Electrospun one-dimensional graphitic carbon nitride-coated carbon hybrid nanofibers (GCN/CNFs) for photoelectrochemical applications
- Title
- Electrospun one-dimensional graphitic carbon nitride-coated carbon hybrid nanofibers (GCN/CNFs) for photoelectrochemical applications
- Author
- 이선영
- Keywords
- Photocatalyst; Graphitic carbon nitride; Electrospinning; Carbon nanofibers
- Issue Date
- 2018-09
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
- Citation
- CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS, v. 18, No. 9, Page. 1006-1012
- Abstract
- Coupling of graphitic carbon nitride (GCN) with electrospun carbon nanofibers (CNFs) enhanced the photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance of a pristine GCN photoanode. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was electrospun to form fibers that were then carbonized to form one-dimensional (1D) CNFs, which were then used to fabricate the GCN structure. The optimum GCN/CNFs hybrid structure was obtained by controlling the amount of GCN precursors (urea/thiourea). The surface morphology of the hybrid structure revealed the coating of GCN on the CNFs. Additionally, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction confirmed the phases of the GCN/CNFs hybrids. PEC results showed a higher photocurrent of 3 mu A for the hybrid compared with that of 1 mu A for the pristine GCN. The high photocurrent for the hybrid structures indicated the formation of heterojunctions that resulted from a lower recombination rate of charge carriers. Moreover, UTh0.75 (0.075 g of urea and 0.075 g of thiourea) hybrid sample showed the highest performance of hydrogen generation with its numerical value of 437 mu mol/g, compared to those of UTh0.1 (0.1 g of urea and 0.1 g of thiourea) and UTh0.05 (0.05 g of urea and 0.05 g of thiourea) composite samples. This higher hydrogen production could be explained again with successful formation of heterojunctions between GCN and CNFs. Overall, we report a new approach for obtaining 1D hybrid structures, having better PEC performance than that of pristine GCN. These hybrids could potentially be used in energy-related devices.
- URI
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567173918301408https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/81389
- ISSN
- 1567-1739
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cap.2018.05.016
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- COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES[E](공학대학) > MATERIALS SCIENCE AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING(재료화학공학과) > Articles
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