Black Phosphorus/WS2-TM (TM: Ni, Co) Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution under Visible Light Illumination

Autor: Eminegül Genc Acar, Seda Yılmaz, Zafer Eroglu, İlknur Aksoy Çekceoğlu, Emre Aslan, İmren Hatay Patır, Onder Metin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Catalysts, Vol 13, Iss 6, p 1006 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4344
DOI: 10.3390/catal13061006
Popis: Black phosphorus (BP) has recently emerged as a versatile photocatalyst owing to its unique photophysical properties and tunable bandgap. Nonetheless, the rapid recombination of the photogenerated charges of pristine BP samples has significantly hindered its practical applications in photocatalysis. Herein, we report, for the first time, the effect of transition metal nanoparticles (Ni and Co) as co-catalysts on the photocatalytic activity of BP/tungsten disulfide (WS2) binary heterojunctions (BP/WS2-TM (TM: Ni, Co)) in the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) under visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm). Ternary heterojunctions named BP/WS2-TM (TM: Ni, Co) were synthesized via a chemical reduction method, leading to the formation of an S-scheme heterojunction, in which BP acts as a reduction catalyst and WS2 serves as an oxidation catalyst. BP/WS2-Ni and BP/WS2-Co performed substantial amounts of hydrogen generation of 9.53 mmol h−1g−1 and 12.13 mmol h−1g−1, respectively. Moreover, BP/WS2-Co exhibited about 5 and 15 times higher photocatalytic activity compared to the binary BP/WS2 heterojunctions and pristine BP, respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of the heterojunction catalysts is attributed to the extended light absorption ability, enhanced charge separation, and larger active sites. This study is the first example of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water by using Ni- and Co-doped binary BP/WS2 heterojunctions.
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