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Integrating Ru-modulated CoP nanosheets binary co-catalyst with 2D g-C3N4 nanosheets for enhanced photocatalytic
Suci Meng1, Pengfei An1, Lijie Chen1
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Xuefu Road 301, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
Abstract:
Developing high-efficient and low-cost photocatalysts is of great significance yet challenging for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Herein, we report a 2D/2D Ru-modulated CoP nanosheets (Ru-CoP-x, where x refers the Ru-to-Co molar ratio)/g-C3N4 nanosheets (GCN NSs) ternary hybrid as a photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution under visible light. The optimal photocatalyst 25% Ru-CoP-1:8/GCN NSs exhibits an excellent hydrogen evolution rate of 1172.5 µmol g-1 h-1 under visible light with a high apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) of 3.49% at 420 nm, which is close to Pt/g-C3N4 photocatalytic system and higher than most reported transition metal phosphides (TMP)/g-C3N4 photocatalytic system. Experimental results indicate that the higher photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance can be mainly attributed to the binary Ru-CoP-x co-catalyst with efficient charge separation and promoted surface water reduction kinetics, and the 2D/2D self-assembly structure with strong interface Schottky effect and short charge transport distance. This study provides a new approach to develop cost-effective Pt-alternative co-catalysts for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by incorporating a small amount of ruthenium into the transition metal phosphides.
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