Selective photocatalytic decomposition of formic acid over AuPd nanoparticle-decorated TiO2 nanofibers toward high-yield hydrogen production

被引:114
作者
Zhang, Zhenyi [1 ,2 ]
Cao, Shao-Wen [2 ]
Liao, Yusen [2 ]
Xue, Can [2 ]
机构
[1] Dalian Nationalities Univ, Sch Phys & Mat Engn, Dalian 116600, Peoples R China
[2] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Solar Fuels Lab, Singapore 639798, Singapore
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
Photocatalysis; AuPd alloy; Electrospinning; Surface plasmon resonance; Formic acid decomposition; CATALYZED DECOMPOSITION; OXIDATION; SURFACE; GENERATION; REDUCTION; BIOMASS; STORAGE; GOLD; AU/C;
D O I
10.1016/j.apcatb.2014.06.055
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
We present high-yield hydrogen production through selective photocatalytic decomposition of formic acid by using electrospun TiO2 nanofibers decorated with AuPd bimetallic alloy nanoparticles under simulated sunlight irradiation. By using only 5 mg of the AuPd/TiO2 nanofibers containing the 0.75% Au and 0.25% Pd, we could achieve an optimal H-2 generation rate of 88.5 mu mol h(-1) with an apparent quantum yield at 365 nm as 15.6%, which is higher than that of the Pd/TiO2 and Au/TiO2 nanofibers by a factor of 1.6 and 4.5, respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic decomposition of formic acid for H-2 generation could be attributed to the stronger electron-sink effect of AuPd alloy nanoparticles, the high selectivity of Pd for the dehydrogenation of formic acid, and the surface plasmon resonance effect of Au. More importantly, we demonstrate that the photocatalytic processes enable re-activation of the AuPd nanoparticles that were poisoned by CO during thermal decomposition of formic acid. As such, the presented AuPd/TiO2 nanofibers are promising materials for re-generation of H-2 under mild conditions from liquid storage carrier of hydrogen. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:204 / 209
页数:6
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