Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 37, Issue 5, 534(2022)

Non-precious Metals Co5.47N/Nitrogen-doped rGO Co-catalyst Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Performance of TiO2

Lin AN1... Hao WU1, Xin HAN2,*, Yaogang LI1, Hongzhi WANG1 and Qinghong ZHANG1,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 11. State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
  • 22. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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    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. Non-precious Metals Co5.47N/Nitrogen-doped rGO Co-catalyst Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Performance of TiO2[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2022, 37(5): 534

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    Paper Information

    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)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20210267

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