物理化学学报 >> 2024, Vol. 40 >> Issue (1): 2303034.doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB202303034

所属专题: 多物理场能源催化转化

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微波辅助合成促进铬酸铋晶体的光生电荷分离

张珹博1,2, 陶晓萍1,2, 蒋文超1,3, 郭俊雪1,3, 张鹏飞1,2, 李灿1,2,3, 李仁贵1,2,*()   

  1. 1 中国科学院大连化学物理研究所, 催化基础国家重点实验室, 大连洁净能源国家实验室, 能源材料化学协同创新中心, 辽宁 大连 116023
    2 中国科学院大学, 北京 100049
    3 中国科学技术大学化学与材料科学学院, 合肥 230026
  • 收稿日期:2023-03-16 录用日期:2023-04-14 发布日期:2023-08-21
  • 通讯作者: 李仁贵 E-mail:rgli@dicp.ac.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家重点研发计划(2021YFA1502300);国家自然科学基金“人工光合成”基础科学中心(FReCAP)(22088102);国家自然科学基金(22090033);国家自然科学基金(22272165)

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Bismuth Chromate Crystals for Photogenerated Charge Separation

Chengbo Zhang1,2, Xiaoping Tao1,2, Wenchao Jiang1,3, Junxue Guo1,3, Pengfei Zhang1,2, Can Li1,2,3, Rengui Li1,2,*()   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, iChEM (Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials), Dalian 116023, Liaoning Province, China
    2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    3 School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • Received:2023-03-16 Accepted:2023-04-14 Published:2023-08-21
  • Contact: Rengui Li E-mail:rgli@dicp.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFA1502300);Fundamental Research Center of Artificial Photosynthesis (FReCAP) under National Natural Science Foundation of China(22088102);R.L. thanks the support from National Natural Science Foundation of China(22090033);R.L. thanks the support from National Natural Science Foundation of China(22272165)

摘要:

为了将可再生太阳能转化为化学物质,探索具有宽光谱响应的光催化剂用于光催化分解水越来越受到人们的关注。作为铋基层状金属氧化物的一员,铬酸铋(Bi2CrO6)的带隙约为1.9 eV,在利用大范围太阳光谱方面具有潜力。然而,Bi2CrO6较差的电荷分离性能限制了其在光催化中的应用。本文采用微波辅助水热合成方法制备了具有规则形貌的Bi2CrO6晶体,该晶体具有结晶度高、形貌均匀的优点。与传统制备方法相比,微波辐照实现了体系的快速加热,极大地加速了成核和生长的化学反应,从而在几分钟内形成了Bi2CrO6晶体。微波辅助合成的Bi2CrO6晶体在光催化和光电化学测试中表现出更好的光生电荷分离以及水氧化活性。此外实验中观察到光生电子和空穴在Bi2CrO6晶体的不同晶面之间发生空间分离,通过进一步在不同晶面上光沉积选择性负载还原和氧化助催化剂,显著增强了光催化活性。这项工作为制备高效太阳能转换的半导体光催化剂提供了一种可行的解决方案。

关键词: 微波合成, 铬酸铋, 半导体, 光催化, 水氧化

Abstract:

The conversion of renewable solar energy into chemical energy is an important topic in research. Recently, bismuth chromate (Bi2CrO6) has attracted attention in photocatalytic research, particularly for its potential applications in pollutant degradation and water splitting. This layered metal oxide exhibits a narrow optical band gap of approximately 1.9 eV and can utilize most of visible light in the solar spectrum. However, the photocatalytic activity of Bi2CrO6 is relatively low, and its poor charge separation properties restrict its practical applications. Herein, we report a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method for the fabrication of Bi2CrO6 crystals with high crystallinity and uniform morphology. Compared with the conventional preparations, microwave irradiation induces rapid volumetric heating and greatly accelerates nucleation and growth reactions, forming Bi2CrO6 crystals within minutes. Multiple characterization methods, including X-ray diffraction, Raman scattering, and scanning electron microscopy, were employed to examine the crystallinity and morphologies of the samples. Microwave-assisted synthesized Bi2CrO6 crystals showed better water oxidation activity in photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical tests than the conventional samples. Oxygen evolution rates were boosted 7.2 and 3.1 times using AgNO3 and Fe(NO3)3 as electron acceptors, respectively. Further investigations showed that microwave-assisted Bi2CrO6 crystals exhibited improved photogenerated charge separation. The average lifetime of photogenerated carriers, calculated from time-resolved photoluminescence results, also showed an increase. Furthermore, using photodeposition of metals and oxides as probes, the spatial separation of photogenerated electrons and holes was demonstrated to take place between {001} top and side facets of the Bi2CrO6 crystal samples. Loading reduction and oxidation cocatalysts onto different facets significantly enhanced the photocatalytic activities. These results enforce the promise of microwave-assisted Bi2CrO6 crystal synthesis for photocatalytic water-splitting applications and present a solution for efficient solar-energy conversion.

Key words: Microwave synthesis, Bismuth chromate, Semiconductor, Photocatalysis, Water oxidation