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It is very essential to grow efficient and abundant photocatalysts for overall water cracking to produce hydrogen. Ni3FeN nanosheets were synthesized by combining simple sol-gel and calcining methods using urea as nitrogen source. A heterostructure was constructed between Ni3FeN and g-C3N4 to enhance the absorption capacity of visible light. The reformed Z-scheme Ni3FeN/g-C3N4 heterojunction exhibited an excellent visible-light photocatalytic activity. The average hydrogen evolution rate of 5 wt% Ni3FeN/g-C3N4 composite is 528.7 mu mol h(-1) g(-1) due to the Z-scheme Ni3FeN/g-C3N4 junction, which promotes the separation of photogenerated e(-)/h(+). Interestingly, the average H-2 production of Ni3FeN/g-C3N4 is nearly 8.3 and 3.6 times higher than that of Fe4N/g-C3N4 and Ni4N/g-C3N4, respectively, indicating that bimetallic nitrides as cocatalysts are more conducive to enhancing the performance of photocatalysts. Importantly, the Ni3FeN/g-C3N4 composite exhibited good cycle stability, and the hydrogen production performance hardly changed after four cycle experiments. Furthermore, photoluminescence, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and transient photocurrent response show that Ni3FeN/g-C3N4 heterojunction improves the separation efficiency of photoinduced e(-)/h(+). This work provides a feasibility of the cocatalyst Ni3FeN for use in photocatalytic hydrogen production.
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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
ISSN: 0002-7820
Year: 2023
Issue: 6
Volume: 106
Page: 3537-3549
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ESI Discipline: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
ESI HC Threshold:49
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:2
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SCOPUS Cited Count: 6
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