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Au-loaded alkali metal-modified crystalline carbon nitride for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation

  • Carbon Letters
  • Abbr : Carbon Lett.
  • 2024, 34(9), pp.2291-2303
  • DOI : 10.1007/s42823-024-00755-9
  • Publisher : Korean Carbon Society
  • Research Area : Natural Science > Natural Science General > Other Natural Sciences General
  • Received : December 28, 2024
  • Accepted : May 5, 2024
  • Published : December 5, 2024

Luo Mimi 1 Wang Baibing 1 Shao Jiahui 2 Yan Yupeng 1 Jiang Guanjie 1 Zhang Qin 1 Li Yang 1

1Jiangxi Agricultural University
2Dalian University of Technology

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ABSTRACT

Crystalline heptazine carbon nitride (HCN) is an ideal photocatalyst for photocatalytic ammonia synthesis. However, the limited response to visible light has hindered its further development. As a noble metal, Au nanoparticles (NPs) can enhance the light absorption capability of photocatalysts by the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect. Therefore, a series of Au NPs-loaded crystalline carbon nitride materials (AH) were prepared for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation. The results showed that the AH displayed significantly improved light absorption and decreased recombination rate of photo-generated carriers owing to the introduction of Au NPs. The optimal 2AH (loaded with 2 wt% Au) sample demonstrated the best photocatalytic performance for ammonia production with a yield of 70.3 μmol g−1 h−1, which outperformed that of HCN. This can be attributed to the SPR effect of Au NPs and alkali metal of HCN structure. These findings provide a theoretical basis for studying noble metal-enhanced photocatalytic activity for nitrogen fixation and offer new insights into advances in efficient photocatalysts.

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