Nanostructure and functional group engineering of black phosphorus via plasma treatment for CO2 photoreductionShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Journal of CO2 Utilization, ISSN 2212-9820, E-ISSN 2212-9839, Vol. 54, article id 101745Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
As an emerging two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor, black phosphorus (BP) has attracted great interest in photocatalytic CO2 reduction, but the performance is restricted by the low surface reactivity and poor stability. Exfoliating BP into the 2D structure is an effective method to increase the exposure of active sites. However, the intrinsic surface reactivity and stability cannot be improved, and, the widely used liquid-phase exfoliation method is time-consuming and laborious. In this work, we successfully exfoliates the bulk BP into ultrathin BP nanosheets with dense surface amino-functional groups (BP-NH2) using NH3 plasma treatment. The 2D structure can shorten the photo-excited charges migration distance and improve the exposure of surface-active sites. Furthermore, the amino-functional groups on ultrathin BP nanosheets can prevent the destruction of BP nanosheets in ambient air, favoring the charge separation, CO2 adsorption and activation during the catalytic process. Benefiting from integrated advantages of amino functional groups, the optimal BP-NH2 exhibits a photocatalytic CO2 reduction rate to CO of 27.6 mu mol g(-1) h(-1) with a selectivity of 87.0 %, both of which are higher than those of pristine bulk BP. This work presents ideas for stabilizing BP and improving the CO2 reduction performance simultaneously.
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Keywords [en]
CO2 reduction; Black phosphorus; Amino; Photocatalyst
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-181021DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101745ISI: 000711394500003OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-181021DiVA, id: diva2:1612178
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Funding Agencies|National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [22075113, 22178152]; Jiangsu Fund for Distinguished Young Scientists [BK20190045]; Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu ProvinceNatural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20190981]; High-tech Research Key laboratory of Zhenjiang [SS2018002]; China Postdoctoral Science FoundationChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2019M661765]; Jiangsu Provincial Agricultural Science and Technology Independent Innovation Fund [CX(21)3067]; Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Energy Conversion of Hainan Province [KFKT2019002]; Jiangsu Government Scholarship for Overseas Studies [JS-2020-203]; Jiangsu University Studyabroad Scholarship for oversea study [UJS-2020-001]; Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [KYCX20_3043]; Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions; High-Performance Computing Platform of Jiangsu University
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