Abstract
The insufficient oxidation capacity, high carrier recombination rate and limited sunlight absorption seriously suppress the photocatalytic activity of pure g-C3N4. Using state-of-the-art hybrid density functional theory, we report an efficient method to tackle all aforementioned issues of g-C3N4 by metal-nonmetal (S and K) co-doping here. We find the adsorption of K atom on hollow site causes dynamic strain of g-C3N4. The S + K co-doping not only shifts the band edges downwards to achieve a much large overpotential of ca. 0.76 V, but also significantly extends the visible-light absorption threshold of g-C3N4. More importantly, the newly established channel between neighboring heptazine units in the doped structure is highly favorable for the separation of charge carriers. Our results help the design of high-performance visible-light-responsive g–C3N4–based photocatalyst for solar water splitting.
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