一维硫化镉/二维二硫化钨纳米异质结用于超高活性光催化制氢

基于半导体的太阳能光催化分解水制氢技术是一种环境友好、潜力巨大的绿色氢能制造方案.常用的块体半导体材料一般具有较弱的可见光吸收、快速的光生载流子复合以及较低的光催化制氢效率等缺点.因此,设计开发具有宽光谱光吸收、稳定性好、催化活性高的太阳能光催化材料是促进光催化制氢发展的关键,也是该研究方向的挑战之一.硫化镉纳米材料是...     

Ultrathin ZnIn2S4 Nanosheets Anchored on Ti3C2TX MXene for Photocatalytic H2 Evolution

Photocatalysts derived from semiconductor heterojunctions that harvest solar energy and catalyze reactions still suffer from low solar‐to‐hydrogen conversion efficiency. Now, MXene (Ti₃C₂T_X) nanosheets (MNs) are used to support the in situ growth of ultrathin ZnIn₂S₄ nanosheets (UZNs), producing sandwich‐like hierarchical heterostructures (UZNs‐MNs‐UZNs) for efficient photocatalytic H₂ evolution. Opportune lateral epitaxy of UZNs on the surface of MNs improves specific surface area, pore diameter, and hydrophilicity of the resulting materials, all of which could be beneficial to the photocatalytic activity. Owing to the Schottky junction and ultrathin 2D structures of UZNs and MNs, the heterostructures could effectively suppress photoexcited electron–hole recombination and boost photoexcited charge transfer and separation. The heterostructure photocatalyst exhibits improved photocatalytic H₂ evolution performance (6.6 times higher than pristine ZnIn₂S₄) and excellent stability.     

One-pot hydrothermal synthesis of willow branch-shaped MoS2/CdS heterojunctions for photocatalytic H2 production under visible light irradiation

Willow branch-shaped MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions are successfully synthesized for the first time by a facile one-pot hydrothermal method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and photoelectrochemical and photoluminescence spectroscopy tests. The photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activities of the samples were evaluated under visible light irradiation. The resulting MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions exhibit a much improved photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity than that obtained with CdS and MoS₂. In particular, the optimized MC-5 (5 at.% MoS₂/CdS) photocatalyst achieved the highest hydrogen production rate of 250.8 μmol h^-1, which is 28 times higher than that of pristine CdS. The apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) at 420 nm was 3.66%. Further detailed characterizations revealed that the enhanced photocatalytic activity of the MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions could be attributed to the efficient transfer and separation of photogenerated charge carriers resulting from the core-shell structure and the close contact between MoS₂ nanosheets and CdS single-crystal nanorods, as well as to increased visible light absorption. A tentative mechanism for photocatalytic H₂ evolution by MoS₂/CdS heterojunctions was proposed. This work will open up new opportunities for developing more efficient photocatalysts for water splitting.     

Fe‐Doped Ni3C Nanodots in N‐Doped Carbon Nanosheets for Efficient Hydrogen‐Evolution and Oxygen‐Evolution Electrocatalysis

Uniform Ni₃C nanodots dispersed in ultrathin N‐doped carbon nanosheets were successfully prepared by carburization of the two dimensional (2D) nickel cyanide coordination polymer precursors. The Ni₃C based nanosheets have lateral length of about 200 nm and thickness of 10 nm. When doped with Fe, the Ni₃C based nanosheets exhibited outstanding electrocatalytic properties for both the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). For example, 2 at % Fe (atomic percent) doped Ni₃C nanosheets depict a low overpotential (292 mV) and a small Tafel slope (41.3 mV dec⁻¹) for HER in KOH solution. An outstanding OER catalytic property is also achieved with a low overpotential of 275 mV and a small Tafel slope of 62 mV dec⁻¹ in KOH solution. Such nanodot‐incorporated 2D hybrid structures can serve as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting.     

