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Song X, Zhang X, Wang M, Li X, Zhu Z, Huo P, Yan Y. Fabricating intramolecular donor-acceptor system via covalent bonding of carbazole to carbon nitride for excellent photocatalytic performance towards CO 2 conversion. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 594:550-560. [PMID: 33774411 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.02.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into hydrocarbon fuels is an ideal technology of mitigating greenhouse effect caused by excessive emission of CO2. However, the high recombination rate of electron-hole pairs and limited charge carriers transport speed constrained the catalytic performance of many semiconductor catalysts. In this contribution, a series of carbon nitride (g-CN) samples with intramolecular donor-acceptor (D-A) system were successfully prepared by introducing organic donor into their structures. Characterization results confirmed that carbazole was successful connected to the structure of g-CN via chemical bond. The formation of intramolecular D-A system greatly enlarged the light response region of g-CN-xDbc. In addition, a new charge transfer transition mode was formed in g-CN-0.01Dbc due to the incorporation carbazole, which enable it to use light with energy lower than the intrinsic absorption of g-CN. Meanwhile, the D-A structure led to the spatial separation of electrons and holes in g-CN-xDbc and significantly decreased the recombination rate of electron-hole pairs. The g-CN-0.01Dbc presented the best catalytic performance and the CO evolution rate was 9.6 times higher than that of g-CN. Moreover, the reaction was performed in water without any additive, which made it green and sustainable. DFT simulation confirmed the D-A structure and charge carrier migration direction in the prepared samples.
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- Xianghai Song
- Institute of the Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- College of Science, Beihua University, Jilin 132013, PR China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Institute of the Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Institute of the Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Institute of the Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- Institute of the Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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Sheng ZQ, Xing YQ, Chen Y, Zhang G, Liu SY, Chen L. Nanoporous and nonporous conjugated donor-acceptor polymer semiconductors for photocatalytic hydrogen production. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 12:607-623. [PMID: 34285864 PMCID: PMC8261276 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.12.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Conjugated polymers (CPs) as photocatalysts have evoked substantial interest. Their geometries and physical (e.g., chemical and thermal stability and solubility), optical (e.g., light absorption range), and electronic properties (e.g., charge carrier mobility, redox potential, and exciton binding energy) can be easily tuned via structural design. In addition, they are of light weight (i.e., mainly composed of C, N, O, and S). To improve the photocatalytic performance of CPs and better understand the catalytic mechanisms, many strategies with respect to material design have been proposed. These include tuning the bandgap, enlarging the surface area, enabling more efficient separation of electron-hole pairs, and enhancing the charge carrier mobility. In particular, donor-acceptor (D-A) polymers were demonstrated as a promising platform to develop high-performance photocatalysts due to their easily tunable bandgaps, high charge carrier mobility, and efficient intramolecular charge transfer. In this minireview, recent advances of D-A polymers in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution are summarized with a particular focus on modulating the optical and electronic properties of CPs by varying the acceptor units. The challenges and prospects associated with D-A polymer-based photocatalysts are described as well.
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- Zhao-Qi Sheng
- College of Materials, Metallurgical and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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- College of Materials, Metallurgical and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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- College of Materials, Metallurgical and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- College of Materials, Metallurgical and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Yuan J, Liu H, Wang S, Li X. How to apply metal halide perovskites to photocatalysis: challenges and development. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:10281-10304. [PMID: 34096559 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07716j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Semiconductor photocatalysts are widely used in environmental remediation and energy conversion processes that affect social development. These processes involve, for example, hydrogen production from water splitting, carbon dioxide reduction, pollutant degradation, and the conversion of raw organic chemical materials into high-value-added chemicals. Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have become a new class of promising cheap and easy to manufacture candidate materials for use in photocatalytic semiconductors due to their advantages of high extinction coefficients, optimal band gaps, high photoluminescence quantum yields, and long electron-hole diffusion lengths. However, their unstable ion-bonded crystal structures (very low theoretical decomposition energy barriers) limit their widespread application. In this review, we introduce the physical properties of MHP materials suitable for photocatalysis, and MHP-based photocatalytic particle suspension systems, photoelectrode thin film systems, and photovoltaic-photo(electro)chemical systems. Then, numerous studies realizing efficient and stable photocatalytic water splitting, carbon dioxide reduction, organic conversion, and other reactions involving MHP materials were highlighted. In addition, we conducted rigorous analysis of the potential problems that could hinder progress in this new scientific research field, such as Pb element toxicity and material instability. Finally, we outline the potential opportunities and directions for photocatalysis research based on MHPs.
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- Jia Yuan
- Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Zhao X, Zhang X, Liang Y, Hu Z, Huang F. Porphyrin-Based Conjugated Polyelectrolytes for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Xin Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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Cubane Ru4(CO)8 cluster containing 4 pyridine-methanol ligands as a highly efficient photoelectrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction from water. J Organomet Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2021.121769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Supported on Carbon Nitride as a Peroxymonosulfate Activator for the Efficient Degradation of Paraxylene. Catal Letters 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-021-03596-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zhang G, Wang Z, Wu J. Construction of a Z-scheme heterojunction for high-efficiency visible-light-driven photocatalytic CO 2 reduction. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:4359-4389. [PMID: 33621289 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr08442e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The continuous growth of fossil fuel consumption and large amounts of CO2 emissions have caused global energy crisis and climate change. The employment of semiconductor photocatalysts to convert CO2 into value-added products has attracted extensive attention and research worldwide in recent years. However, it is difficult for a single-component semiconductor photocatalyst to achieve this goal efficiently due to its drawbacks, such as low quantum efficiency, limited surface area, limited number of active sites, the short lifetime of photogenerated carriers, poor long-term stability, and the weak redox ability of carriers. Fortunately, inspired by photosynthesis, the construction of an artificial Z-scheme heterojunction has brought a new dawn for the realization of this goal. The Z-scheme heterojunction has a high separation efficiency of electron-hole pairs with strong redox ability and a wide light response range. The abovementioned advantages make the Z-scheme heterojunction provide a great opportunity for the conversion of CO2 to value-added chemicals. This review concisely reports the progress of the Z-scheme heterojunction in the field of photocatalytic CO2 reduction in recent years, photocatalytic mechanism, choice of oxidation and reduction systems, strategies for improving efficiency, confirmation of the Z-scheme charge transport mechanism, problems and challenges, and the prospects for the future.
