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A Continuous-flow Photocatalytic Reactor for the Precisely Controlled Deposition of Metallic Nanoparticles
Published on: April 10, 2019
Unique photocatalytic activities of transition metal phosphide for hydrogen evolution
Yanbing Li1, Zhiliang Jin1, Hai Liu2
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, PR China; Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, PR China; Key Laboratory for Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, North Minzu University, Yinchuan 750021, PR China.
Abstract:
Economical, efficient and stable single photo-catalysts are vital for realizing enhanced photo-catalytic H2 evolution activity. In this study, we report two n-type single transition metal phosphide with excellent photo-catalytic activity under visible light irradiation, which is of great significance for the discovery and synthesis of novel and more efficient photo-catalysts. And completely controllable synthesis will greatly reduce application costs. Furthermore, the fairly high activity of H2 evolution of the resulting catalysts having low crystallinity and extremely strong optical properties is reveled in detail via investigating the dynamics of hydrogen generation of CoP and WP. Moreover, it is found that CoP and WP have low band-gap energy and increased optical absorption properties through studies. Meanwhile, low crystallinity state for they also is get by XRD technology. These may be the main reasons why CoP and WP exhibit efficient H2 evolution activity. In addition, the possible mechanism showing high photo-catalytic activity of hydrogen evolution for CoP and WP is proposed by a series of other characterizations, such as SEM, TEM, XPS, BET, transient photo-current response, steady-state fluorescence, transient-state fluorescence and Mott-Schottky studies etc.
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