Assembly of protonated mesoporous carbon nitrides with co-catalytic [Mo3S13]2− clusters for photocatalytic hydrogen production

Abstract

The photocatalytic activity of protonated ordered mesoporous carbon nitride (pom-CN) was significantly improved by assembling anionic [Mo₃S₁₃]²⁻ clusters as cocatalysts onto the surface and channel of pom-CN via electrostatic interactions. This work demonstrates the feasibility of employing solution chemistry to assemble co-catalysts in the form of ionic clusters as building blocks into a photosynthetic architecture.