- Title
- Synthesis and bader analyzed cobalt-phthalocyanine modified solar UV-blind β-Ga
2 O3 quadrilateral nanorods photocatalysts for wide-visible-light driven H2 evolution - Creator
- Ali, Sharafat; Ali, Sajjad; Cui, Chunhua; Wu, Xiaoqiang; Kong, Qingquan; Yi, Jiabao; Zu, Xiaotao; Xiao, Haiyan; Raziq, Fazal; Qiao, Liang; Ismail, Pir Muhammad; Shen, Huahai; Zada, Amir; Ali, Asad; Ahmad, Ismail; Shah, Rahim; Khan, Imran; Chen, Junsong
- Relation
- Applied Catalysis B: Environmental Vol. 307, Issue 15 June 2022, no. 121149
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121149
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- In this work, an efficient wide solar light-driven photocatalyst based on solar UV-blind β-Ga2O3 quadrilateral nanorods (β-GOR) has been modified with cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc). Guided by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and experimental results, H-bond strengthened interfacial connection was established to purchase wide range of solar radiations and applied as an efficient photocatalysts for H2 evolution from water. The optimized 3CoPc/β-GOR nanocomposite unveiled an unprecedented in the quantum efficiency (0.38%) at 660 nm excitation wavelength with outstanding structural stability compare to the pristine solar UV-blind β-GOR (0%). The much extended photoactivities are accredited to the formation of strong H-bond between CoPc and β-GOR, that accelerated charge transformation as confirmed from Bader charge/work function analysis, activation of O2, wide visible-light absorption, as well as joint DFT and experimental results. We believe that this system will also work for other metal phthalocyanines such as ZnPc, NiPc and HPc together with β-GOR towards next-generation efficient photocatalysts with wide-visible light response.
- Subject
- solar UV-blind β-Ga2O3; metal-phthalocyanines; photocatalysis; HER; visible/infrared-light; SDG 7; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1468148
- Identifier
- uon:48009
- Identifier
- ISSN:0926-3373
- Language
- eng
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