Amorphous and Crystalline 2D Polymeric Carbon Nitride Nanosheets for Photocatalytic Hydrogen/Oxygen Evolution and Hydrogen Peroxide Production

Photocatalytic reactions, including hydrogen/oxygen generation, water splitting and hydrogen peroxide production, are regarded as a renewable and promising method to harvest and use solar energy. The key to achieving this goal is to explore efficient photocatalysts with high productivity. Recently, two‐dimensional (2D) polymeric carbon nitride nanosheets were reported as efficient photocatalysts toward various products because of their outstanding properties, such as high specific surface area, more reactive sites, the quantum effect in thickness and unique electronic properties. This minireview attempts to overview recent advances in the preparation, structure and properties of crystalline and amorphous carbon nitride nanosheets, and their applications in photocatalytic hydrogen/oxygen evolution, water splitting and hydrogen peroxide production. We also thoroughly discuss the effect of defects, dopants and composites on the photocatalytic efficiency of these carbon nitride nanosheets. Finally, we outlook the ongoing opportunities and future challenges for 2D carbon nitride nanosheets in the field of photocatalysis.     

集成二维层状CdS/WO3S型异质结及金属化Ti3C2MXene基欧姆结高效光催化产氢

开发低成本的半导体光催化剂以实现可见光下高效、持久的光催化分解水产氢是一个非常具有挑战性的课题.近年来,具有高产氢活性的CdS光催化剂引起了人们的研究兴趣.但是光生电子-空穴对快速复合、反应活性位点不足以及严重的光腐蚀等问题,严重地制约了CdS在光催化领域的实际应用.构建S型异质结和负载助催化剂被认为是促进光生电子空穴分离和加速产氢动力学的有效策略.本文通过在低成本的WO₃和Ti₃C₂MXene(MX)纳米片上生长CdS纳米片,设计并构建了具有二维耦合界面的2D/2D/2D层状异质结光催化剂,以实现高效的可见光光催化分解水产氢.首先通过水热煅烧和刻蚀的方法分别制备了WO₃和MX纳米片,然后以乙酸镉和硫脲为原料在乙二胺溶剂中通过水热法合成了MX-CdS/WO₃层状异质结光催化剂.在可见光下,以乳酸为牺牲剂测试了光催化剂的产氢活性且经过4次连续的循环反应,MX-CdS/WO₃体系展现出良好的活性及稳定性.在可见光的照射下,MX-CdS/WO₃层状异质结光催化剂最高的可见光光催化分解水产氢速率达到了27.5 mmol/g/h,是纯CdS纳米片的11倍.与此同时,在450 nm的光照下,表观量子效率达到了12.0%.为了深入探讨其高效产氢机理,通过X射线衍射、X射线光电子能谱、原子力显微镜、透射电镜、高分辨电子显微镜等对MX-CdS/WO₃体系的组成和结构进行分析.结果表明,实验成功地合成了CdS,WO₃和MX三种纳米片及其复合材料.通过紫外-可见漫反射光谱研究了样品材料的光吸收能力.通过表面光电压、稳态及瞬态荧光光谱等研究了材料的电荷载流子复合和转移行为,发现MX-CdS/WO₃的光生电子空穴对相比与纯CdS或者二元复合材料具有更高的分离效率.UPS和ESR等表征结果说明,材料内部电场的方向和在光照条件下光生载流子的迁移方向,从而证实了S型异质结和欧姆结的成功构建.综上,在MX-CdS/WO₃光催化剂体系中,S型异质结形成较强的界面电场能够有效促进CdS纳米片与WO₃纳米片之间光生电子-空穴对的分离.同时,二维Ti₃C₂MXene纳米片作为辅助催化剂,通过与CdS/WO₃纳米片构建欧姆结,进而提供大量的电子转移途径和更多的析氢反应活性位点,使得CdS光催化剂的光催化活性和稳定性得到了很大的提升.通过构建S型内建电场、欧姆结和2D/2D界面可以协同提高CdS纳米片的光催化性能,从而加速光生电子在异质结中的分离和利用.本文所采用基于S型异质结与欧姆结基助催化剂之间的耦合策略可以作为一种通用策略扩展到其它传统半导体光催化剂的改性中,从而推进高效光催化产氢材料的有效合成.     