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- Guoqiang Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China.
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Liu A, Gedda L, Axelsson M, Pavliuk M, Edwards K, Hammarström L, Tian H. Panchromatic Ternary Polymer Dots Involving Sub-Picosecond Energy and Charge Transfer for Efficient and Stable Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:2875-2885. [PMID: 33541077 PMCID: PMC7917435 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c12654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Panchromatic ternary polymer dots (Pdots) consisting of two conjugated polymers (PFBT and PFODTBT) based on fluorene and benzothiadiazole groups, and one small molecular acceptor (ITIC) have been prepared and assessed for photocatalytic hydrogen production with the assistance of a Pt cocatalyst. Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopic studies of the ternary Pdots have revealed both energy and charge transfer processes that occur on the time scale of sub-picosecond between the different components. They result in photogenerated electrons being located mainly at ITIC, which acts as both electron and energy acceptor. Results from cryo-transmission electron microscopy suggest that ITIC forms crystalline phases in the ternary Pdots, facilitating electron transfer from ITIC to the Pt cocatalyst and promoting the final photocatalytic reaction yield. Enhanced light absorption, efficient charge separation, and the ideal morphology of the ternary Pdots have rendered an external quantum efficiency up to 7% at 600 nm. Moreover, the system has shown a high stability over 120 h without obvious degradation of the photocatalysts.
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- Aijie Liu
- Department
of Chemistry-Ångström Lab., Uppsala University, Box 523, SE 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry-Ångström Lab., Uppsala University, Box 523, SE 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry-Ångström Lab., Uppsala University, Box 523, SE 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry-Ångström Lab., Uppsala University, Box 523, SE 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry-Ångström Lab., Uppsala University, Box 523, SE 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry-Ångström Lab., Uppsala University, Box 523, SE 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemistry-Ångström Lab., Uppsala University, Box 523, SE 751 20, Uppsala, Sweden
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Chen F, Huang S, Xu Y, Huang L, Wei W, Xu H, Li H. Novel ionic liquid modified carbon nitride fabricated by in situ pyrolysis of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium cyanamide to improve electronic structure for efficiently degradation of bisphenol A. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2020.125648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chen X, Wang J, Chai Y, Zhang Z, Zhu Y. Efficient Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting Induced by the Giant Internal Electric Field of a g-C 3 N 4 /rGO/PDIP Z-Scheme Heterojunction. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007479. [PMID: 33448048 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A graphitic carbon nitride/rGO/perylene diimide polymer (g-C3 N4 /rGO/PDIP) Z-scheme heterojunction is successfully constructed to realize high-flux charge transfer and efficient photocatalytic overall water splitting. A giant internal electric field in the Z-scheme junction is built, enabling the charge separation efficiency to be enhanced dramatically by 8.5 times. Thus, g-C3 N4 /rGO/PDIP presents an efficient and stable photocatalytic overall water splitting activity with H2 and O2 evolution rate of 15.80 and 7.80 µmol h-1 , respectively, ≈12.1 times higher than g-C3 N4 nanosheets. Meanwhile, a notable quantum efficiency of 4.94% at 420 nm and solar-to-hydrogen energy-conversion efficiency of 0.30% are achieved, prominently surpassing many reported g-C3 N4 -based photocatalysts. Briefly, this work throws light on enhancing the internal electric field by interface control to dramatically improve the photocatalytic performance.
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- Xianjie Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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Jing L, Wang D, He M, Xu Y, Xie M, Song Y, Xu H, Li H. An efficient broad spectrum-driven carbon and oxygen co-doped g-C 3N 4 for the photodegradation of endocrine disrupting: Mechanism, degradation pathway, DFT calculation and toluene selective oxidation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 401:123309. [PMID: 32652416 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, a new type of carbon and oxygen co-doped g-C3N4 (PACN) was successfully synthesized by a one-step thermal polymerization method for the photodegradation of Bisphenol A (BPA) and selective oxidation of toluene to benzaldehyde. The degradation rate of BPA was 23.58 times higher than that of pristine g-C3N4 and the efficiency benzaldehyde formation rate without the need of any solvent increased to 5.43 times that of g-C3N4. At the same time, the band structure calculation of its simulated structure is performed by DFT, which shows that the introduction of oxygen linking band can adjust its band structure and obtain a smaller band gap. In addition, the PACN displays an enhanced photocatalytic degradation of BPA under the long wavelength (λ ≥ 550 nm) and NIR light irradiation (λ ≥ 760 nm), which indicates that the synthesized materials have a broad spectrum of photocatalytic activity. According to the results of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), C atoms and O atoms were introduced into the original g-C3N4 skeleton. In addition, the intermediate products were detected by mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS), and the BPA degradation pathway was proposed. A feasible photocatalytic reaction mechanism was also proposed.
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- Liquan Jing
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, PR China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China
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- Institute for Energy Research, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China.
