Trioctylphosphine Oxide (TOPO)-Assisted Facile Fabrication of Phosphorus-Incorporated Nanostructured Carbon Nitride Toward Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting with Enhanced Activity
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Title
- Trioctylphosphine Oxide (TOPO)-Assisted Facile Fabrication of Phosphorus-Incorporated Nanostructured Carbon Nitride Toward Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting with Enhanced Activity
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Author(s)
- Babu, Pradeepta; Heeyoung Kim; Jeong Young Park; Naik, Brundabana
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Publication Date
- 2022-01
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Journal
- INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, v.61, no.3, pp.1368 - 1376
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Publisher
- AMER CHEMICAL SOC
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Abstract
- Designing nanostructured arrays of two-dimensional surfaces and interfaces is a versatile approach to increasing their photoelectrochemical activity. Here, phosphorus (P)-incorporated nanostructured carbon nitride (h-PCN) with an enlarged surface area is fabricated by employing trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) as a dopant precursor for visible-light-driven photoelectrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen. The structural, morphological, and electronic properties of the photocatalyst have been characterized through various physicochemical techniques. We show that the incorporation of P into the g-C3N4 framework enhances light absorption over broad regimes, charge separation, and migration, as well as the specific surface area, showing excellent photocurrent enhancement (5.4 folds) in the cathodic direction as compared to bulk g-C3N4. Moreover, the photocathode shows 3.3-fold enhancement in current at zero biased potential. Without using any cocatalyst, the photoelectrodes produced 27 mu mol h(-1) of H-2 and 13 mu mol h(-1) of O-2 with 95% faradic efficiency. The excellent photoelectrochemical behavior toward water-splitting reactions by the photoelectrode is attributed to the synergistic effect of P incorporation and active sites emerging from the nanostructured architecture of the material. This work demonstrates the facile fabrication of nanostructured P-incorporated g-C3N4 toward water-splitting reactions to produce hydrogen without using a cocatalyst in a simple and cost-effective way.
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URI
- https://pr.ibs.re.kr/handle/8788114/11200
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DOI
- 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02863
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ISSN
- 0020-1669
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