合理设计具有空间分离催化位点的中空立方体顺序材料作为高效的全解水光催化剂

通过精细的纳米结构和化学组成控制,开发高效的全解水纳米光催化剂是一项具有挑战性的任务.此外,在光催化水氧化的半反应过程中,抑制纳米材料严重光腐蚀也是一项艰巨的任务,需要有效地提高纳米材料光生空穴转移的动力学.为此,本文通过可控的化学反应,设计制备了具有空间催化活性位点分布的Co-MnO₂@CdS/CoS中空立方体顺序材料,并用作可见光催化全解水催化剂.采用MOFs作为自模板,经过连续的阴离子交换和阳离子交换反应,将Co掺杂的氧化助催化剂(纳米片Co-MnO₂)和还原助催化剂(纳米粒子CoS)同时整合到中空的立方体CdS纳米材料中,使得超薄的二维纳米片Co-MnO₂与立方体的内部界面均匀接触,能够有效地提高空穴的转移效率.同时,CoS纳米粒子均匀分散在CdS纳米材料的壁上,能够有效地转移光生电子,从而提高光生电子-空穴对的分离效率.实验测试表明,Co-MnO₂@CdS/CoS中空立方体顺序材料可以为表面氧化-还原反应提供丰富的反应活性位点,同时有助于提高CdS纳米材料光生电子-空穴对的分离和迁移效率.特别是分散在CdS中空立方体壁面上的CoS纳米颗粒被确定为加速氢气生成的还原型助催化剂,能够促进水中氢离子生成氢气;而附着在CdS中空立方体内壁上的Co-MnO₂纳米片被确定为促进氧演化动力学的氧化型助催化剂,能够促进水生成氧气.因此,在本实验中,得益于理想的纳米结构和化学组成方面的优势,Co-MnO₂@CdS/CoS纳米立方体显示了高效的光催化全解水性能:在没有贵金属作为助催化剂存在时,它显示了很好的整体光催化水分解效率(735.4(H₂)和361.1(O₂)μmol h^-1 g^-1),超过了大多数文献报道的CdS基催化剂光解水效率.此外,以420 nm单波长光为入射光,进行了量子效率(AQE)测试,最优的Co-MnO₂@CdS/CoS纳米材料的表观AQE达1.32%.本文合成的顺序材料为构筑具有活性位点空间分布的高效全解水催化剂提供了新的思路.     

A Noble‐Metal‐Free Nickel(II) Polypyridyl Catalyst for Visible‐Light‐Driven Hydrogen Production from Water

The complex [Ni(bpy)₃]²⁺ (bpy=2,2′‐bipyridine) is an active catalyst for visible‐light‐driven H₂ production from water when employed with [Ir(dfppy)₂(Hdcbpy)] [dfppy=2‐(3,4‐difluorophenyl)pyridine, Hdcbpy=4‐carboxy‐2,2′‐bipyridine‐4′‐carboxylate] as the photosensitizer and triethanolamine as the sacrificial electron donor. The highest turnover number of 520 with respect to the nickel(II) catalyst is obtained in a 8:2 acetonitrile/water solution at pH 9. The H₂‐evolution system is more stable after the addition of an extra free bpy ligand, owing to faster catalyst regeneration. The photocatalytic results demonstrate that the nickel(II) polypyridyl catalyst can act as a more effective catalyst than the commonly utilized [Co(bpy)₃]²⁺. This study may offer a new paradigm for constructing simple and noble‐metal‐free catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen production.     

