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Pt single-atoms supported on nitrogen-doped carbon dots for highly efficient photocatalytic hydrogen generation
Authors:
Hui
Luo
(Imperial College London; Queen Mary University of London)
,
Ying
Liu
(Queen Mary University of London)
,
Stoichko D.
Dimitrov
(Queen Mary University of London; wansea University)
,
Ludmilla
Steier
(Imperial College London)
,
Shaohui
Guo
(Queen Mary University of London)
,
Xuanhua
Li
(Queen Mary University of London)
,
Jingyu
Feng
(Imperial College London)
,
Fei
Xie
(Imperial College London; Queen Mary University of London)
,
Yuanxing
Fang
(Fuzhou University)
,
Andrei
Sapelkin
(Queen Mary University of London)
,
Xinchen
Wang
(Fuzhou University)
,
Maria-Magdalena
Titirici
(Imperial College London)
Co-authored by industrial partner:
No
Type:
Journal Paper
Journal:
Journal Of Materials Chemistry A
, VOL 48
State:
Published (Approved)
Published:
July 2020
Diamond Proposal Number(s):
22447
,
20116
Abstract: Single-atom catalysis has become the most active new frontier in energy conversion applications due to its remarkable catalytic activity and low material consumption. However, the issue of atom aggregation during the synthesis process or catalytic reaction must be overcome. In this work, we have developed a one-step photo-deposition process to fabricate Pt single-atom catalysts (SACs) on nitrogen doped carbon dots (NCDs). The Pt–NCDs were then hybridized with TiO2 to achieve high hydrogen generation activity and to understand the fundamentals at the Pt/NCD/TiO2 interface. The synergistic effect of Pt SAC and NCDs with maximized atomic efficiency of Pt and improved charge transfer capability provides a new strategy to rationally design a multi-scale photocatalyst structure to achieve high H2 evolution efficiency. The facile synthesis process also holds great potential for various applications such as electrocatalysis, heterogeneous catalysis and drug delivery, providing a promising way to reduce the high cost of noble metals.
Journal Keywords: Photocatalysis
Subject Areas:
Chemistry,
Materials,
Energy
Diamond Offline Facilities:
Electron Physical Sciences Imaging Centre (ePSIC)
Instruments:
B18-Core EXAFS
,
E01-JEM ARM 200CF
,
E02-JEM ARM 300CF
Added On:
23/07/2020 13:51
Discipline Tags:
Earth Sciences & Environment
Sustainable Energy Systems
Energy
Climate Change
Physical Chemistry
Catalysis
Energy Materials
Chemistry
Materials Science
Technical Tags:
Microscopy
Spectroscopy
Electron Microscopy (EM)
X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS)
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM)