Carbon ( IF 10.5 ) Pub Date : 2022-12-28 , DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2022.12.075 Baoqian Ye , Hua Tang , Qinqin Liu , Weikang Wang , Lele Wang , Jie Hu
The extended π-conjugated system in polymer semiconductors holds a great potential in tuning the delocalized electrons for promoting photocatalytic efficiency. Herein, π-conjugate pyridine rings and nitrogen defects co-decorated polymer carbon nitride nanosheet (NCN-2AP-X) was constructed and applied in solar driven hydrogen (H2) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production. Benefiting from synergistic effect of pyridine rings and N vacancies, the synthesized NCN-2AP photocatalyst with rich delocalized electrons indicates the extended light absorption range and improved carrier separation capability, particularly favoring the photocatalytic reactions. The optimal NCN-2AP-10 displayed an excellent H2 production rate of 2.55 mmol g−1 h−1 under visible-light irradiation with apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) of 9.79% at 420 nm. Moreover, a H2O2 production rate of 1.39 mmol L−1 h−1 was achieved by NCN-2AP-10 under monochromatic light (365 nm) irradiation. This work would provide a new view in designing the π-conjugated system incorporating metal-free photocatalysts for efficient H2 and H2O2 production.
中文翻译:
通过引入吡啶环和 N 空位来扩展氮化碳中的 π 共轭体系,用于光催化 H2 生成和 H2O2 生成
聚合物半导体中扩展的 π 共轭系统在调整离域电子以提高光催化效率方面具有巨大潜力。在此,构建了π-共轭吡啶环和氮缺陷共修饰聚合物氮化碳纳米片(NCN-2AP-X)并将其应用于太阳能驱动的氢(H 2)和过氧化氢(H 2 O 2)生产。得益于吡啶环和N空位的协同作用,合成的NCN-2AP光催化剂具有丰富的离域电子,表明光吸收范围扩大,载流子分离能力提高,特别有利于光催化反应。最佳 NCN-2AP-10 显示出 2.55 mmol g 的出色 H 2生产率−1 h −1在可见光照射下,表观量子效率 (AQE) 在 420 nm 时为 9.79%。此外,在单色光(365 nm)照射下,NCN-2AP-10 实现了1.39 mmol L -1 h -1的 H 2 O 2生产率。这项工作将为设计包含无金属光催化剂以高效生产 H 2和 H 2 O 2的 π 共轭体系提供新的视角。