Enhanced visible light photocatalytic H2 production over Z-scheme g-C3N4 nansheets/WO3 nanorods nanocomposites loaded with Ni(OH)x cocatalysts

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Novel WO₃/g-C₃N₄/Ni(OH)_x hybrids have been successfully synthesized by a two-step strategy of high temperature calcination and in situ photodeposition. Their photocatalytic performance was investigated using TEOA as a hole scavenger under visible light irradiation. The loading of WO₃ and Ni(OH)_x cocatalysts boosted the photocatalytic H₂ evolution efficiency of g-C₃N₄. WO₃/g-C₃N₄/Ni(OH)_x with 20 wt% defective WO₃ and 4.8 wt% Ni(OH)_x showed the highest hydrogen production rate of 576 μmol/(g·h), which was 5.7, 10.8 and 230 times higher than those of g-C₃N₄/4.8 wt% Ni(OH)_x, 20 wt% WO₃/C₃N₄ and g-C₃N₄ photocatalysts, respectively. The remarkably enhanced H₂ evolution performance was ascribed to the combination effects of the Z-scheme heterojunction (WO₃/g-C₃N₄) and loaded cocatalysts (Ni(OH)_x), which effectively inhibited the recombination of the photoexcited electron-hole pairs of g-C₃N₄ and improved both H₂ evolution and TEOA oxidation kinetics. The electron spin resonance spectra of ·O₂^- and ·OH radicals provided evidence for the Z-scheme charge separation mechanism. The loading of easily available Ni(OH)_x cocatalysts on the Z-scheme WO₃/g-C₃N₄ nanocomposites provided insights into constructing a robust multi-ple-heterojunction material for photocatalytic applications.

Key words: Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Robust Ni(OH)_x cocatalyst, g-C₃N₄, Z-Scheme systems, Heterojunction

Kelin He, Jun Xie, Xingyi Luo, Jiuqing Wen, Song Ma, Xin Li, Yueping Fang, Xiangchao Zhang. Enhanced visible light photocatalytic H₂ production over Z-scheme g-C₃N₄ nansheets/WO₃ nanorods nanocomposites loaded with Ni(OH)_x cocatalysts[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2017, 38(2): 240-252.

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