Releasing Au Electrons to Mo Site for Weakened MoâH Bond of Mo2C MXene Cocatalyst Toward Improved Photocatalytic H2 Production.
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ABSTRACT
Mo2C MXene (Mo2CTx) is one of the most promising noble-metal-free cocatalysts for photocatalytic H2 production because of its excellent electron transport capacity and abundant Mo sites. However, Mo2CTx typically exhibits a strong MoâHads bond, resulting in that the produced H2 difficultly desorbs from the Mo surface for the limited activity. To effectively weaken the MoâHads bond, in this paper, a regulation strategy of electron donor Au releasing electrons to the d-orbitals of Mo sites in Mo2CTx is proposed. Herein, the Mo2CTx-Au/CdS photocatalysts are prepared through a two-step process, including the initial loading of Au nanoparticles on the Mo2CTx surface and the subsequent in situ growth of CdS onto the Mo2CTx-Au surface. Photocatalytic measurements indicate that the maximal H2-production rate of Mo2CTx-Au/CdS reaches up to 2799.44 µmol g-1 h-1, which is 30.99 and 3.60 times higher than that of CdS and Mo2CTx/CdS, respectively. Experimental and theoretical data corroborate that metallic Au can transfer free electrons to Mo2CTx to generate electron-enriched Moδ- sites, thus causing the increased antibonding-orbital occupancy state and the weakened MoâHads bond for the boosted H2-production efficiency. This research provides a promising approach for designing Mo2CTx-based cocatalysts by regulating the antibonding-orbital occupancy of Mo sites for improved photocatalytic performance.
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ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Alemanha