Constructing metal-free heterophotocatalyst using two-dimensional carbon nitride sheets and violet phosphorene for highly efficient visible-light photocatalysis

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2022.11.012

Abstract

Abstract: Two-dimensional (2D) carbon nitride sheets (CNs) with nanoscale thickness have great potential in solar energy conversion owing to their intrinsic bandgap. However, their photocatalytic efficiency falls far below the practical requirements because the generated electron-hole pairs rapidly recombine. We construct a metal-free 2D p-n junction heterophotocatalyst from CNs and violet phosphorene (VP) using a simple electrostatic self-assembly method. The experimental results and density functional theory calculations show that the built-in electric field of the p-n junction promotes photogenerated carrier transport at the heterojunction interface, thereby promoting the separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. Under visible-light illumination, the visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen and CO production rates of the CNs/VP heterojunction were increased by 5.85 and 1.51 times, respectively, when compared to that of CNs. This study provides new insights into the design of metal-free heterogeneous photocatalysts with high catalytic activity.

Key words: Heterostructures, DFT calculations, Visible-light photocatalysis

Yong Wang, Chengxin Zeng, Liting Wu, Yalin Dong, Yu Zhang, Dingyi Yang, Wen Hu, Jian Hao, Hongzhe Pan, Rusen Yang. Constructing metal-free heterophotocatalyst using two-dimensional carbon nitride sheets and violet phosphorene for highly efficient visible-light photocatalysis[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2023, 146: 113-120.

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