Nickel oxide modified C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>5</sub> photocatalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution performance

LIU Mu-yao; WANG Jian-yun; DUAN Lian; LIU Xian; ZHANG Lei

doi:10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60166-4

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LIU Mu-yao, WANG Jian-yun, DUAN Lian, LIU Xian, ZHANG Lei. Nickel oxide modified C3N5 photocatalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution performance[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2022, 50(2): 243-249. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60166-4

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LIU Mu-yao, WANG Jian-yun, DUAN Lian, LIU Xian, ZHANG Lei. Nickel oxide modified C₃N₅ photocatalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution performance[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2022, 50(2): 243-249. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60166-4

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Nickel oxide modified C₃N₅ photocatalyst for enhanced hydrogen evolution performance

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5813(21)60166-4

LIU Mu-yao^1
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WANG Jian-yun¹,
DUAN Lian^{1
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LIU Xian^{2
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ZHANG Lei³

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School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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Department of Chemistry, Taiyuan Normal University, Jinzhong 030619, China
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Shenzhen Huace International Certification Co., Ltd, Shenzhen 518101, China

Funds: The project was supported by the Teaching Reform and Innovation Program of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi (2020061) and the Teaching Reform and Innovation Program of Taiyuan University of Technology (2019013)

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Corresponding author: Tel: 13111006822; 18435162096, E-mail: duanlian@tyut.edu.cn; liuxian1104@126.com
Received Date: 2021-06-09
Rev Recd Date: 2021-08-12

Available Online: 2021-10-20

Publish Date: 2022-02-12

Abstract

Abstract

Recently, a new carbon nitride (C₃N₅) photocatalyst has attracted much attention due to its excellent light harvesting and unique 2D structure. However, high recombination rates of electron-hole pairs of bulk C₃N₅ serious affect the photocatalytic performance. Herein, nickel oxide (NiO) modified C₃N₅ p-n junctions photocatalyst was synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method. Results indicated that the 9-Ni/C₃N₅ nanosheet photocatalyst showed excellent hydrogen production efficiency under visible light. The hydrogen production rate reached 357 μmol/(g·h), which was 107-fold higher than that of pristine C₃N₅. The high catalytic performace was attributed to the 9-Ni/C₃N₅ p-n junctions which could efficiently promote photogenerated electron-hole pair separation and thus promote the hydrogen evolution reaction.
- hydrogen evolution,
- C₃N₅ nanosheet,
- nickel oxide,
- photocatalysis

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