Sodium-doped La2Ti2O7 synthesized by molten salt synthesis method for photocatalytic overall water splitting

IF 4.7 2区化学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL Applied Catalysis A: General Pub Date : 2024-12-19 DOI:10.1016/j.apcata.2024.120079

Lijiao Zhong , Xing Li , Yiquan Zhan , Yongsheng Liu , Kai Yang , Jinbiao Liu , Shiyong Liu , Junzhe Jiang , Liqing Li , Yoshihisa Sakata

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Solar-driven hydrogen production through water splitting is currently one of the research hotspots nowadays. Lanthanum titanate (La₂Ti₂O₇) is one kind of layered-structure perovskite photocatalyst and possesses a superior electronic structure for photocatalytic overall water splitting. However, it suffers from several drawbacks, such as poor photo absorption and easy recombination of photogenerated charge carriers. In this study, sodium (Na) ion-doped La₂Ti₂O₇ with plate-like crystal morphology was synthesized by using molten salt synthesis (MSS). The XRD and TEM results indicated that the MSS method enhanced the crystallinity of La₂Ti₂O₇. UV–vis, Raman and EPR spectra disclosed that Na doping through MSS introduced oxygen vacancies. The Na (0.3 mol%)-doped La₂Ti₂O₇ (MSS) provided the optimal hydrogen evolution rate, and the value was 6.43 times greater than that of pure La₂Ti₂O₇ synthesized by traditional solid-state reaction method. The synergistic effect of crystal facet engineering and defect engineering remarkably enhanced the photocatalytic activity of La₂Ti₂O₇.

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Applied Catalysis A: General 化学-环境科学

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