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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 37, Issue 18, Pages 13704-13710Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.02.143
Keywords
Solid-solution oxynitride; Polymerized complex; First principles; H-2 generation
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50821064]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2009CB220000]
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A series of CaTaxZr(1-x)O(3-x)Nx solid solutions were successfully synthesized through nitriding precursors prepared by the polymerized complex method. The physicochemical properties of these multicomponent semiconductors were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), N-2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, UV-visible optical absorption spectra (UV-Vis) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The diffraction peaks in XRD patterns gradually shifted to higher angles as x increased, indicating that CaTaxZr(1-x)O(3-x)Nx solid solutions had been formed. The absorption edges in UV-Vis spectra red-shifted monotonically as x increased, demonstrating that the band gap of the prepared photocatalysts could be precisely controlled with the adjustment of compositions. The solid solutions rendered photocatalytic H-2 evolution from a formic acid aqueous solution under visible-light irradiation. The narrow band gap, sufficient crystallization, enough pore volume and large specific surface area resulted in the best photocatalytic activity of CaTa0.8Zr0.2O2.2N0.8. Copyright (C) 2012, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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