J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2022, Vol. 112: 68-76.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2021.10.017
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Zheao Huang, Qiancheng Zhou, Jieming Wang, Ying Yu()
Received:
2021-08-27
Revised:
2021-10-03
Accepted:
2021-10-03
Published:
2021-12-13
Online:
2021-12-13
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Ying Yu
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* E-mail address: yuying01@mail.ccnu.edu.cn (Y. Yu).1 These authors equally contributed to this work.
Zheao Huang, Qiancheng Zhou, Jieming Wang, Ying Yu. Fermi-level-tuned MOF-derived N-ZnO@NC for photocatalysis: A key role of pyridine-N-Zn bond[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2022, 112: 68-76.
Fig. 1. SEM images of ZIF-8 (a), N-ZnO@NC-400 (b), N-ZnO@NC-450 (c) and N-ZnO@NC-500 (d). TEM images (e, f) and element mapping images (g) of N-ZnO@NC-450. XRD of N-ZnO@NC formed by different temperatures and ZnO (h). Synthesis and structure diagram of N-ZnO@NC (l).
Fig. 2. N 1 s (a) and Zn 2p (b) XPS spectra of N-ZnO@NC prepared at different temperatures and ZnO. (c) The distribution of nitrogen-doped carbon in N-ZnO@NC-400, N-ZnO@NC-450 and N-ZnO@NC-500 obtained from XPS measurement. (d) Schematic diagram of the structure of nitrogen-doped carbon.
Sample | | Pore volume | Average pore-size (nm) |
---|---|---|---|
ZIF-8 | 1436 | 0.794 | 2.21 |
ZnO | 4.79 | 0.012 | 4.59 |
N-ZnO@NC | 22.54 | 0.202 | 3.48 |
Table 1. BET specific surface area, pore volume and average pore diameter of samples ZIF-8, ZnO and N-ZnO@NC-450.
Sample | | Pore volume | Average pore-size (nm) |
---|---|---|---|
ZIF-8 | 1436 | 0.794 | 2.21 |
ZnO | 4.79 | 0.012 | 4.59 |
N-ZnO@NC | 22.54 | 0.202 | 3.48 |
Fig. 4. Photocatalytic H2 evolution (a) and HER histogram (b) of ZIF-8, ZnO, and N-ZnO@NC at different temperatures. Photocatalytic performance of (c) ZIF-8, ZnO, and N-ZnO@NC for MB degradation. (d) histogram plots of first-order kinetic constant k-values for all samples.
Fig. 5. Photocurrent curve (a) and EIS spectra (b) of ZIF-8, ZnO and N-ZnO@NC at different temperatures. (c) PL spectra at excitation wavelength of 425 nm and (d) Time-resolved PL spectra for ZIF-8, ZnO and N-ZnO@NC.
Fig. 6. N-ZnO@NC surface work function of (a) Pyridine-N and (b) Pyrrolic-N. (c) DOS curves for Pyridine-N and Pyrrolic-N in N-ZnO@NC. Charge density distribution and Bader charge analysis of Pyridine-N (d) and Pyrrolic-N (e) in N-ZnO@NC. Electron localization function of Pyridine-N (f) and Pyrrolic-N (g) in N-ZnO@NC. Zinc, blue; oxygen, red; nitrogen, cyan; carbon, gray.
Fig. 7. Schematic diagram of the photocatalytic mechanism of N-ZnO@NC and the electron transfer path before reaction (a), after reaction (b) and (c) light irradiation.
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