Efficient charge separation by a donor-acceptor system integrating dibenzothiophene into a porphyrin-based metal-organic framework for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(23)64475-4

Abstract

Abstract:

The high selectivity of organic ligands and metal ions that construct metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) enables considerable richness in the MOF structure and confers them with numerous potentials, rendering MOFs extremely interesting to researchers in the field of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. However, the severe recombination of photoinduced charge carriers significantly restricts the photocatalytic performance of the MOFs. Herein, we report a porphyrin-based donor-acceptor (D-A) MOF consisting of meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl) porphyrin (TCPP) donor and a thieno [3,2b:20,30-d]thiophene-S,S-dioxide (BTDO) acceptor via coordination with Zn²⁺ ions, and denoted as TCPP-Zn-BTDO. The charge-transfer interaction from TCPP to BTDO broadened the light absorption range of TCPP-Zn-BTDO, with a high theoretical spectral efficiency of 69.72%. The D-A structure of TCPP-Zn-BTDO effectively enhanced the internal electric field because of its large molecular dipole, which significantly improved the charge-separation efficiency. Based on the aforementioned improvements, TCPP-Zn-BTDO showed a three-fold higher photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate than the corresponding monocomponent MOF of TCPP-Zn without the BTDO acceptor. The D-A MOF reported in this study provides a new strategy for enhancing the photocatalytic performance of MOF.

Key words: Photocatalysis, Charge separation, Porphyrin, Metal-organic framework, Donor-acceptor

Fei Yan, Youzi Zhang, Sibi Liu, Ruiqing Zou, Jahan B Ghasemi, Xuanhua Li. Efficient charge separation by a donor-acceptor system integrating dibenzothiophene into a porphyrin-based metal-organic framework for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2023, 51: 124-134.

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Scheme 1. Schematic illustration of the structure of TCPP-Zn-BTDO and TCPP-Zn and photocatalytic hydrogen production with Pt nanoparticles as cocatalysts.

Fig. 2. (a) UV-vis DRS spectra and charge transfer (CT) transitions. (b) UV-vis DRS spectra of TCPP-Zn-BTDO, and solar spectrum. (c) Room-temperature PL emission spectra of TCPP Zn-BTDO and TCPP-Zn. (d) PL decay traces of TCPP-Zn-BTDO and TCPP-Zn. (e) Photocurrent response of TCPP-Zn-BTDO and TCPP-Zn. (f) Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy Nyquist plots of TCPP-Zn-BTDO and TCPP-Zn.

Fig. 3. (a) Surface photovoltage intensity of TCPP-Zn-BTDO and TCPP-Zn. (b) The surface charge density of TCPP Zn-BTDO and TCPP-Zn. (c) IEF intensities of TCPP-Zn-BTDO and TCPP-Zn. (d) Diagrams of electron distribution and molecular dipoles of TCPP, BTDO, and TCPP-Zn-BTDO. The results were calculated by DFT, PBE0 functional, and def2-SVP basis set.

Fig. 4. (a) Comparison of hydrogen evolution rate of TCPP-Zn-BTDO and TCPP-Zn under the full spectrum of light. Reaction conditions: 5.0 mg photocatalyst, 3.0 wt% Pt as a cocatalyst, and 50 mL of ascorbic acid solution. (b) Comparison of the H2 evolution rate of TCPP-Zn-BTDO with other D-A bicomponent systems. (c) Overlayer of UV-vis absorption and AQY for TCPP-Zn-BTDO. (d) Overlayer UV-Vis absorption and wavelength-dependent hydrogen evolution of TCPP-Zn-BTDO.

Fig. 5. (a) Tauc plots of TCPP-Zn-BTDO and TCPP-Zn. (b) Mott-Schottky plots of TCPP-Zn. (c) Mott-Schottky plots of TCPP-Zn-BTDO. (d) Redox potentials of TCPP-Zn-BTDO and TCPP-Zn.

Fig. 6. Schematic of the mechanism of the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution for TCPP-Zn-BTDO.

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