Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2022, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (3): 132-136.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2021-0343

• Catalytic Materials • Previous Articles    

Preparation of Au-supported porous g-C3N4 nanosheets for photocatalytic H2 evolution performance under visible-light

CHEN Jianjun(),QIAO Yan,LIU Zixian,PENG Huanhuan,SONG Jialin,GAO Yan,LI Yongyu()   

  1. Institute of Environmental & Catalytic Engineering,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Zhengzhou Normal University,Zhengzhou 450044,China
  • Received:2021-07-07 Online:2022-03-10 Published:2022-03-18
  • Contact: LI Yongyu E-mail:jianjunch82612@163.com;zzsylyy@163.com

Abstract:

Graphite carbon nitride(g-C3N4),as a metal-free photocatalyst,has attracted much attention due to its low cost, easy availability and good photoresponse characteristics.However,the high recombination rate of electron-hole pairs hinders its wide application.Herein,using melamine as raw material and urea as a porogen,porous g-C3N4 nanosheets(PCNS)was prepared by the hydrothermal combined calcination method.Chemical reduction method was used to load Au on the surface of PCNS,and the Au content in the reaction system was also adjusted.The composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD),infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR),Raman spectroscopy(Raman),transmission electron microscopy (TEM),ultraviolet visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy(UV-Vis DRS) and electrochemical tests.In comparison with PCNS,Au/PCNS co-mposite not only had stronger light absorption performance,but the recombination rate of electrons and holes was also signi-ficantly reduced.At the same time,the hydrogen production performance of composite under visible light was studied,and it was found that 0.5%Au/PCNS showed the best photocatalytic hydrogen production rate[84.09 μmol/(g·h)],which was 44.7 times of 0.5%Au/g-C3N4[1.88 μmol/(g·h)].

Key words: g-C3N4, Au, porous nanosheet, hydrogen production, photocatalysis

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