Electronic structures associated with enhanced photocatalytic activity in nanogap-engnieered g-C3N4/Ag@SiO2 hybrid nanostructures

doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.145907

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题名:	Electronic structures associated with enhanced photocatalytic activity in nanogap-engnieered g-C3N4/Ag@SiO2 hybrid nanostructures
作者:	Huang, Y. C.;Arul, K. T.;Chen, C. L.;Chen, J. L.;Chen, J.;Shen, S.;Lu, Y. R.;Kao, C. H.;Dong, C. L.;Chou, W. C.
关键词:	g-C3N4;Localized surface plasmon resonance;X-ray absorption spectroscopy
日期:	2020-06
上传时间:	2021-04-26 12:11:33 (UTC+8)
出版者:	Elsevier BV
摘要:	Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has attracted considerable attention with regard to its use in photocatalytic solar hydrogen production by the splitting of water. High charge carrier recombination critically limits the photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4. Plasmonic metal nanoparticles that can generate localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) have been suggested to enhance the harvesting of visible light and to improve water splitting efficiency. However, direct contact between metal nanoparticles and g-C3N4 reduces the hydrogen generation efficiency owing to energy loss by Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), which competes with plasmon resonance energy transfer (PRET). Decorating g-C3N4 with Ag@SiO2 core-shell plasmonic nanoparticles increases its photocatalytic ability. Tuning the size of the SiO2 nanogap can optimize the photocatalytic performance of g-C3N4/Ag@SiO2, which involves a trade-off between PRET and FRET. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is utilized to investigate the electronic structure of g-C3N4 and its modulation with Ag@SiO2. In situ XAS reveals the dynamics of the charge carriers under solar illumination. Analytic results suggest charge redistribution, shifting of the conduction band, modification of the unoccupied states, and consequent improvement in photocatalytic activity by solar illumination. This work sheds light on the effect of LSPR on this photocatalyst with reference to its electronic structure.
關聯:	Applied Surface Science 514, 145907
DOI:	10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.145907
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