CO2 Photoreduction Improvement by Carbon Nitride Utilizing the Synergism of Na Ion and Cyano Defects

CO2 Photoreduction Improvement by Carbon Nitride Utilizing the Synergism of Na Ion and Cyano Defects

Abstract Conversion of CO2 to high value products was considered as a focused issue towards carbon neutrality. Photocatalysis held the potential to realize the target, and graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4) was a competitive candidate. The photocatalytic efficiency of g‐C3N4 limited by the weak adsor...

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Main Authors: Weize Li, Zhizhong Hu, Lingyong Song, Yangbo Lv, Jincang Liu, Changtong Lu, Chunping Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2025-07-01
Series:ChemistryOpen
Subjects:
Cyano defect
g-C3N4
Melton salt
Na ion doping
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/open.202400431
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Summary:Abstract Conversion of CO2 to high value products was considered as a focused issue towards carbon neutrality. Photocatalysis held the potential to realize the target, and graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4) was a competitive candidate. The photocatalytic efficiency of g‐C3N4 limited by the weak adsorption of CO2 and easy recombination of charge carriers. Herein, Na ion and cyano defects was induced into g‐C3N4 simultaneously using NaHSO3 as alkali molten salt to work out these obstacles. The optimized photocatalyst 3 Na‐CN (the weight of NaHSO3 was 1.5 g) exhibited the highest CO yield (21.5 μmol g−1 h−1), which was 5 times than that of pristine g‐C3N4 (4.29 μmol g−1 h−1). By means of experiments and characterization, 3 Na‐CN displayed better performance in both light utilization and charge separation, which was reflected by the improved photocurrent response, decreased electrochemical impedance, markedly diminished fluorescence intensity, and shortened fluorescence lifetime. This result could be ascribed to the facilitation of electron‐hole separation induced by cyano defects, as well as the enhancement in CO2 adsorption and activation mediated by the Na ion. This work offers a new perspective on dual modulation of graphitic carbon nitride and paves the way for the design of CO2 reduction photocatalyst.
ISSN:2191-1363

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