Metallic plasmons significantly boosted visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water splitting

Abstract

Under visible-light irradiation, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is considered a favorable photocatalyst for hydrogen (H2) production from water splitting. However, its poor H2 production and fast recombination rate of charge...

A bifunctional hierarchical core–shell Mo2C@ZnIn2S4 Schottky junction for efficient photocatalytic H2-evolution integrated with valuable furfural production

“…3 Utilizing solar-driven semiconductor photocatalysis for hydrogen (H 2 ) production and fine chemical synthesis is a crucial method for achieving solar-to-chemical-energy conversion. 4,5 At present, numerous organic/inorganic photocatalysts such as perovskites, 6 metalorganic frameworks (MOFs), 7 covalent organic frameworks (COFs), 8 etc. have been developed for water splitting to H 2 .…”

Plasmonic Heterojunction Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Generation: A Mini-Review

“…Table enlists the plasmonic hybrid g-C 3 N 4 -based catalytic systems for hydrogen evolution reaction. In a very recent report from Xu’s group, the interesting plasmonic characteristics of Ni NPs with g-C 3 N 4 and N-doped carbon material were investigated for the hydrogen evolution from water . The optimized hydrogen generation rate of the nanocomposite (∼57 μmol h –1 ) was approximately 4-fold higher than the bare g-C 3 N 4 , which was explained based on the positioning of their Fermi energy levels, formation of plasmonic hot electrons, and charge migration toward the CB of g-C 3 N 4 .…”

Removal of hazardous diethyl phthalate released from plastics using mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride boosted with ferrocene (Fc/g-C3N4) under visible light

“…Modified g-C 3 N 4 with plasmonic metal such as Pt is also considered for environmental applications in visible and near IR region. 32,33 Some observations for the hybridization of plasmonic metals and organometallic compounds into g-C 3 N 4 were also reported. 34…”

“…Modified g-C 3 N 4 with plasmonic metal such as Pt is also considered for environmental applications in visible and near IR region. 32,33 Some observations for the hybridization of plasmonic metals and organometallic compounds into g-C 3 N 4 were also reported. 34 Ferrocene has been widely utilized from the past to date as a beneficial scaffold for the structure of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts.…”