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The conversion of solar to chemical energy is one of the central processes considered in the emerging renewable energy economy. Hydrogen production from water splitting over particulate semiconductor catalysts has often been proposed as a simple and a cost-effective method for large-scale production. In this review, we summarize the basic concepts of the overall water splitting (in the absence of sacrificial agents) using particulate photocatalysts, with a focus on their synthetic methods and the role of the so-called “co-catalysts”. Then, a focus is then given on improving light absorption in which the Z-scheme concept and the overall system efficiency are discussed. A section on reactor design and cost of the overall technology is given, where the possibility of the different technologies to be deployed at a commercial scale and the considerable challenges ahead are discussed. To date, the highest reported efficiency of any of these systems is at least one order of magnitude lower than that deserving consideration for practical applications.
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Chen W, Sun Y, Ge J, Song F, Xie Y, Zheng Y, Rao P. Synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic activity of the flower-like CdS/Zn 3(PO 4) 2 Z-scheme heteronanostructures. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce01007g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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CdS/Zn3(PO4)2 Z-scheme heteronanostructures were prepared through a simple hydrothermal route and precipitation methods, and the efficiency for the photocatalytic degradation of MB solution can be improved greatly.
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- Weiwei Chen
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China
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Ren J, Xia Z, Luo B, Li D, Shi W. Fabrication of 2D/2D COF/SnNb 2O 6 nanosheets and their enhanced solar hydrogen production. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi01443e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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2D TpPa-2-COF tightly decorated on the surface of SnNb2O6 nanosheets effectively increases the interface region, promotes separation of carriers and heightens charge utilization rate, thus achieving better solar H2-production activity than bare SnNb2O6 and TpPa-2-COF.
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- Jianlin Ren
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang
- PR China
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- Institute for Energy Research
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang
- PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Jiangsu University
- Zhenjiang
- PR China
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Lin J, He J, Hu J, Dong J, Liu A, Yang Y, Tang L, Li L, Zhou Y, Zou Z. In situ construction of a 2D/2D heterostructured ZnIn 2S 4/Bi 2MoO 6Z-scheme system for boosting the photoreduction activity of Cr( vi). Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00298h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The direct 2D/2D Z-scheme heterostructures of ZnIn2S4/Bi2MoO6 were rationally constructed, exhibiting obviously enhanced photocatalytic activity for Cr(vi) reduction under visible light (λ ≥ 420 nm) irradiation.
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Chen W, Li T, Peng X. Visible-light-promoted thiocyanation of sp 2 C–H bonds over heterogeneous graphitic carbon nitrides. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj00532d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (mpg-C3N4) is developed as a practical heterogeneous photocatalyst for C–S bond formation.
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- Wei Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering
- South China University of Technology
- Guangzhou
- China
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Tunable Properties of Nature-Inspired N, N'-Alkylated Riboflavin Semiconductors. Molecules 2020; 26:molecules26010027. [PMID: 33374613 PMCID: PMC7793104 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26010027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A series of novel soluble nature-inspired flavin derivatives substituted with short butyl and bulky ethyl-adamantyl alkyl groups was prepared via simple and straightforward synthetic approach with moderate to good yields. The comprehensive characterization of the materials, to assess their application potential, has demonstrated that the modification of the conjugated flavin core enables delicate tuning of the absorption and emission properties, optical bandgap, frontier molecular orbital energies, melting points, and thermal stability. Moreover, the thin films prepared thereof exhibit smooth and homogeneous morphology with generally high stability over time.
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Qin Z, Guan X, Guo X, Guo P, Wang M, Huang Z, Chen Y. Integrated Z-Scheme Nanosystem Based on Metal Sulfide Nanorods for Efficient Photocatalytic Pure Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:6528-6533. [PMID: 33094921 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Developing efficient metal sulfides for pure water splitting is a challenging topic in the field of photocatalysis. Herein, inspired by natural photosynthesis, an all-solid-state Z-scheme photocatalyst was constructed with Cd0.9 Zn0.1 S (CZS) for water reduction, red phosphorus (RP) for water oxidation, and metallic CoP as the electron mediator. RP@CoP core-shell nanostructures were uniformly attached on the CZS nanorods, which gave rise to multiple monodispersed nanojunctions. The integrated Z-scheme nanosystem exhibited an apparent quantum efficiency of 6.4 % at 420 nm for pure water splitting. Theoretical analysis and femtosecond transient absorption results revealed that the impressive performance was mainly due to efficient hole transfer of CZS, resulting from the intimate atomic contacts between CoP mediator and photocatalysts, together with favorable band alignment. Meanwhile, the multiple monodispersed Z-scheme nanojunctions could provide abundant reaction sites, which was also important for the boosted activity.
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- Zhixiao Qin
- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China
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Chen J, Zhu Y, Wu C, Shi J. Nanoplatform-based cascade engineering for cancer therapy. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:9057-9094. [PMID: 33112326 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00607f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Various therapeutic techniques have been studied for treating cancer precisely and effectively, such as targeted drug delivery, phototherapy, tumor-specific catalytic therapy, and synergistic therapy, which, however, evoke numerous challenges due to the inherent limitations of these therapeutic modalities and intricate biological circumstances as well. With the remarkable advances of nanotechnology, nanoplatform-based cascade engineering, as an efficient and booming strategy, has been tactfully introduced to optimize these cancer therapies. Based on the designed nanoplatforms, pre-supposed cascade processes could be triggered under specific conditions to generate/deliver more therapeutic species or produce stronger tumoricidal effects inside tumors, aiming to achieve cancer therapy with increased anti-tumor efficacy and diminished side effects. In this review, the recent advances in nanoplatform-based cascade engineering for cancer therapy are summarized and discussed, with an emphasis on the design of smart nanoplatforms with unique structures, compositions and properties, and the implementation of specific cascade processes by means of endogenous tumor microenvironment (TME) resources and/or exogenous energy inputs. This fascinating strategy presents unprecedented potential in the enhancement of cancer therapies, and offers better controllability, specificity and effectiveness of therapeutic functions compared to the corresponding single components/functions. In the end, challenges and prospects of such a burgeoning strategy in the field of cancer therapy will be discussed, hopefully to facilitate its further development to meet the personalized treatment demands.
