◽  
Reducing Ability ◽  
Polymeric Carbon ◽  
Cl Atoms

Chlorine is found to be a suitable element for the modification of polymeric carbon nitride properties towards an efficient visible-light photocatalytic activity. In this study, chlorine-doped polymeric carbon nitride (Cl-PCN) has been examined as a photocatalyst in the hydrogen evolution reaction. The following aspects were found to enhance the photocatalytic efficiency of Cl-PCN: (i) unique location of Cl atoms at the interlayers of PCN instead of on its π-conjugated planes, (ii) slight bandgap narrowing, (iii) lower recombination rate of the electron–hole pairs, (iv) improved photogenerated charge transport and separation, and (v) higher reducing ability of the photogenerated electrons. The above factors affected the 4.4-fold enhancement of the photocatalytic efficiency in hydrogen evolution in comparison to the pristine catalyst.

Tuning of the Oxygen Species Linker on the Surface of Polymeric Carbon Nitride to Promote the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Performance

ChemSusChem ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3605-3613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin Lei ◽  
Rongzhi Chen ◽  
Yurong Zhao ◽  
Huanyu Chen ◽  
Xinxin Long ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Polymeric Carbon

Oxygen-doped and nitrogen vacancy co-modified carbon nitride for the efficient visible light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (38) ◽  
pp. 16320-16328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Yang ◽  
Wenting Guo ◽  
Yunpu Zhai ◽  
Qianwei Jin ◽  
Hao Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Nitrogen Vacancy ◽  
Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Carbon Nitrides ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic

Typical non-metallic semiconductor carbon nitrides (CNs) have enormous potential in the field of photocatalysis, but the easy recombination of the photo-generated charges severely limits their practical applications.

0D/3D-CdSe/Bi12TiO20 Pyramidal Heterostructure Photocatalysts for Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activities

NANO ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (06) ◽  
pp. 1750072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Wang ◽  
Changchang Ma ◽  
Dan Wu ◽  
Xinlin Liu ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Photocatalytic Degradation ◽  
High Stability ◽  
Photocatalytic Efficiency ◽  
Cdse Qds ◽  
Electron Hole ◽  
Adsorption Sites ◽  
Photocatalytic Activities ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic

In this paper, a novel heterostructure of 0D/3D-CdSe/Bi[Formula: see text]TiO[Formula: see text] pyramidal photocatalyst was synthesized and characterized. It exhibited significantly photocatalytic efficiency in photocatalytic degradation of the tetracycline than pure Bi[Formula: see text]TiO2 and CdSe and showed high stability. The enhanced photocatalytic activity might be attributed to the formation of heterostructure between CdSe QDs and 3D Bi[Formula: see text]TiO[Formula: see text], in which CdSe QDs served as electron trapper to improve the separation of photodegradation electron–hole pairs, and provided a number of active adsorption sites for the photogenerated of pollutants. The photocatalytic mechanism of 0D/3D-CdSe/Bi[Formula: see text]TiO[Formula: see text] pyramidal heterostructure was also proposed.

Doping-induced enhancement of crystallinity in polymeric carbon nitride nanosheets to improve their visible-light photocatalytic activity

Nanoscale ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 6876-6885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan-Yuan Li ◽  
Bing-Xin Zhou ◽  
Hua-Wei Zhang ◽  
Shao-Fang Ma ◽  
Wei-Qing Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Structural Defects ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Utilization Ratio ◽  
Carbon Nitride Nanosheets ◽  
Polymeric Carbon ◽  
Visible Light Photocatalytic

Structural defects can greatly inhibit electron transfer in two-dimensional (2D) layered polymeric carbon nitride (CN), seriously lowering its utilization ratio of photogenerated charges during photocatalysis.

Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane as a recyclable soft template to synthesize mesoporous polymeric carbon nitride with enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-116
Author(s):  
Zhiwei Liang ◽  
Lei Liu ◽  
Xiaojia Zhuang ◽  
Zicheng Tang ◽  
Haiping Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Specific Surface ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane ◽  
Soft Template ◽  
Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution ◽  
Oligomeric Silsesquioxane ◽  
Polymeric Carbon

A novel recyclable template was used to prepare mesoporous polymeric carbon nitride with prominently increased specific surface area and photoactivity.

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