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Extended visible light driven photocatalytic hydrogen generation by electron induction from g-C3N4 nanosheets to ZnO through the proper heterojunction

  • Amir Zada ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Muhammad Khan , Zahid Hussain , Muhammad Ishaq Ali Shah , Muhammad Ateeq , Mohib Ullah , Nauman Ali , Shabana Shaheen , Humaira Yasmeen , Syed Niaz Ali Shah und Alei Dang EMAIL logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 20. Mai 2021
Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie
Aus der Zeitschrift Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie Band 236 Heft 1

Abstract

The alarming energy crises has forced the scientific community to work for sustainable energy modules to meet energy requirements. As for this, ZnO/g-C3N4 nanocomposites with proper heterojunction were fabricated by coupling a proper amount of ZnO with 2D graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets and the obtained nanocomposites were applied for photocatalytic hydrogen generation from water under visible light illumination (λ > 420 nm). The morphologies and the hydrogen generation performance of fabricated photocatalysts were characterized in detail. Results showed that the optimized 5ZnO/g-C3N4 nanocomposite produced 70 µmol hydrogen gas in 1 h compare to 8 µmol by pure g-C3N4 under identical illumination conditions in the presence of methanol without the addition of cocatalyst. The much improved photoactivities of the nanocomposites were attributed to the enhanced charge separation through the heterojunction as confirmed from photoluminescence study, capacity of the fabricated samples for •OH radical generation and steady state surface photovoltage spectroscopic (SS-SPS) measurements. We believe that this work would help to fabricate low cost and effective visible light driven photocatalyst for energy production.

Keywords: charge separation; g-C3N4 ; hydrogen generation; •OH radical generation; visible light
Corresponding authors: Amir Zada, Department of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan 23200, Pakistan; and Alei Dang, Shaanxi Engineering Laboratory for Graphene New Carbon Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China, E-mail: (A. Zada), (A. Dang)

Funding source: Natural Science Foundation of China

Award Identifier / Grant number: 51802267

Funding source: Key Industrial Chain Project of Shaanxi Province

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2019ZDLGY16-06

Funding source: Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Award Identifier / Grant number: 3102019TS0411

Funding source: Science and Technology Plan Project from Xi’an

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2019218314GXRC019CG020-GXYD19.5

Funding source: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2020M673475

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: This research was supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (51802267), the Key Industrial Chain Project of Shaanxi Province (2019ZDLGY16-06), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (3102019TS0411), the Science and Technology Plan Project from Xi’an (2019218314GXRC019CG020-GXYD19.5) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M673475).

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no competing interests statement.

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Received: 2020-10-28
Accepted: 2021-05-06
Published Online: 2021-05-20
Published in Print: 2022-01-27

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https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-2020-1778
Schlagwörter für diesen Artikel
charge separation; g-C3N4; hydrogen generation; •OH radical generation; visible light

Artikel in diesem Heft

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Original Papers
  3. Efficient adsorption of chlorpyrifos onto modified activated carbon by gamma irradiation; a plausible adsorption mechanism
  4. Characterization of the UV-Visible absorption spectra of manganese(III) porphyrins with time-dependent density functional theory calculations
  5. Extended visible light driven photocatalytic hydrogen generation by electron induction from g-C3N4 nanosheets to ZnO through the proper heterojunction
  6. The use of FCNT/PANI nanocomposites to extend the life of lithium-ion batteries
  7. Jellyfish-like few-layer graphene nanoflakes: high paramagnetic response alongside increased interlayer interaction
  8. Multi-functional organic–inorganic hydrogel microspheres as efficient catalytic system for reduction of toxic dyes in aqueous medium
  9. Aggregation behavior and thermodynamic properties of the mixture of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide in numerous temperatures and mixed solvents
  10. A comparative study on the performance of photo/sono/peroxone processes for the removal and mineralization of reactive dye red 198 from aquatic environments
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