Issue 15, 2022

Light induced ammonia synthesis by crystalline polyoxometalate-based hybrid frameworks coupled with the Sv-1T MoS2 cocatalyst

Abstract

The exploration of efficient and stable composite-materials as nitrogen reduction photocatalysts featuring wide spectrum absorption and nitrogen fixation active sites has become specifically significant. In this work, a series of mixed-addendum PMoV-based organic–inorganic hybrid materials coupled with rich sulfur vacancy 1T MoS2 (Sv-1T MoS2) through a hydrothermal growth strategy are presented towards green NH3 production. The intervalence electron transfer of the reduced polyoxometalates, as well as the construction of a Ni-trinuclear cluster-based framework, is responsible for the capable light-harvesting performance of the well-defined PMo8V6–Ni crystalline material, and Sv-1T MoS2 which serves as a cocatalyst can facilitate electron–hole separation of the light absorbers, which further promotes the ammonia production capacity of the composite materials. As expected, the ammonia generation rate of Sv-1T MoS2/PMo8V6–Ni (80.6 μmol h−1 g−1) is much higher than that of either PMo8V6–Ni (9.7 μmol h−1 g−1) or Sv-1T MoS2 (8.6 μmol h−1 g−1) component. Such a noble-metal-free system therefore shows an apparent quantum efficiency (AQE) of 0.368% at 550 nm. The “working-in-tandem” mechanism established by sulfur vacancies as nitrogen active sites and polyoxometalate crystalline photosensitizers are extremely crucial for facilitating N2 chemisorption and NH3 formation. This work provides a fresh perspective for the rational design of photocatalyst composite materials with energetic electrons towards efficient nitrogen fixation.

Graphical abstract: Light induced ammonia synthesis by crystalline polyoxometalate-based hybrid frameworks coupled with the Sv-1T MoS2 cocatalyst

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
08 May 2022
Accepted
02 Jun 2022
First published
08 Jun 2022

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2022,9, 3828-3838

Light induced ammonia synthesis by crystalline polyoxometalate-based hybrid frameworks coupled with the Sv-1T MoS2 cocatalyst

F. Li, H. Liu, W. Chen, Y. Su, W. Chen, J. Zhi and Y. Li, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 3828 DOI: 10.1039/D2QI01003H

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