Unraveling the Interfacial Charge Migration Pathway at the Atomic Level in a Highly Efficient Z‐Scheme Photocatalyst

A highly efficient Z‐scheme photocatalytic system constructed with 1D CdS and 2D CoS₂ exhibited high photocatalytic hydrogen‐evolution activity of 5.54 mmol h^?1 g^?1 with an apparent quantum efficiency of 10.2 % at 420 nm. More importantly, its interfacial charge migration pathway was unraveled: The electrons are efficiently transferred from CdS to CoS₂ through a transition atomic layer connected by Co–S_5.8 coordination, thus resulting in more photogenerated carriers participating in surface reactions. Furthermore, the charge‐trapping and charge‐transfer processes were investigated by transient absorption spectroscopy, which gave an estimated charge‐separation yield of approximately 91.5 % and a charge‐separated‐state lifetime of approximately (5.2±0.5) ns in CdS/CoS₂. This study elucidates the key role of interfacial atomic layers in heterojunctions and will facilitate the development of more efficient Z‐scheme photocatalytic systems.     

Stress‐Transfer‐Induced In Situ Formation of Ultrathin Nickel Phosphide Nanosheets for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution

Ultrathin two‐dimensional (2D) nanostructures have attracted increasing research interest for energy storage and conversion. However, tackling the key problem of lattice mismatch inducing the instability of ulreathin nanostructures during phase transformations is still a critical challenge. Herein, we describe a facile and scalable strategy for the growth of ultrathin nickel phosphide (Ni₂P) nanosheets (NSs) with exposed (001) facets. We show that single‐layer functionalized graphene with residual oxygen‐containing groups and a large lateral size contributes to reducing the lattice strain during phosphorization. The resulting nanostructure exhibits remarkable hydrogen evolution activity and good stability under alkaline conditions.     

Acceptorless Photocatalytic Dehydrogenation of Furfuryl Alcohol (FOL) to Furfural (FAL) and Furoic Acid (FA) over Ti3C2Tx/CdS under Visible Light

Acceptorless photocatalytic dehydrogenation is not only a promising alternative to photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen generation but also provides a green and sustainable strategy for the synthesis of value-added organic compounds. In this work, Ti₃C₂T_x/CdS nanocomposites were obtained by self-assembly of hexagonal CdS in the presence of preformed Ti₃C₂T_x nanosheets, which serves as a photocatalyst for acceptorless dehydrogenation of biomass-derived furfuryl alcohol (FOL) to furfural (FAL) and furoic acid (FA) in neutral and alkaline medium respectively, with simultaneous generation of stoichiometric hydrogen under visible light. Ti₃C₂T_x MXene acts as an efficient cocatalyst for the photocatalytic dehydrogenation of FOL over CdS, with an optimum performance achieved over 0.50 wt% Ti₃C₂T_x/CdS nanocomposite. This study provides an economic and sustainable strategy for the simultaneous valorization of biomass-derived FOL to produce FAL and FA as well as the production of clean energy hydrogen under mild condition based on noble metal-free semiconductor-based photocatalysts.     