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- Jiajie Chen
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China.
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Kong D, Han X, Shevlin SA, Windle C, Warner JH, Guo ZX, Tang J. A Metal-Free Oxygenated Covalent Triazine 2-D Photocatalyst Works Effectively from the Ultraviolet to Near-Infrared Spectrum for Water Oxidation Apart from Water Reduction. ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS 2020; 3:8960-8968. [PMID: 33015589 PMCID: PMC7525806 DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.0c01153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Solar-driven water splitting is highly desirable for hydrogen fuel production, particularly if water oxidation is effectively sustained in a complete cycle and/or by means of stable and efficient photocatalysts of main group elements, for example, carbon and nitrogen. Despite extensive success on H2 production on polymer photocatalysts, polymers have met with very limited success for the rate-determining step of the water splitting-water oxidation reaction due to the extremely slow "four-hole" chemistry. Here, the synthesized metal-free oxygenated covalent triazine (OCT) is remarkably active for oxygen production in a wide operation window from UV to visible and even to NIR (up to 800 nm), neatly matching the solar spectrum with an unprecedented external quantum efficiency (even 1% at 600 nm) apart from excellent activity for H2 production under full arc irradiation, a big step moving toward full solar spectrum water splitting. Experimental results and DFT calculations show that the oxygen incorporation not only narrows the band gap but also causes appropriate band-edge shifts. In the end, a controlled small amount of oxygen in the ionothermal reaction is found to be a promising and facile way of achieving such oxygen incorporation. This discovery is a significant step toward both scientific understanding and practical development of metal-free photocatalysts for cost-effective water oxidation and hydrogen generation over a large spectral window.
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- Dan Kong
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St., London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St., London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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- Department
of Materials, University of Oxford, 16 Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon St., London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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Lin Y, Su W, Wang X, Fu X, Wang X. LaOCl‐Coupled Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Overall Water Splitting through a One‐Photon Excitation Pathway. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:20919-20923. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Yuan Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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Lin Y, Su W, Wang X, Fu X, Wang X. LaOCl‐Coupled Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Overall Water Splitting through a One‐Photon Excitation Pathway. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yuan Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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Lin L, Hisatomi T, Chen S, Takata T, Domen K. Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Water Splitting: Recent Progress and Challenges. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2020.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Zhen W, Yuan X, Shi X, Xue C. Grafting Molecular Cobalt-oxo Cubane Catalyst on Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic Water Oxidation. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:2480-2486. [PMID: 32558309 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202000583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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In this work, we have successfully constructed a cobalt-oxo (CoIII 4 O4 ) cubane complex on polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) through pyridine linkage. The covalently grafted CoIII 4 O4 cubane units were uniformly distributed on the PCN surface. The product exhibited greatly enhanced photocatalytic activities for water oxidation under visible-light irradiation. Further characterizations and spectroscopic analyses revealed that the grafted CoIII 4 O4 cubane units could effectively capture the photogenerated holes from excited PCN, lower the overpotential of oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and serve as efficient catalysts to promote the multi-electron water oxidation process. This work provides new insight into the future development of efficient photocatalysts by grafting molecular catalysts for artificial photosynthesis.
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- Wenlong Zhen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore, Singapore
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Katsumata H, Sakakibara K, Tateishi I, Furukawa M, Kaneco S. Structurally modified graphitic carbon nitride with highly photocatalytic activity in the presence of visible light. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Recent years have witnessed an incredibly high interest in perovskite-based materials. Among this class, metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have attracted a lot of attention due to their easy preparation and excellent opto-electronic properties, showing a remarkably fast development in a few decades, particularly in solar light-driven applications. The high extinction coefficients, the optimal band gaps, the high photoluminescence quantum yields and the long electron–hole diffusion lengths make MHPs promising candidates in several technologies. Currently, the researchers have been focusing their attention on MHPs-based solar cells, light-emitting diodes, photodetectors, lasers, X-ray detectors and luminescent solar concentrators. In our review, we firstly present a brief introduction on the recent discoveries and on the remarkable properties of metal halide perovskites, followed by a summary of some of their more traditional and representative applications. In particular, the core of this work was to examine the recent progresses of MHPs-based materials in photocatalytic applications. We summarize some recent developments of hybrid organic–inorganic and all-inorganic MHPs, recently used as photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution, carbon dioxide reduction, organic contaminant degradation and organic synthesis. Finally, the main limitations and the future potential of this new generation of materials have been discussed.
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Ng B, Putri LK, Kong XY, Teh YW, Pasbakhsh P, Chai S. Z-Scheme Photocatalytic Systems for Solar Water Splitting. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:1903171. [PMID: 32274312 PMCID: PMC7141076 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201903171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 12/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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As the world decides on the next giant step for the renewable energy revolution, scientists have begun to reinforce their headlong dives into the exploitation of solar energy. Hitherto, numerous attempts are made to imitate the natural photosynthesis of plants by converting solar energy into chemical fuels which resembles the "Z-scheme" process. A recreation of this system is witnessed in artificial Z-scheme photocatalytic water splitting to generate hydrogen (H2). This work outlines the recent significant implication of the Z-scheme system in photocatalytic water splitting, particularly in the role of electron mediator and the key factors that improve the photocatalytic performance. The Review begins with the fundamental rationales in Z-scheme water splitting, followed by a survey on the development roadmap of three different generations of Z-scheme system: 1) PS-A/D-PS (first generation), 2) PS-C-PS (second generation), and 3) PS-PS (third generation). Focus is also placed on the scaling up of the "leaf-to-tree" challenge of Z-scheme water splitting system, which is also known as Z-scheme photocatalyst sheet. A detailed investigation of the Z-scheme system for achieving H2 evolution from past to present accompanied with in-depth discussion on the key challenges in the area of Z-scheme photocatalytic water splitting are provided.
