Attapulgite/g-C3N4 Composites: Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Property

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A novel kind of electrocatalytic oxygen evolution catalyst was fabricated by introducing g-C₃N₄ultrathin films onto the surface of attapulgite (ATP) via a simple in-situ depositing technique, combined with freeze-drying and programmed roasting process. The obtained product was identified as ATP/g-C₃N₄. In order to achieve the best catalyst, a series of ATP/g-C₃N₄ composites with different mass fraction of ATP were obtained and marked as ATP/g-C₃N₄-w, where w represents the mass fraction of ATP (w =mATP: (mATP + mg-C₃N₄)= 0.33, 0.40, 0.50, 0.67). Results show that g-C₃N₄ thin layers are uniformly loaded onto the ATP surface via the chemical bond (Si-O-C), which is beneficial to tailor the surface electronic structure of g-C₃N₄ and provide more active sites. Their electrocatalytic oxygen evolution properties in 0.1 mol/L KOH were investigated. It is found that ATP/g-C₃N₄-0.50 presents the best oxygen evolution catalytic performance and has excellent oxygen evolution stability. Its oxygen evolution over potential is 410 mV and the Tafel slope is 118 mV/dec at a current density of 10 mA/cm ². The results suggest that ATP/ g-C₃N₄-0.50 can be used as a potential oxygen evolution catalyst.

Key words: attapulgite, g-C₃N₄, electrocatalysis, oxygen evolution veaction

CLC Number:

O469

ZHANG Sheng, JIANG Yi, JI Yuan-Yuan, DU Ying, SHENG Zhen-Huan, YIN Jing-Zhou, LI Qiao-Qi, ZHANG Li-Li. Attapulgite/g-C₃N₄ Composites: Synthesis and Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Property[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2019, 34(8): 803-810.

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Fig. 1 XRD patterns of different catalysts (a) and ATP/g-C3N4 with different proportions (b)

Fig. 2 Infrared spectra of (a) different catalysts (a) and ATP/g-C3N4 with different proportions (b)

Fig. 3 XPS spectra of ATP/g-C3N4-0.5 samples (a) Wide scan; (b) C 1s; (c) N 1s; (d) O 1s; (e) Si 2p

Fig. 4 SEM images of g-C3N4(a) and ATP(b), SEM image (c) and (d) EDAX pattern of ATP/ g-C3N4-0.50

Fig. 5 TG (a) and DSC (b) curves of different samples

Table 1 Specific surface area of each sample

Sample	S_BET/(m²?g^-1)
ATP	190.800
g-C₃N₄	8.821
ATP/g-C₃N₄-0.33	26.980
ATP/g-C₃N₄-0.40	38.280
ATP/g-C₃N₄-0.50	53.180
ATP/g-C₃N₄-0.67	82.440

Fig. 6 Cyclic voltammograms of catalytic materials

Fig. 7 (a) LSV of ATP/g-C3N4-w and mechanical mixture, (b) LSV of g-C3N4 and ATP/g-C3N4, (c) LSV and the over potential (d) of ATP/g-C3N4-w

Table 2 Oxygen evolution overpotential E(V vs RHE) and overpotential of the catalyst at 10 mA/cm2 and the slope of the Tafel curve

Sample	E/V(vs RHE)	η/mV	Tafel slope/(mV?dec^-1)
g-C₃N₄	1.73	500	155
ATP/g-C₃N₄-0.67	1.68	450	175
ATP/g-C₃N₄-0.50	1.64	410	118
ATP/g-C₃N₄-0.40	1.65	420	128
ATP/g-C₃N₄-0.33	1.69	460	143

Fig. 8 Tafel curves of g-C3N4 and ATP/g-C3N4-w

Fig. 9 EIS curves of the oxygen evolution anode material

Fig. 10 I-t curve of constant potential electrolysis of ATP/g-C3N4-0.50

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