The Cu2O@g-C3N4 nanocomposite of p-n junction structure, synthesis preparation method and its
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Technical field
The invention belongs to nano material preparation technology and energy development fields, and in particular to a kind of cuprous oxide and graphite-phase
The preparation of azotized carbon nano composite material and its application in Photocatalyzed Hydrogen Production.
Background technique
Current social, energy crisis are increasingly sharpened with environmental pollution, and people show keen interest to new energy technology,
And Hydrogen Energy is widely regarded as one of following most promising fossil fuel substitute as a kind of green regenerative energy sources, directly
It connects then more simple and economical using sun photodegradation aquatic products hydrogen.Photocatalysis technology is can use of developing rapidly in recent years
The sun can be carried out the new technology of the depollution of environment and energy conversion.Currently, photocatalysis technology is in environmental protection, health care, organic synthesis
Etc. application study quickly grow, conductor photocatalysis becomes one of most active research field in the world.
g-C3N4As a kind of typically without metal-polymer semiconductor light-catalyst, there is good environment friendly, table
Face is synthetic, good physical and chemical stability and unique characteristic electron.Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) have good environment can
Acceptance, natural abundance and low energy gap (2.0 eV), it is considered to be enhancing g-C3N4The one of based nano composite material visible absorption
The up-and-coming material of kind.With pure g-C3N4And Cu2O is compared, the Cu of preparation2O@g-C3N4P-n heterojunction has higher light
Catalytic activity.This work is to realize the solar energy conversion of the non precious metal photocatalysis hetero-junctions of high activity and using before providing
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Summary of the invention
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of novel photocatalyst composite material and preparation methods, and are applied to light
Catalysis produces hydrogen, and preparation method is rationally simple, and H2-producing capacity is obviously improved, with excellent Photocatalyzed Hydrogen Production activity.
The present invention is with three-dimensional hollow Cu2O nanosphere and g-C3N4Nanometer sheet is unit material, by Cu2O introduces g-C3N4
The Cu of the middle 3D or 2D for forming p-n knot2O@ g-C3N4Composite nano materials have synthesized the 3D/2D Cu of a series of novel2O@
g-C3N4Nanocomposite.During producing hydrogen using visible light photocatalysis, the introducing of Cu2O and g-C3N4 form p-n
Knot, after the two fermi level reaches balance, so that the light induced electron of system and hole separate, while the presence of built in field
The transfer for promoting carrier enables more photo-generated carriers to participate in effectively reacting, leads to the photocatalysis of catalyst
Activity significantly improves.By SEM figure as can be seen that Cu2O nanosphere is uniformly embedded in duct and the interlayer of g-C3N4;g-
C3N4 nanometer sheet and Cu2O nanosphere are successfully combined with each other, and contact is close between each other, forms heterojunction structure,
It is advantageously implemented efficiently separating for electronics and hole, so that photocatalytic activity enhances.And Cu2O is in hollow structure, and it is this hollow
Structure is conducive to the absorption of light, to improve photocatalysis performance, and has bigger specific surface area, can make photochemical catalyst exposure
More active sites out, and bigger specific surface area during photocatalytic hydrogen production by water decomposition make catalyst with react molten
The contact area of liquid becomes larger, to improve catalytic activity.
To achieve the above object, the technical solution that this discovery uses are as follows:
It is condensed to form graphite phase carbon nitride by high temperature sintering by presoma of urea first, then weighs different amounts of graphite-phase
Carbonitride and nitric hydrate copper, its ratio be 1:0.5 ~ 3.5, obtained by solvent-thermal method by p-type Cu2O nanosphere and N-shaped g-
C3N4The a series of new Cu of nanometer sheet composition2O@g-C3N4P-n junction photochemical catalyst, is tested by Photocatalyzed Hydrogen Production.