2D-2D CdS/Cu7S4层状异质结高效可见光光催化产氢（英文）

利用太阳能将水转化为清洁可持续的化学燃料是一种很有前途的策略.光催化水分解制氢技术是有效解决能源可持续发展和环境保护问题的重要技术.CdS由于具有较窄的带隙(2.4 eV)和合适的能带位置而被认为是最有潜力的光催化水产氢催化剂之一.然而,CdS强光的腐蚀性和快速的电子空穴复合导致光催化剂活性低、稳定性差,严重阻碍了CdS光催化剂的广泛应用.为了有效提高光催化产氢活性及稳定性,人们对CdS光催化剂进行了大量改性研究.其中,合理巧妙地加载助催化剂和构造纳米结构CdS被认为是两种极为重要的改性策略,两种策略的有效耦合可以更有效地利用太阳能,实现清洁氢燃料的生成.一方面,各种形貌的CdS光催化剂均已被开发,例如纳米线、纳米棒、纳米片和量子点等.然而,由于制备工艺复杂,在以往的报道中很少有超薄2D CdS纳米片用于光催化产氢.另一方面,由于贵金属(Ag,Pt,Au)的稀缺性和高成本阻碍了其修饰光催化剂的实际应用,所以利用非贵金属助催化剂(MoSx,CuS,Ni3C,WS2,NiS,MXene,CoxP和MoP)修饰CdS提高光催化产氢活性近年来备受关注.对于地球丰富的2D层状助催化剂Cu7S4而言,具有优异的光电催化产氢活性和简单制备方法,但是在光催化产氢领域的应用上未引起足够重视.因此,本文充分利用超薄CdS纳米片以及Cu7S4纳米片各自的独特优势,构建了独特的2D-2D层状异质结,实现了高效协同光催化产氢.我们首先以乙酸镉和硫脲为原料通过一步水热法合成了超薄2D CdS纳米片,并用静电自组装方法制备了CdS/Cu7S4.在可见光下进行了产氢测试,实验结果证实了优化的2D CdS/2%Cu7S4层状异质结在含有Na2S·9H2O和Na2SO3的水溶液中光催化析氢活性最高(27.8 mmol g^-1 h^-1),是原始CdS纳米片(2.6 mmol g^-1 h^-1)的10.69倍.经过4次连续循环反应,CdS/Cu7S4二元复合体系展现出良好的稳定性.为深入探讨高效产氢机制,对纳米级CdS复合材料的光催化物化性能及载流子分离机制进行了表征.通过X射线衍射确定了CdS和CdS/Cu7S4的晶体结构.用高分辨电子显微镜和X射线光电子能谱证实合成了CdS催化剂和Cu7S4助催化剂的超薄纳米片结构且成功复合.用紫外-可见漫反射光谱法对制备的纯CdS和CdS/Cu7S4复合样品的光吸收特性进行了表征.结果表明,在CdS上负载Cu7S4以后,可以明显观察到样品对可见光的吸收能力明显增强.对CdS/Cu7S4进行XPS测试分析,进一步证明了样品中S、Cd和Cu的化学成分和状态.利用PL发射光谱研究了CdS/Cu7S4光催化剂的电荷载流子复合和转移行为.进一步对纯CdS和CdS/Cu7S4复合光催化剂的瞬态光电流响应(I-t曲线)进行了研究,确定了光生载体的分离效率.阻抗是深入研究电荷载流子迁移和界面转移的最有力技术,利用阻抗技术证实CdS/Cu7S4界面高效的载流子分离性能.极化曲线结果表明,加入Cu7S4可以降低CdS的产氢过电势,因此加速表面产氢动力学.由此可见,本文所构建的2D-2D CdS/Cu7S4二元层状异质结可以同时实现光生电子空穴对的快速分离、电子的转移和增加光生电子在表面利用效率,从而最大幅度地提高其光催化水分解产氢活性.本文所采用基于CdS纳米片的2D-2D界面耦合策略可以作为一种通用策略扩展到各种传统半导体纳米片的改性,从而极大地推进高效光催化产氢材料的持续进步.     

超薄Ni(OH)2纳米片修饰Zn0.5Cd0.5S纳米颗粒作为二维/零维异质结构光催化剂可见光下光催化制氢

设计与制备高效的光解水催化剂是解决能源问题和环境问题的策略之一.硫化镉因其可在可见光引发下分解水制氢而受到广泛关注,然而光腐蚀严重,过电势高,载流子复合快速以及表面反应动力学缓慢等缺点极大地限制了其在光解水反应中的实际应用.本文采用简单液相法将均匀的Zn0.5Cd0.5S纳米颗粒锚定在超薄Ni(OH)2纳米薄片上,构建...     

