Journal
CHEMSUSCHEM
Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages 328-333Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201902967
Keywords
carbon nitride; charge behavior; doping; photoelectrochemistry; water splitting
Funding
- Australian Research Council [LE130100072]
- Guangdong Innovation Research Team for Higher Education [2017KCXTD030]
- High-level Talents Project of Dongguan University of Technology [KCYKYQD2017017]
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Photoinduced charge carrier behavior is critical in determining photoelectrocatalytic activity. In this study, a unique layer-doped metal-free polymeric carbon nitride (C3N4) photoanode is fabricated by using one-pot thermal vapor deposition. With this method, a photoanode consisting of a phosphorus-doped top layer, boron-doped middle layer, and pristine C3N4 bottom layer, was formed as a result of the difference in thermal polymerization kinetics associated with the boron-containing H3BO3-melamine complex and the phosphorus-containing H3PO4-dicyandiamide complex. This layer-doping fabrication strategy effectively contributes to the formation of dual junctions that optimizing charge carrier behavior. The ternary-layer C3N4 photoanode exhibits significantly enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation activity compared to pristine C3N4, with a record photocurrent density of 150 +/- 10 mu A cm(-2) at 1.23 V vs. RHE. This layer-doping strategy provides an effective means for design and fabrication of photoelectrodes for solar water oxidation.
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