Boosting photocatalytic hydrogen evolution using a noble-metal-free co-catalyst: CuNi@C with oxygen-containing functional groups
Noble-metal-free CuNi alloy nanoparticles wrapped in a carbon layer with oxygen-containing functional groups were fabricated and used as a high-performance co-catalyst for photocatalytic H2 evolution. [Display omitted] •CuNi@C with oxygen-containing functional group (CuNi@CO) is designed and prepare...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Applied catalysis. B, Environmental Environmental, 2021-08, Vol.291, p.120139, Article 120139 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Noble-metal-free CuNi alloy nanoparticles wrapped in a carbon layer with oxygen-containing functional groups were fabricated and used as a high-performance co-catalyst for photocatalytic H2 evolution.
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•CuNi@C with oxygen-containing functional group (CuNi@CO) is designed and prepared.•CuNi@CO as novel co-catalyst of g-C3N4 boosts photocatalytic H2 evolution.•The CO groups on the carbon layer surface modulate the work function of CuNi alloy.•The H adsorption free energy on CuNi@CO is very suitable for H2 evolution.
Oxygen functional groups are often overlooked in most carbon coated co-catalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, and its influences on proton reduction are not been well considered. In this work, a noble-metal-free co-catalyst CuNi alloy nanoparticle wrapped in a carbon layer containing oxygen-containing functional groups (CuNi@CO) was designed and synthesized. Under visible light irradiation, the photocatalytic H2 evolution rate of CuNi@CO/g-C3N4 was 2.36 mmol g−1 h−1, which was higher than that of Pt co-catalyst at the same conditions. Density functional theory calculations and mechanistic studies indicate that the H adsorption free energy on the CuNi@CO was more suitable for hydrogen evolution than that of Pt, where the CO groups on the carbon layer surface modulated the work function of CuNi alloy. It is believed that the understanding the function of surface CO group can broaden the research directions of photocatalyst modification and improve the activity of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. |
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ISSN: | 0926-3373 1873-3883 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120139 |