Nanosheet-Stacked g-C3N4 Tubes with Carbon Vacancies for Enhanced Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

被引:1
作者
Lu, Jin [1 ,2 ]
Li, Zhaoqian [1 ]
Wu, Bo [1 ]
Jiang, Zhiqiang [2 ]
Pei, Chonghua [1 ]
机构
[1] Southwest Univ Sci & Technol, State Key Lab Environm Friendly Energy Mat, Mianyang 621010, Peoples R China
[2] Panzhihua Univ, Coll Vanadium & Titanium, Vanadium & Titanium Resource Comprehens Utilizat K, Panzhihua 617000, Peoples R China
关键词
carbon nitride; methanesulfonic acid; nanosheet-stackedg-C3N4; tubes; carbon vacancies; photocatalytic H-2 evolution; HYDROGEN EVOLUTION; NITRIDE; NANOTUBES;
D O I
10.1021/acsanm.5c00363
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a photocatalyst that has been extensively investigated. Unfortunately, g-C3N4 suffers from the challenges of insufficient light absorption and rapid complexation of photogenerated charges. Modification methods such as defect engineering and nanostructure reconstruction can improve photocatalytic performance. This is because modification can improve carrier separation efficiency, increase active sites and increase light absorption, etc. Here, we demonstrate a simple approach to fabricate nanosheet-stacked g-C3N4 (M-CN600) tubes with carbon vacancies (V-Cs) and used for photocatalytic water splitting to hydrogen production. M-CN600 was prepared by the thermal polymerization of precursors. These precursors were obtained through the melem induced by methanesulfonic acid. Due to the nano effect, the obtained M-CN600 exhibits a significantly higher specific surface area (105.2 m(2) g(-1)) and pore volume (0.391 cm(3) g(-1)) compared to pristine g-C3N4 (B-CN). This creates more reaction sites, which improve the performance of photocatalytic H-2 production. The nanosheet-stacked structure reduces the transport distance of photogenerated carriers to the material surface. In addition, M-CN600 possesses more negative conduction band positions with stronger photocatalytic reduction ability. Moreover, due to the presence of V-Cs in the catalyst, the separation of photogenerated electron and hole pairs is accelerated. Under visible light (lambda > 420 nm), the obtained M-CN600 exhibits excellent photocatalytic H-2 evolution performance, which is 21.5-fold higher than that of B-CN. This work provides a method for preparation of nanostructured g-C3N4 with efficient photocatalytic performance.
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页码:6133 / 6143
页数:11
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