Issue 11, 2023

Construction of a heterojunction with fast charge transport channels for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via a synergistic strategy of Co-doping and crystal plane modulation

Abstract

Carrier spatial separation efficiency and active electron density are the key factors affecting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity. Heterojunction catalysts with fast charge separation and directed electron transport systems were successfully prepared by a synergistic modification strategy of transition metal (Co) doping and crystal plane modulation. The optimized electronic structure and enhanced reaction kinetics enabled unidirectional electron transfer. Photocatalytic results show that CdS(002)/Co-C3N4 exhibits remarkable hydrogen evolution activity (991.2 μmol h−1 g−1) in the absence of a co-catalyst, which is 37.0 and 3.4 times higher than that of C3N4 (26.8 μmol h−1 g−1) and Co-C3N4 (294.6 μmol h−1 g−1), respectively. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that the enhanced catalytic activity of CdS(002)/Co-C3N4 is attributed to the reduced electron–hole recombination rate and the increased electron density at the active site. This work provides a new idea for the design of photocatalysts with directed charge transport channels from the perspective of re-optimizing heterojunctions.

Graphical abstract: Construction of a heterojunction with fast charge transport channels for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via a synergistic strategy of Co-doping and crystal plane modulation

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Sun 2023
Accepted
08 Yan 2023
First published
09 Yan 2023

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 5230-5240

Construction of a heterojunction with fast charge transport channels for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via a synergistic strategy of Co-doping and crystal plane modulation

Y. Wang, S. Liang, C. Zuo, H. Fang, G. Dong, X. Sheng, B. Wu, Y. Zhang and Y. Zhou, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 5230 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR00092C

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