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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 570, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151207
Keywords
First principles; PtSe2; hBN; Heterojunction; Photoelectrocatalyst
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [11764018]
- Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation [20202ACBL 211004]
- Science and Technology Planning Project of Ganzhou City
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Through tuning the band gap and comprehensive property research, a high-quality PtSe2/hBNC heterojunction with excellent photoelectrochemical performance was successfully designed. The structure exhibits great oxygen evolution reaction performance and high light absorption capability, making it an ideal photoelectrocatalyst.
Designing and researching suitable photoelectrocatalyst for water splitting is crucial for the utilization of renewable and inexhaustible solar energy but remains a huge conundrum. Here, using first principles calculations, the two-dimensional PtSe2/hBN heterojunction was first conceived. However, the rapid recombination of electrons and holes will inhibit the visible light catalytic efficiency of the heterojunction. In order to realize effective spatial separation of electrons and holes of the heterojunction, we tuned the band gap by doping two carbon atoms on the hBN monolayer to obtain the type-II PtSe2/hBNC heterojunction. Then through the comprehensive researches on structural, electronic and optical properties, it was found that the structure possesses excellent carrier mobility and exhibits a great oxygen evolution reaction performance with a low over-potential of 0.76 eV, which is an ideal photoelectrocatalyst and exhibits great light absorption performance. In this study, the possible mechanism of doped PtSe2/hBNC vdW heterojunction to promote photocatalysis and oxygen evolution ability was explained, which may pave the way for the practical design of more solar-driven high-quality water splitting photoelectrocatalysts.
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