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Solar Hydrogen from an Aqueous, Noble‐Metal‐Free Hybrid System in a Continuous‐Flow Sampling Reaction System
Author(s) -
Li Xiaobo,
Ward Antony J.,
Masters Anthony F.,
Maschmeyer Thomas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201400291
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , noble metal , lamellar structure , carbon nitride , aqueous solution , catalysis , materials science , visible spectrum , metal , photochemistry , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , metallurgy , optoelectronics
We introduce the visible‐light photocatalytic H 2 evolution reaction as catalyzed by a cobaloxime/carbon nitride (C 3 N 4 ) noble‐metal‐free hybrid photosystem by using a continuous‐flow sampling reaction system. The photocatalytic H 2 evolution rate is highly dependent on the structure of C 3 N 4 , in which porous C 3 N 4 shows the best activity compared with bulk C 3 N 4 (lamellar) and C 3 N 4 nanosheets. When using porous C 3 N 4 , the system is neither affected by the solution pH, nor the C 3 N 4 concentration, nor the structure of the cobaloxime complex.
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