Issue 92, 2022

Violet phosphorus: an effective metal-free elemental photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution

Abstract

Violet phosphorus, a non-metallic elemental layered structure, has not been reported as a photocatalyst due to the lack of its resources. An excellent photocatalytic H2 evolution rate of 675 ± 109 μmol h−1 g−1 with high stability has been achieved by the violet phosphorus simply dispersed in deionized water with addition of 1.0 wt% of co-catalyst Pt, which is much higher than that obtained from black phosphorus. The H2 evolution rate was observed to reach values as high as 553 μmol h−1 g−1 with addition of 0.5 wt% co-catalyst Pt.

Graphical abstract: Violet phosphorus: an effective metal-free elemental photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Aug 2022
Accepted
25 Oct 2022
First published
28 Oct 2022

Chem. Commun., 2022,58, 12811-12814

Violet phosphorus: an effective metal-free elemental photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution

M. Gu, L. Zhang, S. Mao, Y. Zou, D. Ma, J. Shi, N. Yang, C. Fu, X. Zhao, X. Xu, Y. Cheng and J. Zhang, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 12811 DOI: 10.1039/D2CC04461G

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