TY - JOUR
T1 - Heterostructured d-Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2/ g-C 3 N 4 Nanocomposites with Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Activity
AU - Zhang, Mengyuan
AU - Qin, Jiaqian
AU - Rajendran, Saravanan
AU - Zhang, Xinyu
AU - Liu, Riping
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
PY - 2018/12/20
Y1 - 2018/12/20
N2 - The construction of a 2D–2D heterostructured composite is an efficient method to improve the photocatalytic hydrogen generation capability under visible light. In this work, simple heat treatment of a mixture of g-C 3 N 4 and delaminated Ti 3 C 2 was used to prepare a series of d-Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2 /g-C 3 N 4 nanocomposites. The d-Ti 3 C 2 not only acted as the support layer and resource to glue the anatase TiO 2 particles and g-C 3 N 4 layers together but also served as the fast electron transfer channel to improve the photogenerated charge carriers’ separation efficiency. By tuning the g-C 3 N 4 /d-Ti 3 C 2 mass ratio, heating temperature and soaking time, the d-Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2 /g-C 3 N 4 nanocomposite 4-1-350-1 achieved an excellent H 2 evolution rate of 1.62 mmol h −1 g −1 driven by a 300 W Xe lamp with a 420 nm cutoff filter. The heterostructured composite photocatalyst was stable even after 3 cycles, representing excellent potential for the practical application in solar energy conversion.
AB - The construction of a 2D–2D heterostructured composite is an efficient method to improve the photocatalytic hydrogen generation capability under visible light. In this work, simple heat treatment of a mixture of g-C 3 N 4 and delaminated Ti 3 C 2 was used to prepare a series of d-Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2 /g-C 3 N 4 nanocomposites. The d-Ti 3 C 2 not only acted as the support layer and resource to glue the anatase TiO 2 particles and g-C 3 N 4 layers together but also served as the fast electron transfer channel to improve the photogenerated charge carriers’ separation efficiency. By tuning the g-C 3 N 4 /d-Ti 3 C 2 mass ratio, heating temperature and soaking time, the d-Ti 3 C 2 /TiO 2 /g-C 3 N 4 nanocomposite 4-1-350-1 achieved an excellent H 2 evolution rate of 1.62 mmol h −1 g −1 driven by a 300 W Xe lamp with a 420 nm cutoff filter. The heterostructured composite photocatalyst was stable even after 3 cycles, representing excellent potential for the practical application in solar energy conversion.
KW - 2D materials
KW - graphitic carbon nitride
KW - heterostructured composites
KW - hydrogen evolution
KW - photocatalysis
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85058392278
U2 - 10.1002/cssc.201802284
DO - 10.1002/cssc.201802284
M3 - Article
C2 - 30334348
AN - SCOPUS:85058392278
SN - 1864-5631
VL - 11
SP - 4226
EP - 4236
JO - ChemSusChem
JF - ChemSusChem
IS - 24
ER -