Boosting Visible‐Light‐Driven Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution with an Integrated Nickel Phosphide–Carbon Nitride System

Solar light harvesting by photocatalytic H₂ evolution from water could solve the problem of greenhouse gas emission from fossil fuels with alternative clean energy. However, the development of more efficient and robust catalytic systems remains a great challenge for the technological use on a large scale. Here we report the synthesis of a sol–gel prepared mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (sg‐CN) combined with nickel phosphide (Ni₂P) which acts as a superior co‐catalyst for efficient photocatalytic H₂ evolution by visible light. This integrated system shows a much higher catalytic activity than the physical mixture of Ni₂P and sg‐CN or metallic nickel on sg‐CN under similar conditions. Time‐resolved photoluminescence and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic studies revealed that the enhanced carrier transfer at the Ni₂P–sg‐CN heterojunction is the prime source for improved activity.     

A Cocatalyst that Stabilizes a Hydride Intermediate during Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution over a Rhodium‐Doped TiO2 Nanosheet

The hydrogen evolution reaction using semiconductor photocatalysts has been significantly improved by cocatalyst loading. However, there are still many speculations regarding the actual role of the cocatalyst. Now a photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction pathway is reported on a cocatalyst site using TiO₂ nanosheets doped with Rh at Ti sites as one‐atom cocatalysts. A hydride species adsorbed on the one‐atom Rh dopant cocatalyst site was confirmed experimentally as the intermediate state for hydrogen evolution, which was consistent with the results of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. In this system, the role of the cocatalyst in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution is related to the withdrawal of photo‐excited electrons and stabilization of the hydride intermediate species; the presence of oxygen vacancies induced by Rh facilitate the withdrawal of electrons and stabilization of the hydride.     

One‐pot Synthesis of CdS Nanocrystals Hybridized with Single‐Layer Transition‐Metal Dichalcogenide Nanosheets for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Exploration of low‐cost and earth‐abundant photocatalysts for highly efficient solar photocatalytic water splitting is of great importance. Although transition‐metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) showed outstanding performance as co‐catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), designing TMD‐hybridized photocatalysts with abundant active sites for the HER still remains challenge. Here, a facile one‐pot wet‐chemical method is developed to prepare MS₂–CdS (M=W or Mo) nanohybrids. Surprisedly, in the obtained nanohybrids, single‐layer MS₂ nanosheets with lateral size of 4–10 nm selectively grow on the Cd‐rich (0001) surface of wurtzite CdS nanocrystals. These MS₂–CdS nanohybrids possess a large number of edge sites in the MS₂ layers, which are active sites for the HER. The photocatalytic performances of WS₂–CdS and MoS₂–CdS nanohybrids towards the HER under visible light irradiation (>420 nm) are about 16 and 12 times that of pure CdS, respectively. Importantly, the MS₂–CdS nanohybrids showed enhanced stability after a long‐time test (16 h), and 70 % of catalytic activity still remained.     

大规模合成非贵金属磷化物/CdS复合光催化剂高效可见光催化产氢（英文）

目前,在可见光照射下光催化产氢是一条解决能源短缺的理想途径.该途径实现工业化的两个关键因素是得到低成本的光催化剂和高的产氢效率.非贵金属助催化剂代替贵金属可大大降低光催化剂的成本.通过简单的方法大规模合成并组装半导体和非贵金属助催化剂以形成复合光催化剂可进一步降低成本.本文采用大规模和低成本的共沉淀法合成了磷化物/CdS光催化剂,实现了光催化产氢.当负载CoP和Mo P助催化剂后,光催化产氢活性得到大幅度提高.其中CoP/CdS和Mo P/CdS的最佳产氢量分别为140和78μmol/h,并分别为CdS的7.0倍和4.0倍,分别为Pt/CdS的2.0倍和1.1倍.这说明磷化物CoP和Mo P是具有优良催化活性的低成本非贵金属助催化剂,可以代替贵金属助催化剂应用在光催化产H_2中.在制备磷化物/CdS时,先将两种磷化物反应原料分别在水热反应釜和马弗炉中煅烧合成前驱体,再分别在管式炉氮气和氢气氛围中进行磷化得到磷化物Mo P和CoP.然后,将得到的Mo P和CoP分别溶解在Cd(NO_3)_2·4H_2O溶液中,在搅拌状态下逐滴加入Na_2S溶液形成沉淀,即可得到复合物磷化物/CdS.CoP/CdS和Mo P/CdS的HRTEM观察显示,磷化物助催化剂与CdS半导体紧密结合,证明了共沉淀法制备助催化剂/半导体复合光催化剂的有效性.磷化物与CdS的紧密结合促进了光激发电子从CdS向磷化物转移,从而大大提高了光催化产氢活性.这项工作为低成本大规模制备光催化剂和光催化产H_2实现工业化提供了一条可行性思路.     

