Well-Defined Ultrasmall V-NiP2 Nanoparticles Anchored g-C3N4 Nanosheets as Highly Efficient Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysts for H2 Evolution

Autor: Mengfan Niu, Liyun Cao, Qianqian Liu, Xiaoyi Li, Qian Chen, Dinghan Liu, Wenbin Li, Jianfeng Huang, Liangliang Feng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Catalysts, Vol 12, Iss 9, p 998 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4344
DOI: 10.3390/catal12090998
Popis: Exploring low-cost and highly active, cost-effective cocatalysts is of great significance to improve the hydrogen evolution performance of semiconductor photocatalysts. Herein, a novel ultrasmall V-doped NiP2 nanoparticle, as an efficient cocatalyst, is reported to largely upgrade the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) of g-C3N4 nanosheets under visible-light irradiation. Experimental results demonstrate that V-NiP2 cocatalyst can enhance the visible-light absorption ability, facilitate the separation of photo-generated electron-hole pairs and boost the transfer ability of electrons of g-C3N4. Moreover, the V-NiP2/g-C3N4 hybrid exhibits prominent photocatalytic HER activity 17 times higher than the pristine g-C3N4 counterpart, even outperforming the 1 wt.% platinum-loaded g-C3N4. This work displays that noble-metal-free V-NiP2 cocatalyst can serve as a promising and efficient alternative to Pt for high-efficiency photocatalytic H2 evolution.
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