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- Boon‐Junn Ng
- Multidisciplinary Platform of Advanced EngineeringChemical Engineering DisciplineSchool of EngineeringMonash UniversityJalan Lagoon Selatan47500Bandar SunwaySelangorMalaysia
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- Multidisciplinary Platform of Advanced EngineeringChemical Engineering DisciplineSchool of EngineeringMonash UniversityJalan Lagoon Selatan47500Bandar SunwaySelangorMalaysia
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- Multidisciplinary Platform of Advanced EngineeringChemical Engineering DisciplineSchool of EngineeringMonash UniversityJalan Lagoon Selatan47500Bandar SunwaySelangorMalaysia
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- Multidisciplinary Platform of Advanced EngineeringChemical Engineering DisciplineSchool of EngineeringMonash UniversityJalan Lagoon Selatan47500Bandar SunwaySelangorMalaysia
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- Mechanical Engineering DisciplineSchool of EngineeringMonash UniversityJalan Lagoon Selatan47500Bandar SunwaySelangorMalaysia
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- Multidisciplinary Platform of Advanced EngineeringChemical Engineering DisciplineSchool of EngineeringMonash UniversityJalan Lagoon Selatan47500Bandar SunwaySelangorMalaysia
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Lin HJ, Xu S, Fu XY, Wei ZQ, Huang MH, Lin X, He Y, Xiao G, Xiao FX. Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly of Metal/Metal Oxide Superstructures: Self-Etching Enables Boosted Photoredox Catalysis. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:4129-4139. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Hua-Jian Lin
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, New Campus, Minhou, Fujian Province 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, New Campus, Minhou, Fujian Province 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, New Campus, Minhou, Fujian Province 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, New Campus, Minhou, Fujian Province 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, New Campus, Minhou, Fujian Province 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, New Campus, Minhou, Fujian Province 350108, People’s Republic of China
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- Instrumental Measurement and Analysis Center, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People’s Republic of China
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- Instrumental Measurement and Analysis Center, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, New Campus, Minhou, Fujian Province 350108, People’s Republic of China
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Yang C, Li R, Zhang KAI, Lin W, Landfester K, Wang X. Heterogeneous photoredox flow chemistry for the scalable organosynthesis of fine chemicals. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1239. [PMID: 32144271 PMCID: PMC7060272 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14983-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Large-scale photochemical synthesis of high value chemicals under mild conditions is an ideal method of green chemical production. However, a scalable photocatalytic process has been barely reported due to the costly preparation, low stability of photosensitizers and critical reaction conditions required for classical photocatalysts. Here, we report the merging of flow chemistry with heterogeneous photoredox catalysis for the facile production of high value compounds in a continuous flow reactor with visible light at room temperature in air. In the flow reactor system, polymeric carbon nitrides, which are cheap, sustainable and stable heterogeneous photocatalysts, are immobilized onto glass beads and fibers, demonstrating a highly flexible construction possibility for devices of the photocatalytic materials. As an example of the production of high value chemicals, important chemical structures such as cyclobutanes, which are basic building blocks for many pharmaceutical compounds, like magnosalin, are synthesized in flow with high catalytic efficiency and stability.
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- Can Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China.
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DFT study of interaction between HCHO molecule and tri-s-triazine g-C3N4 surface. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2019.110718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Zhang S, Cheng G, Guo L, Wang N, Tan B, Jin S. Strong‐Base‐Assisted Synthesis of a Crystalline Covalent Triazine Framework with High Hydrophilicity via Benzylamine Monomer for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:6007-6014. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Siquan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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Zhang S, Cheng G, Guo L, Wang N, Tan B, Jin S. Strong‐Base‐Assisted Synthesis of a Crystalline Covalent Triazine Framework with High Hydrophilicity via Benzylamine Monomer for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201914424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Siquan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and Technology Luoyu Road No. 1037 430074 Wuhan China
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Mechanistic studies on peroxymonosulfate activation by g-C3N4 under visible light for enhanced oxidation of light-inert dimethyl phthalate. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(19)63447-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Quantum-chemical calculations on graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) single-layer nanostructures: polymeric slab vs. quantum dot. Struct Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-020-01496-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Feng X, Pi Y, Song Y, Brzezinski C, Xu Z, Li Z, Lin W. Metal–Organic Frameworks Significantly Enhance Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and CO2 Reduction with Earth-Abundant Copper Photosensitizers. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:690-695. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Xuanyu Feng
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Hu J, Zhang F, Yang Y, Han Q, Li Z, Shen Q, Zhang Y, Zhou Y, Zou Z. In situ preparation of Bi2S3 nanoribbon-anchored BiVO4 nanoscroll heterostructures for the catalysis of Cr(vi) photoreduction. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy00006j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Novel Bi2S3 nanoribbon-anchored BiVO4 nanoscroll heterostructures were fabricated, showing enhanced photocatalytic activity for Cr(vi) reduction under UV-visible light illumination.