超声驱动制备Au/CdS催化剂及其高效光催化产氢北大核心CSCD

以HAuCl_(4)为前驱体,采用一种简单、快速的超声驱动法,在甲醇溶液中形成Au纳米粒子并沉积在CdS基底上合成Au/CdS,用于光催化分解水产氢.结果表明:当沉积Au的含量达到1.0%(质量分数)时,Au/CdS的产氢活性显著增强,可达到6.7 mmol·g^(-1) ·h^(-1) ,是纯CdS的21.6倍.超声驱动可在甲醇溶液中有效将前驱体(HAuCl_(4))中的Au3+还原为Au纳米粒子,并与CdS表面紧密作用,提高了光生电荷的分离效率,实现了高效光催化产氢.有关结果为快速、有效制备光催化产氢性能较好的金属/半导体催化剂提供了新的方法.     

Ultrathin Niobate Nanosheet Assembly with Au NPs and CdS QDs as a Highly Efficient Photocatalyst

Niobate nanosheets have aroused widespread interest in recent years for their prospects in catalysis. The exploration of 2D niobate catalysis with stable and efficient properties is still the focus in chemistry and materials science. Herein, the successful fabrication of 2D CdS/Au/HNb₃O₈ catalyst is demonstrated which revealed efficient photocatalytic properties in H₂ evolution, oxidative self-coupling of amines to imines, and degradation of dyes. Especially the assembled architecture can give a rate of 5.85 mmol ⋅ g⁻¹ ⋅ h⁻¹ of photocatalytic H₂ evolution, an ∼254-fold enhancement, compared with bare HNb₃O₈ nanosheets under identical conditions. In accordance with density functional theory (DFT) and X-ray adsorption fine structure (XAFS) analyses, the vast improvements are benefited from efficient migration and separation of charge carriers. Besides, the surface plasma resonance (SPR) effect of Au NPs enhances the light harvesting capacity and boosts the generation of hot electrons, efficiently improving the visible-light absorption.     

不同半导体体系中磷化镍光催化甲酸分解的助催化作用

研究了在不同的半导体体系(TiO₂, CdS和C₃N₄)中, Ni₂P光催化甲酸(HCOOH)分解制氢的助催化效应. 作为助催化剂, Ni₂P与3种半导体形成的复合光催化剂均表现出良好的HCOOH分解制氢活性. Ni₂P/TiO₂, Ni₂P/CdS, Ni₂P/C₃N₄ 3种光催化剂最优的产氢活性分别为41.69, 22.45和47.67 μmol·mg^-1·h^-1, 分别为纯TiO₂, CdS和C₃N₄的3.8倍、 10倍和210倍, 表明Ni₂P在光催化HCOOH分解制氢体系中具有普适性. 研究了光催化HCOOH分解制氢的机理, Ni₂P的加入使光生电子从半导体转移至Ni₂P, 提高了光生电子-空穴对的分离效率; Ni₂P还促进了活性物种·OH的生成, 提高了光催化HCOOH分解的产氢速率.