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Nature‐Inspired Environmental “Phosphorylation” Boosts Photocatalytic H 2 Production over Carbon Nitride Nanosheets under Visible‐Light Irradiation
Author(s) -
Liu Guigao,
Wang Tao,
Zhang Huabin,
Meng Xianguang,
Hao Dong,
Chang Kun,
Li Peng,
Kako Tetsuya,
Ye Jinhua
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201505802
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , graphitic carbon nitride , quantum yield , photosynthesis , visible spectrum , materials science , photochemistry , irradiation , solar fuel , artificial photosynthesis , carbon nitride , nanotechnology , catalysis , chemical engineering , chemistry , optoelectronics , biochemistry , physics , fluorescence , optics , nuclear physics , engineering
Inspired by the crucial roles of phosphates in natural photosynthesis, we explored an environmental “phosphorylation” strategy for boosting photocatalytic H 2 production over g‐C 3 N 4 nanosheets under visible light. As expected, a substantial improvement was observed in the rate of H 2 evolution to 947 μmol h −1 , and the apparent quantum yield was as high as 26.1 % at 420 nm. The synergy of enhanced proton reduction and improved hole oxidation is proposed to account for the markedly increased activity. Our findings may provide a promising and facile approach to highly efficient photocatalysis for solar‐energy conversion.
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