Dimethylammonium iodide stabilized bismuth halide perovskite photocatalyst for hydrogen evolution

Metal halide perovskites have emerged as novel and promising photocatalysts for hydrogen generation. Currently, their stability in water is a vital and urgent research question. In this paper a novel approach to stabilize a bismuth halide perovskite [(CH3)(2)NH2](3)[BiI6] (DA(3)BiI(6)) in water usin...

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Szerzők: Zhao He
Chordiya Kalyani
Leukkunen Petri
Popov Alexey
Upadhyay Kahaly Mousumi
Kordás Krisztián
Ojala Satu
Dokumentumtípus: Cikk
Megjelent: 2021
Sorozat:NANO RESEARCH 14 No. 4
Tárgyszavak:
doi:10.1007/s12274-020-3159-0

mtmt:31706410
Online Access:http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/26826
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Tartalmi kivonat:Metal halide perovskites have emerged as novel and promising photocatalysts for hydrogen generation. Currently, their stability in water is a vital and urgent research question. In this paper a novel approach to stabilize a bismuth halide perovskite [(CH3)(2)NH2](3)[BiI6] (DA(3)BiI(6)) in water using dimethylammonium iodide (DAI) without the assistance of acids or coatings is reported. The DA(3)BiI(6) powder exhibits good stability in DAI solutions for at least two weeks. The concentration of DAI is found as a critical parameter, where the I- ions play the key role in the stabilization. The stability of DA(3)BiI(6) in water is realized via a surface dissolution-recrystallization process. Stabilized DA(3)BiI(6) demonstrates constant photocatalytic properties for visible light-induced photo-oxidation of I- ions and with PtCl4 as a co-catalyst (Pt-DA(3)BiI(6)), photocatalytic H-2 evolution with a rate of 5.7 mu molh(-1) from HI in DAI solution, obtaining an apparent quantum efficiency of 0.83% at 535 nm. This study provides new insights on the stabilization of metal halide perovskites for photocatalysis in aqueous solution.
Terjedelem/Fizikai jellemzők:1116-1125
ISSN:1998-0124