Metal-free graphene quantum dots photosensitizer coupled with nickel phosphide cocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production in water under visible light

doi:10.1016/S1872-2067(18)63135-3

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Photocatalytic hydrogen (H₂) evolution is a promising approach for future sustainable energy utilization. However, it is still a great challenge to develop efficient and stable metal-free photocatalysts with broadband solar absorption in the visible region for H₂ production. Metal-free graphene quantum dot (GQD) is an emerging candidate for this purpose because of its good water-solubility and tunable band gap. On the other hand, metal phosphides (Ni₂P, Co₂P, etc) have been demonstrated as novel noble-metal-free cocatalysts for water splitting, which can efficiently separate electron-hole pairs and enhance the photocatalytic activities. Herein, we report for the first time on the use of OH-functionalized GQDs (OH-GQDs) photosensitizer coupled with Ni₂P nanoparticles for photocatalytic H₂ production with λ > 420 nm light. The H₂ production rate is~94 times higher than that of bare OH-GQDs, which is even comparable to that of OH-GQDs with 1.0 wt% Pt cocatalyst. This enhancement is probably due to the semiconductor-cocatalyst interface interaction between Ni₂P and OH-GQDs to facilitate efficient charge transfer process.

Key words: Noble-metal-free, Photocatalysis, Hydrogen production, OH-functionalized graphene quantum dotts, Ni₂P

Liang Zhu, Qiudi Yue, Daochuan Jiang, Huanlin Chen, Rana Muhammad Irfan, Pingwu Du. Metal-free graphene quantum dots photosensitizer coupled with nickel phosphide cocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production in water under visible light[J]. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2018, 39(11): 1753-1761.

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