Surface Functionalization of g‐C3N4: Molecular‐Level Design of Noble‐Metal‐Free Hydrogen Evolution Photocatalysts. Issue 29 (12th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Yin; Lin, Bin; Yu, Weili; Yang, Yong; Bashir, Shahid M.; Wang, Hong; Takanabe, Kazuhiro; Idriss, Hicham; Basset, Jean‐Marie
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 21:Issue 29(2015)
• Page Start: 10290
• Page End: 10295
• Publication Date: 2015-06-12
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201501742
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>A stable noble‐metal‐free hydrogen evolution photocatalyst based on graphite carbon nitride (g‐C₃N₄) was developed by a molecular‐level design strategy. Surface functionalization was successfully conducted to introduce a single nickel active site onto the surface of the semiconducting g‐C₃N₄. This catalyst family (with less than 0.1 wt % of Ni) has been found to produce hydrogen with a rate near to the value obtained by using 3 wt % platinum as co‐catalyst. This new catalyst also exhibits very good stability under hydrogen evolution conditions, without any evidence of deactivation after 24 h.</p> </abstract>