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The In-situ Growth NiFe-layered Double Hydroxides/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite 2D/2D Heterojunction for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Performance

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A tightly 2D/2D heterojunction of g-C3N4(g-CN)/NiFe-layered double hydroxides (NiFe-LDH) was prepared in situ. The proper band-gap matching between NiFe-LDH and g-CN increased the transfer pathway of photogenerated electrons and holes between semiconductors. This in turn effectively reduced the recombination rate of photogenerated electrons and holes. Meanwhile, addition of g-CN to the matrix modified the surface morphology of NiFe-LDH and prevented agglomeration of two-dimensional materials while increased their ductility. Moreover, specific area of NiFe-LDH was found 3.06 times larger for 5:1-NiFe-LDH/0.8 g-CN as compared to 5:1-NiFe-LDH. The larger surface area results in availability of multiple reaction sites for the reduction of CO2. Upon exposure to light for 4 h, the product revealed 55.79 μmol/g and 20.45 μmol/g efficiency for CO and CH4 respectively, which was 3.57 times higher than pure NiFe-LDH and 4.25 times higher than pure g-CN. Furthermore, the product revealed as high as 73.2% selectivity for CO. Results authenticate the prepared g-CN containing NiFe-LDH as highly stable, efficient and selective two-dimensional materials for CO2 reduction upon exposure to light.

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This work was financially supported by the 973 Program (Grant No.:2014CB932101), the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 111 Project (Grant No.: B07004), Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (IRT1205), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (buctrc201527), Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Multi-phase Complex Systems (No. MPCS-2017-D-06).

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    Xiaoya Zhao, Xiuping Zhao, Inam Ullah, Linning Gao, Junzheng Zhang & Jun Lu

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Zhao, X., Zhao, X., Ullah, I. et al. The In-situ Growth NiFe-layered Double Hydroxides/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite 2D/2D Heterojunction for Enhanced Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction Performance. Catal Lett 151, 1683–1692 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-020-03426-2

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