Interfacial B-O bonding modulated S-scheme B-doped N-deficient C3N4/O-doped-C3N5 for efficient photocatalytic overall water splitting

IF 9.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Chinese Chemical Letters Pub Date : 2024-07-20 DOI:10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110288

Entian Cui , Yulian Lu , Zhaoxia Li , Zhilei Chen , Chengyan Ge , Jizhou Jiang

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Abstract

Photocatalytic overall pure water splitting is a promising method for generating green hydrogen energy under mild conditions. However, this process is often hindered by sluggish electron-hole separation and transport. To address this, a step-scheme (S-scheme) B-doped N-deficient C₃N₄/O-doped C₃N₅ (BN-C₃N₄/O-C₃N₅) heterojunction with interfacial B-O bonds has been constructed. Utilizing Pt and Co(OH)₂ as co-catalysts, BN-C₃N₄/O-C₃N₅ S-scheme heterojunction demonstrates significantly enhanced photocatalytic activity for overall pure water splitting under visible light, achieving H₂ and O₂ evolution rates of 40.12 and 19.62 µmol/h, respectively. Systematic characterizations and experiments revealed the performance-enhancing effects of the enhanced built-in electric field and the interfacial B-O bonding. Firstly, the strengthened built-in electric field provides sufficient force for rapid interfacial electron transport. Secondly, by reducing the transport energy barrier and transfer distance, the interfacial B-O bonds facilitate rapid recombination of electrons and holes with relatively low redox potential via the S-scheme charge-transfer route, leaving the high-potential electrons and holes available for H⁺ reduction and OH⁻ oxidation reactions. Overall, the photocatalytic efficiency of BN-C₃N₄/O-C₃N₅ S-scheme heterojunction was significantly improved, making it a promising approach for green hydrogen production through overall pure water splitting.

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用于高效光催化整体水分离的界面 B-O 键调制 S 型 B 掺杂缺 N C3N4/O 掺杂 C3N5

光催化整体纯水分离是一种在温和条件下产生绿色氢能的可行方法。然而，这一过程往往受到电子-空穴分离和传输迟缓的阻碍。为解决这一问题，我们构建了一种具有 B-O 键界面的阶梯式（S-scheme）B-掺杂缺 N C3N4/O 掺杂 C3N5（BN-C3N4/O-C3N5）异质结。利用铂和 Co(OH)2 作为助催化剂，BN-C3N4/O-C3N5 S 型异质结在可见光条件下的整体纯水分离光催化活性显著增强，H2 和 O2 的进化速率分别达到 40.12 和 19.62 µmol/h。系统表征和实验揭示了增强的内置电场和界面 B-O 键的性能增强效应。首先，增强的内置电场为快速的界面电子传输提供了足够的力。其次，通过降低传输能垒和传输距离，界面 B-O 键有利于氧化还原电势相对较低的电子和空穴通过 S 型电荷转移途径快速重组，从而使高电位的电子和空穴可用于 H+ 还原和 OH- 氧化反应。总体而言，BN-C3N4/O-C3N5 S-scheme异质结的光催化效率显著提高，使其成为一种通过整体纯水分离实现绿色制氢的可行方法。

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Chinese Chemical Letters 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

14.10

自引率

15.40%

发文量

8969

审稿时长

1.6 months

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