Tailoring photoactivity of polymeric carbon nitride via donor-p-acceptor network

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121347

Tailoring photoactivity of polymeric carbon nitride via donor-p-acceptor network

2022-08-01

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Devthade Vidyasagar *

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Suresh S. Umare *

DOI：10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121347

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Molecular doping approach can effectively modulate the charge transfer kinetics of polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) photocatalyst. Herein, we show that doping of PCN with a strong electron-withdrawing 2,3-diaminopyridine (DAP) induces the formation of donor-pi-acceptor (D-pi-A) network. As formed D-pi-A type network demonstrated a photocatalytic hydrogen production activity of 6.56 mmolg(-1) h(-1), which is 4.5-times greater than the pure PCN. The optoelectronic features characterized by spectroscopic techniques indicate rapid separation of photoexcited charge carriers and extended light-harvesting ability of DAP-doped PCN. Further, the theoretical analysis revealed that DAP-doped PCN has near-ideal hydrogen adsorption free energy of -0.11 eV, which supports the excellent hydrogen production performance. Importantly, the hydrogen production activity demonstrated here outperforms several state-of-art molecular-doped PCN-based catalysts. This study sheds light on the effective production of PCN-based D-pi-A networks using conjugated heterocyclic compounds.

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2,3-Diaminopyridine

Polymeric carbon nitride

Donor-pi-acceptor

Photocatalyst

Hydrogen evolution

Tailoring photoactivity of polymeric carbon nitride via donor-p-acceptor network

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