An Efficient p–n Heterojunction Photocatalyst Constructed from a Coordination Polymer Nanoplate and a Partically Reduced Graphene Oxide for Visible‐Light Hydrogen Production

Abstract A new p–n heterojunction photocatalyst has been synthesized successfully through chemical‐bond‐mediated combination of coordination polymer nanoplates (CPNPs) and partially reduced graphene oxide (PRGO) with a simple colloidal blending process. Photocatalytic H 2 production by the p–n heterojunction photocatalyst PRGO / CPNP was investigated under visible‐light irradiation, which illustrates that PRGO / CPNP exhibits a much higher photocatalytic H 2 production rate than neat the CPNPs. The improvement of this photocatalytic property can be attributed to the inner electrical field formed in the p–n heterojunction, which impedes recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes. In PRGO / CPNP, the existence of the p–n heterojunction has been confirmed by electrochemical methods clearly. For PRGO / CPNP, the reductive degree of the PRGO has a great influence on the H 2 production rate and an ideal condition to get a PRGO / CPNP photocatalyst with higher performance has been obtained.