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Overall water splitting by Pt/g-C3N4 photocatalysts without using sacrificial agents.

ABSTRACT: We report the direct splitting of pure water by light-excited graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) modified with Pt, PtO x , and CoO x as redox cocatalysts, while pure g-C3N4 is virtually inactive for overall water splitting by photocatalysis. The novelty is in the selective creation of both H2 and O2 cocatalysts on surface active sites of g-C3N4via photodeposition triggering the splitting of water for the simultaneous evolution of H2 and O2 gases in a stoichiometric ratio of 2?:?1, irradiated with light, without using any sacrificial reagents. The photocatalyst was stable for 510 hours of reaction.

SUBMITTER: Zhang G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6005136 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

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Overall water splitting by Pt/g-C3N4 photocatalysts without using sacrificial agents.

Zhang Guigang G Lan Zhi-An ZA Lin Lihua L Lin Sen S Wang Xinchen X

Chemical science 20160127 5

We report the direct splitting of pure water by light-excited graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) modified with Pt, PtO x , and CoO x as redox cocatalysts, while pure g-C3N4 is virtually inactive for overall water splitting by photocatalysis. The novelty is in the selective creation of both H2 and O2 cocatalysts on surface active sites of g-C3N4via photodeposition trig ...[more]

PMID: 29997797

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