Abstract
The rational design of photocatalysts for improving the conversion of solar energy into hydrogen is a promising route for achieving carbon neutrality. Herein, we couple plasmonic titanium nitride (TiN) with highly crystalline potassium-doped polymeric carbon nitride (PPCN) to construct a PPCN/TiN ohmic junction. Such an ohmic junction not only broadens the absorption spectrum but also inhibits the recombination of electrons and holes. In addition, Pt nanoparticles are introduced into this ohmic junction to form plasmonic Pt-PPCN/TiN, improving the capture of hot electrons generated by TiN and thereby promoting the dissociation of the O-H bond in H2O. The energy barrier decreases from 0.7 to 0.2 eV. Enhanced separation of carrier, activation of water molecules, and capture of hot electrons are jointly promoting photo-thermo catalytic hydrogen production. Therefore, under full-spectrum irradiation, the hydrogen production rate of Pt-PPCN/TiN reaches 19 085 μmol g-1 h-1. This novel plasmonic photocatalyst is promising for full-spectrum photo-thermo catalytic hydrogen production.
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