S-Doping of the N-Sites of g-C3N4 to Enhance Photocatalytic H2 Evolution Activity

被引:26
作者
Wang, Haitao [1 ]
Yu, Lianglang [1 ]
Jiang, Jizhou [1 ]
Arramel [2 ]
Zou, Jing [1 ]
机构
[1] Wuhan Inst Technol, Engn Res Ctr Phosphorus Resources Dev & Utilizat, Sch Chem & Environm Engn,Minist Educ,Key Lab Gree, Sch Environm Ecol & Biol Engn,Novel Catalyt Mat H, Wuhan 430205, Peoples R China
[2] Nano Ctr Indonesia, Jalan Raya PUSPIPTEK, South Tangerang 15314, Banten, Indonesia
基金
国家重点研发计划; 中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Theoretical prediction; S-doping; g-C3N4; Hydrogen evolution; Photocatalysis; DOPED CARBON NITRIDE; SCHEME HETEROJUNCTION; NANOSHEETS;
D O I
10.3866/PKU.WHXB202305047
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The use of solar energy as an inexhaustible resource to conduct photocatalytic water splitting in hydrogen (H-2) production can alleviate the worldwide energy crisis and achieve carbon neutrality. However, research in photocatalytic H-2 evolution reaction (HER) is extremely challenging in terms of exploring the current development of an active and durable graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-based photocatalyst. Several parameters of pristine g-C3N4 require structural, physical, and chemical improvements, such as optimization of the surface area, electron transfer, and photo-generated carrier recombination, to render the g-C3N4 suitable for photocatalysis. In this study, the development of an efficient and robust S-doped g-C3N4(S-g-CN) catalyst was pursued that involves doping nitrogen (N) active sites of g-C3N4 with sulfur (S) dopants via one-step calcination of the sulphate and melamine precursors. A combination of structural and spectroscopic fingerprints was established to distinctly determine the realization of S-doping onto the g-C3N4 structure. We obtained the optimum Gibbs free energy of adsorbed hydrogen (Delta G(H*)) for S-g-CN at the S active sites, which is nearly zero (similar to 0.26 eV), suggesting that the filled S dopants play an essential role in optimizing the adsorption and desorption processes of H-active intermediates. The results of atomic force and transmission electron microscopies (AFM and TEM) demonstrated that the produced S-g-CN catalyst has an ultrathin nanosheet structure with a lamellar thickness of approximately 2.5 nm. A subsequent N-2 sorption isotherms test revealed a substantial increase in the specific surface area after the integration of S dopants into the g-C3N4 nanoskeleton. Moreover, the incorporation of S atoms into the g-C3N4 significantly increased the carrier concentrations, improving the transfer, separation, as well as the oxidation and reduction abilities of the photo-generated electron-hole pairs. Leveraging the favorable material characteristics of the S-doped two-dimensional nanostructures, the resulting S-g-CN achieved a high H-2 evolution rate of 4923 mu molg(-1)h(-1), which is 28 times higher than that of the pristine g-C3N4. Additionally, the developed S-g-CN possessed a high apparent quantum efficiency (3.64%) at visible-light irradiation. When compared to the recently reported S-doped g-C3N4-based photocatalysts, our optimal S-g-CN catalyst (S-CN1.0) showed one of the best HER catalytic activities. Our rational design is based on an effective strategy that not only explored a promising HER photocatalyst but also aimed to pave the way for the development of other high-performance g-C3N4 based catalysts.
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