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- Jianqiang Hu
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
- School of Physics
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Yangzhou University
- Yangzhou
- China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
- School of Physics
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
- School of Physics
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
- School of Physics
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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- Faculty of Informatics and Engineering
- the University of Electro-Communications
- Tokyo 182-8585
- Japan
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Yangzhou University
- Yangzhou
- China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
- School of Physics
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures
- School of Physics
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210093
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Zhu L, Gu W, Chen J, Liu H, Zhang Y, Wu Q, Zhang Y, Fu Z, Lu Y. Improving the photocatalytic hydrogen production of SrTiO 3 by in situ loading ethylene glycol as a co-catalyst. Inorg Chem Front 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi00807a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Ethylene glycol, as a cocatalyst, is supported on the surface of SrTiO3, which greatly promotes the photocatalytic reaction efficiency.
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- Liuyang Zhu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- P. R. China
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Xie Q, He W, Liu S, Li C, Zhang J, Wong PK. Bifunctional S-scheme g-C3N4/Bi/BiVO4 hybrid photocatalysts toward artificial carbon cycling. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(19)63481-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ye S, Ding C, Liu M, Wang A, Huang Q, Li C. Water Oxidation Catalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1902069. [PMID: 31495962 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201902069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Water oxidation is the primary reaction of both natural and artificial photosynthesis. Developing active and robust water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) is the key to constructing efficient artificial photosynthesis systems, but it is still facing enormous challenges in both fundamental and applied aspects. Here, the recent developments in molecular catalysts and heterogeneous nanoparticle catalysts are reviewed with special emphasis on biomimetic catalysts and the integration of WOCs into artificial photosystems. The highly efficient artificial photosynthesis depends largely on active WOCs integrated into light harvesting materials via rational interface engineering based on in-depth understanding of charge dynamics and the reaction mechanism.
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- Sheng Ye
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, The Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, The Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, The Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, The Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, The Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, The Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China
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Hossain A, Sakthipandi K, Atique Ullah AKM, Roy S. Recent Progress and Approaches on Carbon-Free Energy from Water Splitting. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2019; 11:103. [PMID: 34138052 PMCID: PMC7770706 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-019-0335-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Sunlight is the most abundant renewable energy resource, providing the earth with enough power that is capable of taking care of all of humanity's desires-a hundred times over. However, as it is at times diffuse and intermittent, it raises issues concerning how best to reap this energy and store it for times when the Sun is not shining. With increasing population in the world and modern economic development, there will be an additional increase in energy demand. Devices that use daylight to separate water into individual chemical elements may well be the answer to this issue, as water splitting produces an ideal fuel. If such devices that generate fuel were to become widely adopted, they must be low in cost, both for supplying and operation. Therefore, it is essential to research for cheap technologies for water ripping. This review summarizes the progress made toward such development, the open challenges existing, and the approaches undertaken to generate carbon-free energy through water splitting.
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- Aslam Hossain
- Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Natural Science and Mathematics, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Sethu Institute of Technology, Kariapatti, Tamil Nadu, 626 115, India.
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- Nanoscience and Technology Research Laboratory, Atomic Energy Centre, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemistry, Shibpur Dinobundhoo Institution (College), Howrah, West Bengal, 711102, India
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Yang JJ, Liu XY, Fang WH, Xiao D, Cui G. Photoinduced Carrier Dynamics at the Interface of Black Phosphorus and Bismuth Vanadate. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:10019-10029. [PMID: 31661964 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b08726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) heterostructures of black phosphorus (BP)/bismuth vanadate (BVO) have attracted much attention due to their potential uses in photocatalytic water splitting. However, the interfacial photoinduced electron- and hole-transfer dynamics are not explored computationally. Herein, we have used density functional theory (DFT) calculations and DFT-based fewest-switches surface-hopping dynamics simulations to investigate the light-driven electron and hole dynamics taking place at the interface of BP and the BVO(010) surface. Our results show that the BP monolayer is adsorbed on BVO(010) via van der Waals interaction. Upon irradiation, the electron transfer takes place from BP to BVO(010) within 500 fs but with two distinct processes. In the first phase, the electron transfer proceeds adiabatically and is mainly driven by atomic motions. In the second phase, the electron transfer decays very slowly. The hole-transfer dynamics from BVO(010) to BP exhibits a similar ultrafast decay in the first stage followed by a slow decay; however, there is a comparable amount of hole trapped in a BP state due to a large energy gap from its higher state. These insights may be useful for the design of novel photocatalytic water-splitting materials.
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- Jia-Jia Yang
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875 , China
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- Center for Integrative Materials Discovery, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , University of New Haven , 300 Boston Post Road , West Haven , Connecticut 06516 , United States
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry , Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875 , China
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Yu G, Qian J, Zhang P, Zhang B, Zhang W, Yan W, Liu G. Collective excitation of plasmon-coupled Au-nanochain boosts photocatalytic hydrogen evolution of semiconductor. Nat Commun 2019; 10:4912. [PMID: 31664023 PMCID: PMC6820756 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12853-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) offers a valuable opportunity to improve the efficiency of photocatalysts. However, plasmonic enhancement of photoconversion is still limited, as most of metal-semiconductor building blocks depend on LSPR contribution of isolated metal nanoparticles. In this contribution, the concept of collective excitation of embedded metal nanoparticles is demonstrated as an effective strategy to enhance the utilization of plasmonic energy. The contribution of Au-nanochain to the enhancement of photoconversion is 3.5 times increase in comparison with that of conventional isolated Au nanoparticles. Experimental characterization and theoretical simulation show that strongly coupled plasmonic nanostructure of Au-nanochain give rise to highly intensive electromagnetic field. The enhanced strength of electromagnetic field essentially boosts the formation rate of electron-hole pair in semiconductor, and ultimately improves photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of semiconductor photocatalysts. The concept of embedded coupled-metal nanostructure represents a promising strategy for the rational design of high-performance photocatalysts. Plasmonic effect offers a valuable opportunity to improve the efficiency of semiconductor, photocatalysts. Here, the authors show that the collective excitation of plasmonic metal, nanoparticles is more favorable for enhancing the utilization of plasmonic energy by, semiconductors.
