Journal
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 92, Issue -, Pages 14-17Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2018.03.025
Keywords
CoO nanorod; C3N4; Heterostructures; Pure water splitting
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- Guangdong Natural Science Foundation [2015A030313715]
- Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Chinese Academy Sciences Foundation [Y707j71001]
- Analysis and Testing Center of Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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A heterostructured nanocomposite composed of two visible light responsive semiconductors of C3N4 and CoO nanorod was successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method followed by thermal annealing. The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) results show a close interface between C3N4 and CoO heterojunction. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by hydrogen and oxygen evolution from water splitting under visible light illumination. The optimum CoO nanorod/C3N4 photocatalyst exhibits the highest hydrogen evolution of 92 mu mol h(-1). This enhancement in performance might be ascribed to the heterojunction established between the interfaces of CoO nanorod and C3N4, which greatly promoted efficient separation and transformation of photogenerated charges. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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