Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic Activity of Stacked MXene Sheets of Y2CF2
- Kazuhiko Maeda*Kazuhiko Maeda*E-mail: [email protected] (K.M.).Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, JapanMore by Kazuhiko Maeda
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- Haruki WakayamaHaruki WakayamaDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, JapanMore by Haruki Wakayama
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- Yasuhito WashioYasuhito WashioMaterials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, JapanMore by Yasuhito Washio
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- Asako IshikawaAsako IshikawaMaterials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, JapanMore by Asako Ishikawa
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- Megumi OkazakiMegumi OkazakiDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, JapanMore by Megumi Okazaki
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- Hiroko NakataHiroko NakataDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, JapanMore by Hiroko Nakata
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- Satoru Matsuishi*Satoru Matsuishi*E-mail: [email protected] (S.M.).Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, JapanMore by Satoru Matsuishi
Abstract
Transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides (MXenes) are emerging two-dimensional (2D) materials, with a variety of applications, such as heterogeneous catalysis, due to their metallic conductivity and resulting charge transport properties. However, the semiconductor photocatalysis of MXene-related materials has not been experimentally demonstrated. Here, we show that stacked MXene sheets of Y2CF2 behave as an n-type semiconductor, with a 1.9 eV band gap and a rather negative conduction band potential of approximately −2.1 V versus Ag/AgNO3. In the presence of triethanolamine as an electron donor, Y2CF2 exhibits the ability to reduce protons into H2 under visible light. However, Y2CF2 is not very stable during the photoreaction, even in the presence of triethanolamine, undergoing oxidative degradation to form fluorocarbon and carbonate species due primarily to the high-energy valence band formed by C 2p orbitals.
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