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- Guiyang Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Road, 130012, Changchun, China
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- School of Physics, Nankai University, 300071, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, 6274 Coburg Road, Halifax, B3H4R2, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Road, 130012, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Road, 130012, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Road, 130012, Changchun, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Road, 130012, Changchun, China.
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Zhang G, Liu M, Heil T, Zafeiratos S, Savateev A, Antonietti M, Wang X. Electron Deficient Monomers that Optimize Nucleation and Enhance the Photocatalytic Redox Activity of Carbon Nitrides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:14950-14954. [PMID: 31424624 PMCID: PMC6856808 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201908322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) is usually synthesized from nitrogen-rich monomers such as cyanamide, melamine, and urea, but is rather disordered in many cases. Now, a new allotrope of carbon nitride with internal heterostructures was obtained by co-condensation of very electron poor monomers (for example, 5-amino-tetrazole and nucleobases) in the presence of mild molten salts (for example, NaCl/KCl) to mediate the polymerization kinetics and thus modulate the local structure, charge carrier properties, and most importantly the HOMO and LUMO levels. Results reveal that the as-prepared NaK-PHI-A material shows excellent photo-redox activities because of a nanometric hetero-structure which enhances visible light absorption and promotes charge separation in the different domains.
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- Guigang Zhang
- Department of Colloids ChemistryMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces14476PotsdamGermany
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and EnvironmentCollege of ChemistryFuzhou UniversityFuzhou350116China
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- Department of Colloids ChemistryMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces14476PotsdamGermany
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- ICPEESInstitut de Chimie et des Procédés pour l'Energie, l'Environnement et la Santé, UMR 7515 CNRSUniversité de Strasbourg25 rue Becquerel67087Strasbourg cedexFrance
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- Department of Colloids ChemistryMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces14476PotsdamGermany
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- Department of Colloids ChemistryMax Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces14476PotsdamGermany
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and EnvironmentCollege of ChemistryFuzhou UniversityFuzhou350116China
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Zhao D, Dong CL, Wang B, Chen C, Huang YC, Diao Z, Li S, Guo L, Shen S. Synergy of Dopants and Defects in Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Exceptionally Modulated Band Structures for Efficient Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1903545. [PMID: 31518015 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201903545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Electronic structure greatly determines the band structures and the charge carrier transport properties of semiconducting photocatalysts and consequently their photocatalytic activities. Here, by simply calcining the mixture of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3 N4 ) and sodium borohydride in an inert atmosphere, boron dopants and nitrogen defects are simultaneously introduced into g-C3 N4 . The resultant boron-doped and nitrogen-deficient g-C3 N4 exhibits excellent activity for photocatalytic oxygen evolution, with highest oxygen evolution rate reaching 561.2 µmol h-1 g-1 , much higher than previously reported g-C3 N4 . It is well evidenced that with conduction and valence band positions substantially and continuously tuned by the simultaneous introduction of boron dopants and nitrogen defects into g-C3 N4 , the band structures are exceptionally modulated for both effective optical absorption in visible light and much increased driving force for water oxidation. Moreover, the engineered electronic structure creates abundant unsaturated sites and induces strong interlayer C-N interaction, leading to efficient electron excitation and accelerated charge transport. In the present work, a facile approach is successfully demonstrated to engineer the electronic structures and the band structures of g-C3 N4 with simultaneous introduction of dopants and defects for high-performance photocatalytic oxygen evolution, which can provide informative principles for the design of efficient photocatalysis systems for solar energy conversion.
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- Daming Zhao
- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, 151 Yingzhuan Rd., New Taipei City, 25137, Taiwan
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Physics, Tamkang University, 151 Yingzhuan Rd., New Taipei City, 25137, Taiwan
- Department of Electrophysics, National Chiao Tung University, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, 30076, Taiwan
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
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Luo J, Zhang S, Sun M, Yang L, Luo S, Crittenden JC. A Critical Review on Energy Conversion and Environmental Remediation of Photocatalysts with Remodeling Crystal Lattice, Surface, and Interface. ACS NANO 2019; 13:9811-9840. [PMID: 31365227 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b03649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Solar energy is a renewable resource that can supply our energy needs in the long term. A semiconductor photocatalysis that is capable of utilizing solar energy has appealed to considerable interests for recent decades, owing to the ability to aim at environmental problems and produce renewal energy. Much effort has been put into the synthesis of a highly efficient semiconductor photocatalyst to promote its real application potential. Hence, we reviewed the most advanced methods and strategies in terms of (i) broadening the light absorption wavelengths, (ii) design of active reaction sites, and (iii) control of the electron-hole (e--h+) recombination, while these three processes could be influenced by remodeling the crystal lattice, surface, and interface. Additionally, we individually examined their current applications in energy conversion (i.e., hydrogen evolution, CO2 reduction, nitrogen fixation, and oriented synthesis) and environmental remediation (i.e., air purification and wastewater treatment). Overall, in this review, we particularly focused on advanced photocatalytic activity with simultaneous wastewater decontamination and energy conversion and further enriched the mechanism by proposing the electron flow and substance conversion. Finally, this review offers the prospects of semiconductor photocatalysts in the following three vital (distinct) aspects: (i) the large-scale preparation of highly efficient photocatalysts, (ii) the development of sustainable photocatalysis systems, and (iii) the optimization of the photocatalytic process for practical application.
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- Jinming Luo
- Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems and School of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , 828 West Peachtree Street , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle , Nanchang Hangkong University , Nanchang 330063 , Jiangxi Province , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Yale University , New Haven , Connecticut 06520-8286 , United States
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle , Nanchang Hangkong University , Nanchang 330063 , Jiangxi Province , People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle , Nanchang Hangkong University , Nanchang 330063 , Jiangxi Province , People's Republic of China
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- Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems and School of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , 828 West Peachtree Street , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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Zhang G, Liu M, Heil T, Zafeiratos S, Savateev A, Antonietti M, Wang X. Electron Deficient Monomers that Optimize Nucleation and Enhance the Photocatalytic Redox Activity of Carbon Nitrides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201908322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Guigang Zhang
- Department of Colloids Chemistry Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 14476 Potsdam Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 China
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- Department of Colloids Chemistry Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 14476 Potsdam Germany
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- ICPEES Institut de Chimie et des Procédés pour l'Energie, l'Environnement et la Santé, UMR 7515 CNRS Université de Strasbourg 25 rue Becquerel 67087 Strasbourg cedex France
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- Department of Colloids Chemistry Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 14476 Potsdam Germany
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- Department of Colloids Chemistry Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces 14476 Potsdam Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 China
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Bian J, Feng J, Zhang Z, Li Z, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Ali S, Qu Y, Bai L, Xie J, Tang D, Li X, Bai F, Tang J, Jing L. Dimension-Matched Zinc Phthalocyanine/BiVO 4 Ultrathin Nanocomposites for CO 2 Reduction as Efficient Wide-Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysts via a Cascade Charge Transfer. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:10873-10878. [PMID: 31199043 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cascade charge transfer was realized by a H-bond linked zinc phthalocyanine/BiVO4 nanosheet (ZnPc/BVNS) composite, which subsequently works as an efficient wide-visible-light-driven photocatalyst for converting CO2 into CO and CH4 , as shown by product analysis and 13 C isotopic measurement. The optimized ZnPc/BVNS nanocomposite exhibits a ca. 16-fold enhancement in the quantum efficiency compared with the reported BiVO4 nanoparticles at the excitation of 520 nm with an assistance of 660 nm photons. Experimental and theoretical results show the exceptional activities are attributed to the rapid charge separation by a cascade Z-scheme charge transfer mechanism formed by the dimension-matched ultrathin (ca. 8 nm) heterojunction nanostructure. The central Zn2+ in ZnPc could accept the excited electrons from the ligand and then provide a catalytic function for CO2 reduction. This Z-scheme is also feasible for other MPc, such as FePc and CoPc, together with BVNS.
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- Ji Bian
- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China.,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, P. R. China
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Bian J, Feng J, Zhang Z, Li Z, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Ali S, Qu Y, Bai L, Xie J, Tang D, Li X, Bai F, Tang J, Jing L. Dimension‐Matched Zinc Phthalocyanine/BiVO
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- Ji Bian
- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceInternational Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic TechnologyHeilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceInternational Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic TechnologyHeilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceInternational Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic TechnologyHeilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceInternational Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic TechnologyHeilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceInternational Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic TechnologyHeilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture ChemistryInstitute of Theoretical ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130021 P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceInternational Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic TechnologyHeilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceInternational Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic TechnologyHeilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceInternational Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic TechnologyHeilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College London Torrington Place London WC1E 7JE UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- International Joint Research Laboratory of Nano-Micro Architecture ChemistryInstitute of Theoretical ChemistryJilin University Changchun 130021 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity College London Torrington Place London WC1E 7JE UK
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- Department Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education)School of Chemistry and Materials ScienceInternational Joint Research Center and Lab for Catalytic TechnologyHeilongjiang University Harbin 150080 P. R. China
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Vogel A, Forster M, Wilbraham L, Smith C, Cowan AJ, Zwijnenburg MA, Sprick RS, Cooper AI. Photocatalytically active ladder polymers. Faraday Discuss 2019; 215:84-97. [PMID: 30972395 PMCID: PMC6677027 DOI: 10.1039/c8fd00197a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
Abstract
Conjugated ladder polymers (cLaPs) are introduced as organic semiconductors for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from water under sacrificial conditions. Starting from a linear conjugated polymer (cLiP1), two ladder polymers are synthesized via post-polymerization annulation and oxidation techniques to generate rigidified, planarized materials bearing dibenzo[b,d]thiophene (cLaP1) and dibenzo[b,d]thiophene sulfone subunits (cLaP2). The high photocatalytic activity of cLaP1 (1307 μmol h-1 g-1) in comparison to that of cLaP2 (18 μmol h-1 g-1) under broadband illumination (λ > 295 nm) in the presence of a hole-scavenger is attributed to a higher yield of long-lived charges (μs to ms timescale), as evidenced by transient absorption spectroscopy. Additionally, cLaP1 has a larger overpotential for proton reduction and thus an increased driving force for the evolution of hydrogen under sacrificial conditions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anastasia Vogel
- Department of Chemistry
, Materials Innovation Factory
, University of Liverpool
,
Liverpool
, UK
.
| | - Mark Forster
- Department of Chemistry
, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy
, University of Liverpool
,
Liverpool
, UK
| | - Liam Wilbraham
- Department of Chemistry
, University College London
,
London
, UK
| | - Charlotte L. Smith
- Department of Chemistry
, Materials Innovation Factory
, University of Liverpool
,
Liverpool
, UK
.
- Department of Chemistry
, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy
, University of Liverpool
,
Liverpool
, UK
| | - Alexander J. Cowan
- Department of Chemistry
, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy
, University of Liverpool
,
Liverpool
, UK
| | | | - Reiner Sebastian Sprick
- Department of Chemistry
, Materials Innovation Factory
, University of Liverpool
,
Liverpool
, UK
.
| | - Andrew I. Cooper
- Department of Chemistry
, Materials Innovation Factory
, University of Liverpool
,
Liverpool
, UK
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