Charge separation engineering: The synergistic effect of oxidation half-reaction and reduction half-reaction to promote photocatalytic hydrogen production
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With a view to effectively promote the spatial separation ability of photogenerated carriers, designing photocatalysts and photocatalytic systems with high-efficient charge separation ability is an effective strategy to solve the problem of low carrier separation efficiency in the light-induced process. The composite photocatalyst UPC-HOF-6/Mn2O3/Pt with high-efficient charge separation ability is designed by anchoring Mn2O3 with oxidation ability and Pt with reduction ability to the oxidation site and reduction site respectively, achieving the rapid separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. Through the analysis of electron paramagnetic resonance technology, the charge transfer direction of the composite photocatalyst under light irradiation is clarified. The hydrogen evolution activity of the optimized composite photocatalyst UPC-HOF-6/Mn2O3/Pt is 6574.9 μmol·g−1, which is 6574.9 times and 206.9 times that of UPC-HOF-6 (0 μmol g−1) and Mn2O3 (31.7 μmol g−1) respectively, showing excellent photocatalytic activity. The realization of the rapid separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs by designing photocatalysts with high-efficient charge separation ability lays a theoretical foundation for improving the spatial separation ability of photogenerated carriers.
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