In-situ transient photovoltage study on interface electron transfer regulation of carbon dots/NiCo2O4 photocatalyst for the enhanced overall water splitting activity
Photocatalytic hydrogen production by overall water solar-splitting is a prospective strategy to solve energy crisis. However, the rapid recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs deeply restricts photocatalytic activity of catalysts. Here, the in-situ transient photovoltage (TPV) technique...
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Published in | Nano research Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 1786 - 1795 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Beijing
Tsinghua University Press
01.03.2022
Springer Nature B.V |
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Summary: | Photocatalytic hydrogen production by overall water solar-splitting is a prospective strategy to solve energy crisis. However, the rapid recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs deeply restricts photocatalytic activity of catalysts. Here, the
in-situ
transient photovoltage (TPV) technique was developed to investigate the interfacial photogenerated carrier extraction, photogenerated carrier recombination and the interfacial electron delivery kinetics of the photocatalyst. The carbon dots/NiCo
2
O
4
(CDs/NiCo
2
O
4
) composite shows weakened recombination rate of photogenerated carriers due to charge storage of CDs, which enhances the photocatalytic water decomposition activity without any scavenger. CDs can accelerate the interface electron extraction about 0.09 ms, while the maximum electron storage time by CDs is up to 0.7 ms. The optimal CDs/NiCo
2
O
4
composite (5 wt.% CDs) displays the hydrogen production of 62 µmol·h
−1
g
−1
and oxygen production of 29 µmol·h
−1
g
−1
at normal atmosphere, which is about 4 times greater than that of pristine NiCo
2
O
4
. This work provides sufficient evidence on the charge storage of CDs and the interfacial charge kinetics of photocatalysts on the basis of
in-situ
TPV tests. |
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ISSN: | 1998-0124 1998-0000 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12274-021-3723-2 |