催化学报 ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 627-636.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(20)63684-1

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高结晶氮化碳空心球的制备及其增强光催化产氢活性

李阳a,b, 张岱南a, 范佳杰c, 向全军a,*()   

  1. a电子科技大学电子科学与工程学院, 电子薄膜与集成器件国家重点实验室, 四川成都610054
    b华中农业大学资源与环境学院, 湖北武汉430070
    c郑州大学材料科学与工程学院, 河南郑州450002
  • 收稿日期:2020-05-26 接受日期:2020-07-11 出版日期:2021-04-18 发布日期:2021-01-22
  • 通讯作者: 向全军
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(51672099);国家自然科学基金(21403079);四川省科技计划(2019JDRC0027);中央高校基金(2017-QR-25)

Highly crystalline carbon nitride hollow spheres with enhanced photocatalytic performance

Yang Lia,b, Dainan Zhanga, Jiajie Fanc, Quanjun Xianga,*()   

  1. aState Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Film and Integrated Devices, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, Sichuan, China
    bCollege of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, Hubei, China
    cSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, Henan, China
  • Received:2020-05-26 Accepted:2020-07-11 Online:2021-04-18 Published:2021-01-22
  • Contact: Quanjun Xiang
  • About author:*Tel/Fax: +86-28-83207063; E-mail: xiangqj@uestc.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Natural Science Foundation of China(51672099);Natural Science Foundation of China(21403079);Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2019JDRC0027);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2017-QR-25)

摘要:

石墨烯型氮化碳(g-C3N4)已经成为解决环境污染和能源危机问题的较为理想的光催化剂, 但由于其较低的比表面积和较高的光生载流子重组效率而表现出较弱的光催化活性. 因此, 研究者们已经提出了许多策略, 例如纳米结构设计, 杂原子掺杂和增加结晶度, 用来克服氮化碳的这些缺点, 从而提高其光催化性能. 其中, 引起了较多关注的是增加g-C3N4的结晶度, 因为晶化g-C3N4(CCN)的内层堆积密度高, 外层结构缺陷少, 可以提供更快的光生载流子迁移效率, 从而增加参与光催化反应的光生电子和空穴. 即便如此, 通过常规方法制备的晶化g-C3N4依然显示出不规则的形貌和较低的比表面积. 基于此, 本文以氰尿酸-三聚氰胺(CM)超分子自组装混合物作为前驱体, 通过熔盐法成功地制备了高结晶度的g-C3N4空心球(CCNHS). 采用XRD、FTIR、13C固相CP-MAS NMR、XPS和时间分辨PL谱对CCNHS样品的基本性质进行了表征, 并通过SEM、HRTEM、氮吸附-脱附和紫外-可见DRS光谱对CCNHS样品的形貌结构进行了表征. 结果表明, CCNHS样品呈现出由纳米棒组成的非常规则的空心球结构, 因而表现出比传统CCN样品更大的比表面积以及更强的光利用效率. CCNHS样品XRD谱出现晶化氮化碳的特征峰; 其HRTEM照片出现了对应晶化氮化碳的0.33 nm晶格条纹; FFT衍射斑点的出现以及光吸收能力的增强进一步证明了CCNHS样品结晶度的提高. XPS谱元素分析以及EPR谱结果表明, CCNHS样品中还存在有利于提高光生电子转移的氮空位. 光电流、阻抗谱以及与三嗪晶化氮化碳的对比结果证明, CCNHS样品中存在内在电场. 同时, 采用具有一定毒性的双酚A增塑剂替代了从粮食中提取出来的传统醇类牺牲剂, 既保证了对有毒污染物的降解, 也减少了粮食的浪费. 即使以难降解的双酚A作为牺牲剂, CCNHS样品在降解双酚A(降解率为21%)的同时, 依然表现出较好的光催化产氢活性(151.2 μmol∙h-1∙g-1). 本文为超分子自组装的结构优化以及晶化氮化碳的改善提供了新视角.

关键词: 晶化, 空心球, 石墨化氮化碳, 光催化析氢, 光催化降解, 增塑剂

Abstract:

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has emerged as a remarkably promising photocatalyst for addressing environmental and energy issues; however, it exhibits only moderate photocatalytic activity because of its low specific surface area and high recombination of carriers. Preparation of crystalline g-C3N4 by the molten salt method has proven to be an effective method to improve the photocatalytic activity. However, crystalline g-C3N4 prepared by the conventional molten salt method exhibits a less regular morphology. Herein, highly crystalline g-C3N4 hollow spheres (CCNHS) were successfully prepared by the molten salt method using cyanuric acid-melamine as a precursor. The higher crystallization of the CCNHS samples not only repaired the structural defects at the surface of the CCNHS samples but also established a built-in electric field between heptazine-based g-C3N4 and triazine-based g-C3N4. The hollow structure improved the level of light energy utilization and increased the number of active sites for photocatalytic reactions. Because of the above characteristics, the as-prepared CCNHS samples simultaneously realized photocatalytic hydrogen evolution with the degradation of the plasticizer bisphenol A. This research offers a new perspective on the structural optimization of supramolecular self-assembly.

Key words: Crystalline, Hollow spheres, Graphitic carbon nitride, Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Photocatalytic degradation, Plasticizer