In:
New Journal of Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Vol. 46, No. 42 ( 2022), p. 20311-20321
Abstract:
A facile solvothermal assisted g-C 3 N 4 post-grafting technique with aromatic amine dyes via a Schiff base chemical reaction was successfully developed in this study. Based on this strategy, three D–π–A type aromatic amine organic dyes (TPA-CNCHO, PTZ-CNCHO, and CZ-CNCHO) were covalently grafted onto g-C 3 N 4 . The resulting composite photocatalyst was characterized using TEM, XPS, FT-IR, UV-Vis DRS, PL, and transient photocurrents, which confirmed the feasibility of the modification strategy. The values for the photocatalytic hydrogen production rates obtained for g-C 3 N 4 /TPA-CNCHO, g-C 3 N 4 /PTZ-CNCHO, and g-C 3 N 4 /CZ-CNCHO were 16232.7, 13266.9, and 11822.8 μmol h −1 g −1 respectively. Each of these values is 40, 33, and 29 times higher than that of pure g-C 3 N 4 , respectively. Among them, g-C 3 N 4 /TPA-CNCHO exhibited the highest photocatalytic hydrogen-production activity and the highest recycling usage stability. In addition, a possible mechanism for the separation and transfer of photo-induced carriers was obtained based on DFT calculations and experimental results. This further confirmed that covalently post-grafting g-C 3 N 4 with organic aromatic amine dyes through a Schiff base reaction was useful and could effectively enhance the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction. This is a general facile solvothermal method because it can be used for the grafting of other types of functional aromatic organic dyes onto g-C 3 N 4 .
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1144-0546
,
1369-9261
Language:
English
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Publication Date:
2022
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622959-1
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1472933-7
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