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The effect of crystallization of polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) on the photocatalytic CO2 reduction activity of a three-component hybrid comprising a Ru(II) binuclear complex ( RuRu), Ag nanoparticles, and PCN, was investigated. Crystallized carbon nitride (CCN) obtained by heat treatment of PCN in a eutectic LiCl-KCl mixture was a much better hybrid photocatalyst component than the poorly crystallized PCN. The photocatalytic activity of CCN was dependent on the temperature of the LiCl-KCl treatment: Increasing the treatment temperature improved the photocatalytic activity as much as five-fold; however, treatment at elevated temperatures (>798 K) had a detrimental effect. Also, a substantial PCN crystallization effect was promoted by the construction of another hybrid photocatalyst from a mononuclear Ru(II) complex catalyst. Time-resolved microwave photoconductivity measurements revealed a good correlation between the photocatalytic activity and the photoconductivity-charge carrier lifetime product in the CCN samples heated at milder temperatures (<= 798 K). For CCN specimens heated at higher temperatures, appreciable electron accumulation was observed during the photocatalytic reaction, indicating that the accumulated electrons could not participate in the CO2 reduction reaction. Thus, the crystallization of PCN at milder temperatures improved the mobility and lifetime of photogenerated charge carriers, thereby contributing to enhanced photocatalytic activity toward CO2 reduction.
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CCS CHEMISTRY
Year: 2024
Issue: 12
Volume: 6
Page: 2940-2949
9 . 4 0 0
JCR@2023
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