ACS Applied Energy Materials,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
7(20), С. 9402 - 9413
Опубликована: Окт. 11, 2024
Polymeric
carbon
nitride
(PCN)
and
PCN-ZnO
nanocomposites
are
promising
candidates
for
catalysis,
particularly
hydrogen
evolution
reactions
(HER).
However,
their
catalytic
efficiency
requires
enhancement
to
fully
realize
potential.
This
study
aims
improve
the
HER
performance
of
PCN
by
synthesizing
using
melamine
as
a
precursor.
Two
synthesis
methods
were
employed:
thermal
condensation
(Method
1)
liquid
exfoliation
2).
Method
1
resulted
in
composite
with
2.44
eV
energy
gap
reduced
particle
size,
significantly
enhanced
bifunctional
electrocatalyst
simultaneous
oxygen
production.
In
contrast,
2
produced
nanocomposite
an
surface
area
minor
alteration
band
gap.
alkaline
electrolytes,
ACS Applied Energy Materials,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
7(20), С. 9402 - 9413
Опубликована: Окт. 11, 2024
Polymeric
carbon
nitride
(PCN)
and
PCN-ZnO
nanocomposites
are
promising
candidates
for
catalysis,
particularly
hydrogen
evolution
reactions
(HER).
However,
their
catalytic
efficiency
requires
enhancement
to
fully
realize
potential.
This
study
aims
improve
the
HER
performance
of
PCN
by
synthesizing
using
melamine
as
a
precursor.
Two
synthesis
methods
were
employed:
thermal
condensation
(Method
1)
liquid
exfoliation
2).
Method
1
resulted
in
composite
with
2.44
eV
energy
gap
reduced
particle
size,
significantly
enhanced
bifunctional
electrocatalyst
simultaneous
oxygen
production.
In
contrast,
2
produced
nanocomposite
an
surface
area
minor
alteration
band
gap.
alkaline
electrolytes,
