DNA@Mn3(PO4)2 Nanoparticles Supported with Graphene Oxide as Photoelectrodes for Photoeletrocatalysis
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- 作者：Lixia Gao ; Jiale Xie ; Xiaoqing Ma ; Man Li ; Ling Yu
- 关键词：Photoelectrocatalysis ; Photoelectrode ; DNA ; Mn3(PO4)2 ; Nanoparticle
- 刊名：Nanoscale Research Letters
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：12
- 期：1
- 全文大小：1475KB
- 刊物主题：Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Nanochemistry; Molecular Medicine;
- 出版者：Springer US
- ISSN：1556-276X
- 卷排序：12
文摘
A novel deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA)-based photoelectrode consisting of DNA@Mn3(PO4)2 nanoparticles on graphene oxide (GO) sheets was successfully fabricated for photoelectrocatalysis. DNA served as a soft template to guide the nucleation and growth of Mn3(PO4)2 nanoparticles in the synthesis of Mn3(PO4)2 nanoparticles. More importantly, the DNA also serves as semiconductor materials to adjust charge transport. Under UV light irradiation (180–420 nm, 15 mW/cm2), the photocurrent density of DNA@ Mn3(PO4)2/GO electrodes reached 9 μA/cm2 at 0.7 V bias (vs. SCE). An applied bias photon-to-current efficiency (ABPE) of ~0.18% can be achieved, which was much higher than that of other control electrodes (<0.04%). In this DNA-based photoelectrode, well-matched energy levels can efficiently improve charge transfer and reduce the recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs.