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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
卷 45, 期 11, 页码 15936-15947出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/er.6824
关键词
graphitic carbon nitride; laser-induced synthesis; photocatalysis; reduced graphene oxide; water oxidation; water splitting
资金
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) [20-0253]
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia [RG 181002]
Graphitic carbon nitride (GCN) has become significant for large-scale photocatalytic water splitting due to its narrow band gap energy and other advantages. By irradiating a GO/GCN dispersion in methanol aqueous solution using a UV laser, a green and low-cost rGO/GCN colloidal nanocomposite was synthesized, exhibiting improved photoelectrochemical efficiency under visible light illumination.
Recently graphitic carbon nitride (GCN) has gained a great significance as it is one of the most suitable materials for large-scale photocatalytic water splitting because, it has a narrow band gap energy, photoelectrochemical stability, non-toxicity, and low-cost production. However, bare GCN is not reliable in terms of its relatively poor intrinsic photoelectrochemical performance as it possesses a low surface area, a high recombination rate of photo-induced charge carriers, and poor adhesion to the current collector. Here, we report a green, and low-cost approach to anchor GCN on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets, forming rGO/GCN colloidal nanocomposite by simply irradiating a GO/GCN dispersion in methanol aqueous solution using a UV laser without further treatment. In contrast with the bare GCN, the synthesized rGO/GCN nanocomposite exhibited a higher tendency of visible light absorption (400-700 nm), a lower recombination rate of photo-induced charge carriers, excellent adhesion on the current collector, and thus higher photoelectrochemical efficiency for water splitting under visible light illumination. The photocurrent density of the rGO/GCN photoanode was enhanced by nine folds (similar to 90 mA cm(-2)) in alkaline media over that one produced by the bare GCN under the same operating conditions. This study exhibits the feasibility and effectiveness of UV laser irradiation in the synthesis of high-purity rGO-based photocatalytic nanocomposites at room temperature for large-scale photoelectrochemical water splitting.
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