Graphene-based composite photocatalyst for solar fuel production
作者单位：State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Material Synthesis and Processing Wuhan University of Technology
会议名称：《中国化学会第29届学术年会》
会议日期：2014年
学科分类：080703[工学-动力机械及工程] 08[工学] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理]
基 金：supported by the 973 program (2013CB632402) NSFC (51272199, 51320105001, 51372190 and 21177100)
摘 要：The production of solar fuels by solar energy conversion is considered to be one of major strategies for solving the global energy and environmental problems in the future. Photocatalytic water splitting for H2 production and CO2 reduction for methane formation have become important and promising methods for clean, economical, and renewal production of solar fuels by using solar light since Fujishima and Honda first reported the photoelectrochemical water splitting on a TiO2 electrode in 1972. Among various semiconductors, titania（TiO2） has attracted special attention because of its strong oxidizing and reduction power, cost effectiveness, lack of toxicity, and high photochemical corrosive resistance. Usually, the photocatalytic H2-production activity on TiO2 is significantly dependent on the type and amount of co-catalyst because bare TiO2 has poor photocatalytic H2-Production activity. It is well-known that the loading of Pt as a co-catalyst on TiO2 significantly enhances H2-production activity for photocatalytic water splitting in the presence of sacrificial reagents. However, Pt is a rare and expensive noble metal. Therefore, alternative co-catalysts based on non-precious metals and earth-abundant materials have been actively pursued. Graphene-based nanocpmposite photocatalysts have recently caused tremendous interest as a viable alternate to increase photocatalytic H2-production and CO2-reduction performance in converting solar energy into chemical energy. The use of graphene as cocatalyst and support to enhance the H2-production activity of photocatalysts has been confirmed due to its unique two-dimensional conjugated structure and electronic properties. In this talk, I will present our recent work on the design and fabrication of graphene-based nanocomposite photocatalytic materials for H2 production and CO2 reduction. The rational designs for high-performance photocatalytic materials using graphene-based materials are described. Our work also demonstrates gr