Journal
ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING
Volume 6, Issue 7, Pages 8447-8457Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00643
Keywords
Photocatalysis; H-2 production; Au-25 nanoclusters; Carbon nitride; Heterostructure
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21706130]
- Jiangsu Natural Science Funds [BK20150943]
- Key Programs of Educational Commission of Jiangsu Province [15KJA150005]
- General Programs of Educational Commission of Jiangsu Province [15KJB150011]
- Project of Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering [ZK201410, ZK201714]
- Youth Thousand Talents Plan of China
- Shuang Chuang Plan of Jiangsu province
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Au-25(Cys)(18) nanoclusters/g-C3N4 nanosheets composite photocatalysts were fabricated via a facile wet impregnation method. Modifying g-C3N4 nanosheets with Au-25(Cys)(18) nano clusters led to the enhancement of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under visible light. Such an improvement of activity is attributed to a vast number of junctions formed at the interface between the Au nanoclusters and the g-C3N4 nanosheets of the hybrid photocatalysts. The efficient separation of photogenerated charges was thus facilitated by their appropriate interfacial band structures. More importantly, the ultrasmall size Au-25 nanoclusters exhibited the resistance to aggregation during the photocatalytic reactions. Thus, the hybrid photocatalysts are not only more active but also more stable than photoreduced Au nanoparicles/g-C3N4 composite photocatalysts in the hydrogen production reaction, which make these novel catalysts promising in the application of solar fuels production. The combination of noble metal clusters with g-C3N4 materials opens a new window for the design of novel photocatalysts.
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