Cu of the present invention with excellent Photocatalyzed Hydrogen Production performance2O-C3N4The preparation method packet of nanocomposite
Include following steps:
(1) a certain amount of urea is weighed, is put into crucible (loading 70-80%) with cover, (the Muffle furnace in still air
In) heating certain time, faint yellow fluffy g-C can be obtained3N4Nanometer sheet.
(2) by g-C obtained in step (1)3N4Nanometer sheet is fully ground in the agate mortar, nitric hydrate copper and g-
C3N4Sample (the two ratio is 1:0.5 ~ 3.5) is dispersed in n,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF), and ultrasonic treatment forms uniform
Solution.
(3) mixed solution that step (2) obtains is transferred in the ptfe autoclave liner of 50 ml, is covered close
Envelope, is put into baking oven, and process control hydrothermal temperature is 100-250 DEG C, the hydro-thermal reaction time 20-30h.Hydro-thermal reaction is complete
It is cooled to room temperature after, it is multiple with pure water and ethanol washing after obtained mixed liquor product is centrifuged in centrifuge, so
It is dry in vacuum oven afterwards.
The present invention also provides a kind of by Cu2O-C3N4Research method of the nanocomposite applications on Photocatalyzed Hydrogen Production.Tool
Body step includes the following: under visible light illumination, to have carried out hydrogen manufacturing experiment in closing quartz reaction system, passed through cooling cycle
The temperature of reaction system is maintained at 6 DEG C by water, a certain amount of catalyst is dispersed in the aqueous solution of methanol, wherein methanol conduct
Sacrifice agent is completely removed air with continuous stirring, with the 300W Xe arc lamp of 420 nm optical filters (CEL-HXF300)
For light source, liberation of hydrogen analysis is carried out using online gas chromatography (FULI, GC-7920).It is tested by Photocatalyzed Hydrogen Production, it is known that
CuCN150 H2-producing capacity is the most excellent.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1: for catalyst Cu made from embodiment 12O、CuCN50、CuCN75、CuCN100、CuCN150、CuCN200、
The X-ray diffractogram of CuCN250.
Fig. 2: for catalyst g-C made from embodiment 13N4, Cu2The scanning electron microscope (SEM) photograph of O, CuCN150.
Fig. 3: for catalyst g-C made from embodiment 13N4,Cu2The transmission electron microscope picture of O, CuCN150.
Fig. 4: scheme for the XPS of catalyst CuCN150 made from embodiment 1.
Fig. 5: for catalyst g-C made from embodiment 13N4, Cu2O,CuCN50, CuCN75, CuCN100, CuCN150,
The ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectrum figure of CuCN200, CuCN250.
Fig. 6: for catalyst Cu made from embodiment 12The Mott-Schottky of O schemes.
Fig. 7: for catalyst CuCN50, CuCN75, CuCN100, CuCN150, CuCN200, CuCN250 each in embodiment 2
Production hydrogen histogram.
Specific embodiment
It is arranged below with reference to specific implementation case, the present invention is further explained, it should be understood that these case study on implementation are merely to illustrate this
It invents rather than limits the scope of the invention, after the present invention has been read, those skilled in the art are to of the invention various
The modification of equivalent form falls within the application range as defined in the appended claims.
Embodiment 1
1) 10g urea is weighed, is put into crucible, is closed the lid.
2) crucible is placed in Muffle furnace, 4 h of heat condensation in 550 DEG C of still air, the rate of heat addition be 15 DEG C/
Min takes out after being down to room temperature naturally, and obtaining faint yellow fluffy product is porous g-C3N4。
3) g-C that will be obtained3N4Nanometer sheet is fully ground in the agate mortar.Weigh 73 mg nitric hydrate copper and certain
The g-C of amount3N4Sample (0,50,75,100,150,200,250 mg) is dispersed in the n,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) of 30 ml
In, 30 min of ultrasonic treatment form uniform solution.Obtained mixed solution is transferred to the ptfe autoclave of 50 ml
It in liner, seals, is put into baking oven, 24 h are heated at 150 DEG C, then 8 h of laser heating at 180 DEG C.
