期刊
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
卷 206, 期 -, 页码 271-281出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.01.034
关键词
Density functional theory; g-C3N4; Mn-adsorption; Photocatalyst
资金
- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [2014R1A1A2058415, 2015R1D1A1A01058991, 2016R1A6A1A03012877]
- China Scholarship Council [201408260037]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2014R1A1A2058415] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
This study employed experimental results and theoretical calculations to investigate Mn-adsorbed g-C3N4 as a potential photocatalyst with high efficiency. Mn was chosen as the incorporating element, because among the 3d transition metals it exhibits the highest binding energy and most suitable band edge positions. The photocatalytic efficiency of Mn-adsorbed g-C3N4 is 3 times higher that of pristine g-C3N4. Although small variations in the phase and surface morphology were observed, which were confirmed to not be the determining factors to improve efficiency. The factors that affect the high photocatalytic efficiency are therefore the electronic structure, optical absorption, and band edge variations after Mn-adsorption. The Mn atoms stably are bonded with N atoms, due to the strong absorption energy and ionic bond. Moreover, reduction of the g-C3N4 band gap after Mn-adsorption results in a red shift of the absorption band edge. The half-filled Mn 3d state introduces impurity states into the forbidden band gap, which will increase the life time of charge carriers. In addition, the up-shifting of band edges of Mn-adsorbed g-C3N4 leads to inhibition of the electron-hole recombination. As a consequence, the photocatalytic efficiency of Mn-adsorbed g-C3N4 is enhanced due to the combination of the aforementioned effects. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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