Abundant hydroxyl groups decorated on nitrogen vacancy-embedded g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> with efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance
Huanhuan Zhai, Pengfei Tan, Lili Lü, Hongqin Liu, Yong Liu, Jun Pan
Abstract
Engineering hydroxyl and N vacancies on g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> led to dual mitigation of the recombination rate of photogenerated carriers, which was achieved by enriched hydroxyl groups trapping the holes and stable N vacancies capturing the electrons.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisPhotocatalysisVacancy defectHydrogenNitrogenTrappingRecombinationChemistryPhotochemistryElectronDecompositionMaterials scienceCrystallographyPhysicsOrganic chemistryEcologyBiochemistryQuantum mechanicsBiologyGeneAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsNanocluster Synthesis and Applications