Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 245, Issue -, Pages 477-485Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.12.011
Keywords
2D materials; Schottky junction; Photocatalytic H-2 evolution
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21776118, 21476097]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20180870]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2017M620193]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, High-tech Research Key laboratory of Zhenjiang [SS2018002]
- High-tech Research Key laboratory of Zhenjiang [SS2018002]
- high performance computing platform of Jiangsu University
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Sunlight-driven photocatalysis holds great promise for alleviating the energy and environmental crises. For the visible-light-driven bare semiconductor, there is an irreconcilable contradiction between the light absorption and strong redox capabilities. Here, we reported a predictable design for improving the photocatalytic performance via regulating the bandgap and accelerating the charge kinetics of the semiconductor. Taken together, utilize two-dimensional (2D) structure to essentially increase the bandgap of the semiconductor for gaining the higher transfer and separation of the photogenerated electron-hole pairs and the stronger redox capabilities; and accelerate charge kinetics via the driving force from the Schottky junction. Meanwhile, the Schottky barrier prevents the photogenerated electrons trapped by a noble-metal-free electron acceptor from dually recombining. Additionally, the energy transfer process of the photocatalytic reaction was also researched in detail, aligning well with the photocatalytic mechanism.
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