Exerting Charge Transfer To Stabilize Au Nanoclusters For Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance Toward Selective Oxidation Of Amines
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL(2021)
Abstract
Atomically precise gold nanoclusters have received increasing attention in photocatalysis but suffered from self-oxidation coalescence induced by photo-generated holes. Herein, we report an efficient charge engineering strategy to improve the photo-oxidation activity and stability of Au-25(PPh3)(10)(SC3H6Si(OC2H5)(3))(5)Cl-2 nanocluster (AuNC) taking advantage of Z-scheme AuNC/ultrathin BiOCl nanosheets (2D-BiOCl) heterojunction for visible light oxidative self-coupling of amines. The turnover frequency (TOF) over AuNC/2D-BiOCl for benzylamine can reach 1916 h(-1), much higher than that of most previously reported gold catalysts with a TOF usually less than 500 h(-1). Moreover, the heterojunction can be stabilized for six cycles with the intact structure of AuNC remained. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of AuNC/2D-BiOCl was predominantly attributed to the formation of Z-scheme heterojunction, which effectively accelerated the transfer and separation of photo-generated carriers. Especially, the consumption of holes in AuNC by injected electrons from 2D-BiOCl can inhibit the self-oxidation of AuNC, thus improve its stability. This study provides some insights into the design of metal nanocluster catalysts with Z-scheme charge transfer for the application of photocatalysis.
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Key words
Au nanoclusters, Photocatalytic stability, Z-scheme, Visible light, Amines oxidation
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