Overall water splitting by Pt/g-C(3)N(4) photocatalysts without using sacrificial agents.
Overall water splitting by Pt/g-C(3)N(4) photocatalysts without using sacrificial agents.
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DOI:
10.1039/c5sc04572j
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发表时间:
2016-05-01
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影响因子:
8.4
通讯作者:
Wang X
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作者:
Zhang G;Lan ZA;Lin L;Lin S;Wang X
Direct splitting of pure water into H2 and O2 in a stoichiometric molar ratio of 2 : 1 by conjugated polymers via a 4-electron pathway was established for the first time, as demonstrated here using a g-C3N4 polymer and redox co-catalysts of Pt and Co species. We report the direct splitting of pure water by light-excited graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) modified with Pt, PtOx, and CoOx as redox cocatalysts, while pure g-C3N4 is virtually inactive for overall water splitting by photocatalysis. The novelty is in the selective creation of both H2 and O2 cocatalysts on surface active sites of g-C3N4via photodeposition triggering the splitting of water for the simultaneous evolution of H2 and O2 gases in a stoichiometric ratio of 2 : 1, irradiated with light, without using any sacrificial reagents. The photocatalyst was stable for 510 hours of reaction.