Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 37, Issue 5, 534(2022)
Developing a highly efficient and stable photocatalyst or co-catalyst is one of the important topics in the field of photocatalysis research. In this study, graphene oxide, cobalt chloride and 2-methylimidazole were used as precursors to prepare Co5.47N-loaded nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (Co5.47N/N-rGO) co- catalyst by combining liquid phase method and nitridation in flowing NH3 where Co5.47N with a crystallite size of 10~20 nm was highly dispersed over N-rGO surface. The Co5.47N/N-rGO co-catalyst significantly improves the hydrogen evolution performance of commercial nano TiO2 (P25). When the mass percent of Co5.47N/N-rGO was 25%, the hydrogen evolution rate of the obtained sample reached 11.71 mmol·h -1·g -1, which was 90 times higher than that of pure P25 and similar to that loaded noble metal Pt (11.88 mmol·h -1·g -1). Furthermore, the catalyst also has good stability. The research provides a new idea for the future development of efficient non-precious metal co-catalysts.
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Lin AN, Hao WU, Xin HAN, Yaogang LI, Hongzhi WANG, Qinghong ZHANG.
Category: RESEARCH ARTICLE
Received: Apr. 25, 2021
Accepted: --
Published Online: Jan. 10, 2023
The Author Email: HAN Xin (hanx@ecust.edu.cn), ZHANG Qinghong (zhangqh@dhu.edu.cn)