4) the mixed liquor product obtained after 8000 r/min centrifuge separation, is washed respectively in centrifuge with pure water and ethyl alcohol
It washs 3 times, collects product, then dry 10 h in 60 DEG C of baking ovens.Sample is labeled as Cu2O, CuCN50, CuCN75,
CuCN100, CuCN150, CuCN200, CuCN250 are respectively corresponded and g-C are added3N4Weight is 0,50,75,100,150,200,
Product when 250 mg.
Embodiment 2
1) composite catalyst obtained in embodiment 1 is carried out to the Photocatalyzed Hydrogen Production of visible light.
2) hydrogen manufacturing experiment under visible light illumination, has been carried out in closing quartz reaction system, it will by cooling circulating water
The temperature of reaction system is maintained at 6 DEG C, 50 mg catalyst is dispersed in the aqueous solution (80 ml) of 8 ml methanol, wherein methanol
As sacrifice agent, air is completely removed with continuous stirring, with 300 W Xe of 420 nm optical filters (CEL-HXF300)
Arc lamp is light source, carries out liberation of hydrogen analysis using online gas chromatography (FULI, GC-7920).It is small every 1 after illumination starts
When sampling it is primary, obtain producing hydrogen histogram shown in Fig. 7.It can be concluded that g-C3N4Product when weight is 150 mg is added
CuCN150 hydrogen output is 637.5 μm of olh-1·g-1, this is than pure g-C3N4Hydrogen output is higher by more than 40 times.
The features of the present invention and advantage-Characteristics and preparation characteristic
g-C3N4(n-type semiconductor) and Cu2O(p type semiconductor) fermi level (Ef) respectively close to CB and VB, when they are mutual
When contact, g-C3N4Fermi level move down, and Cu2The fermi level of O moves up, until the fermi level of the two is equal, is formed different
Matter p-n junction.In the process, direction is by N-shaped g-C3N4It is directed toward p-type Cu2The built in field of O is established.When radiation of visible light, n
Type g-C3N4Photohole in semiconductor valence band can be transferred to Cu2In the valence band of O, while p-type Cu2On O semiconductor conduction band
Light induced electron can be transferred to g-C3N4Conduction band on.In the space-charge region of heterogeneous p-n, on built in field can promote
State the transfer of light induced electron and photohole.Therefore in illumination space-charge region, light induced electron is gathered in n-type semiconductor one
Side, and photohole is gathered in p-type semiconductor side, effectively inhibits the compound of photo-generate electron-hole pair.The result shows that p-type
Cu2O and N-shaped g-C3N4The p-n junction formed between interface can efficiently separate Cu2O/g-C3N4Photo-induction in heterojunction structure is conductive
Lotus, while the compound of electron-hole pair can be substantially reduced.In order to illustrate photocatalysis hydrogen production reaction mechanism, it is necessary to clearly hollow
Cu2O nanosphere improves g-C by two kinds of effects3N4Activity: (1) p-n junction induction effective electron and hole separation;(2)
Hollow nano-sphere is ideal visible photosensitizing agents.
The present invention selects three-dimensional hollow Cu2O nanosphere is candidate material, has synthesized a series of special 3D/2D Cu2O/g-
C3N4Nanocomposite.Cu2O nanosphere is the g-C for being anchored on surface well or being wrapped in stratiform3N4In nanometer sheet, formed
Close contact, is conducive to the transfer of carrier.Compared with previous research, Cu that this research obtains2O/g-C3N4Nanometer is multiple
Condensation material shows excellent Photocatalyzed Hydrogen Production activity.It is considered that hollow Cu2O nanosphere acts not only as a kind of excellent
Photosensitizer, and sunlight can be made in intracavitary carry out multiple reflections, to be realized under the synergistic effect of built-in p-n junction higher
H2Photocatalysis is developed.The present invention is converted and is utilized as the solar energy for the non precious metal photocatalysis hetero-junctions for realizing high activity and mentions
Prospect is supplied.