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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 46, Issue 69, Pages 34276-34286Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.07.233
Keywords
Photocatalysis; Niobate; Layered double hydroxide; Self-assembly; Oxygen generation
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Funding
- Basic Science Center Program for Ordered Energy Conversion of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [51888103]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foun-dation [2019M663466]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51925602]
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The study successfully prepared a hetero-layered composite photocatalyst through self-assembly method, which showed enhanced photo catalytic O-2-generation activity. The layer-by-layer stacking of Zn/Cr-LDH and HPb2Nb3O10 nanosheets facilitated rapid migration of photo-induced charge carriers and efficient separation of carriers. This work expanded the applications of AB(2)Nb(3)O(10)-based materials in photocatalytic energy conversion, demonstrating the promising strategy of constructing composites based on electrostatic self-assembly of complementary 2D materials.
Photocatalytic O-2-generation reaction is recognized as a crucial step in water splitting and has drawn great attention of researchers. In this work, a hetero-layered composite photocatalyst was successfully prepared by a facile self-assembly method based on electrostatic interaction between oppositely charged Zn/Cr-layered double hydroxide (Zn/Cr-LDH) and lead niobate nanosheets. The layer-by-layer stacking of Zn/Cr-LDH and HPb2Nb3O10 nanosheets was beneficial for rapid migration of photo-induced charge carriers inside the photocatalyst because of large contact area. In the meantime, Zn/Cr-LDH and HPb2Nb3O10 components exhibited suitable energy-band alignment, which led to efficient separation of photo-induced charge carriers. The composite photocatalyst showed enhanced photo catalytic O-2-generation activity under visible-light irradiation without loading cocatalyst. Briefly, this work expanded the applications of AB(2)Nb(3)O(10)-based materials in photo catalytic energy conversion and proved that constructing composites based on electrostatic self-assembly of complementary 2D materials is a promising strategy for development of more efficient photocatalysts. (C) 2021 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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