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Xu J, Gong X, Ramakrishna S. Robust photothermal anti-icing/deicing via flexible CMDSP carbon nanotube films. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:325703. [PMID: 34252888 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac137b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photothermal anti-icing/deicing technology is an environmentally friendly surface technology that can be applied to the surface of aircraft, vehicles or ships. However, it is still a huge challenge to develop a strong and stable flexible film that can efficiently convert light to heat. Here, based on a simple electrochemical method to construct a zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoneedles structure on the surface of the carbon nanotube film, a film with the function of condensed micro-droplet self-propelling (CMDSP) was successfully prepared. The prepared film has excellent light absorption capacity and high energy transfer efficiency (76.71%). The film has strong photothermal anti-icing/deicing performance. Under 4406 Lux light irradiation, even under low temperature conditions of -5 °C, the icing delay time exceeds 4 h. This novel characteristic is attributed to the CMDSP function on the surface and the ultra-fast evaporation mechanism, which can remove water droplets on the surface as quickly as possible. This function helps to design energy-saving equipment that requires high-power heating and deicing.
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- Jing Xu
- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, National Experimental Demonstration Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, National University of Singapore, 117576, Singapore
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<i>Operando</i> Observation of the Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction with a Co Oxide Catalyst Using Fluorescence-yield Wavelength-Dispersive Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. E-JOURNAL OF SURFACE SCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1380/ejssnt.2022-018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ri CH, Han HU, Kim YS, Jong UG, Kye YH, Yu CJ. Enhancing the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Performance of the CsPbI 3/MoS 2 Heterostructure with Interfacial Defect Engineering. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:4007-4014. [PMID: 35485717 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Developing highly efficient photocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) by solar-driven water splitting is a great challenge. Here, we study the atomistic origin of interface properties and the HER performance of all-inorganic iodide perovskite β-CsPbI3/2H-MoS2 heterostructures with interfacial vacancy defects using first-principles calculations. Both CsI/MoS2 and PbI2/MoS2 heterostructures have strong binding and dipole moment, which are enhanced by interfacial iodine vacancies (VI). Because of the nature of type II heterojunctions, photogenerated electrons on the CsPbI3 side are promptly transferred to the MoS2 side where HER occurs, and sulfur vacancies (VS) spoil this process, acting as surface traps. The formation energies of various defects are calculated by applying atomistic thermodynamics, identifying the growth conditions for promoting VI and suppressing VS formation. The HER performance is enhanced by forming interfaces with lower ΔGH values for hydrogen adsorption on the MoS2 side, suggesting PbI2/MoS2 with VI to be the most promising photocatalyst.
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- Chol-Hyok Ri
- Chair of Computational Materials Design, Faculty of Materials Science, Kim Il Sung University, Ryongnam-Dong, Taesong District, Pyongyang, P.O. Box 76, 497335 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Chair of Computational Materials Design, Faculty of Materials Science, Kim Il Sung University, Ryongnam-Dong, Taesong District, Pyongyang, P.O. Box 76, 497335 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Chair of Computational Materials Design, Faculty of Materials Science, Kim Il Sung University, Ryongnam-Dong, Taesong District, Pyongyang, P.O. Box 76, 497335 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Chair of Computational Materials Design, Faculty of Materials Science, Kim Il Sung University, Ryongnam-Dong, Taesong District, Pyongyang, P.O. Box 76, 497335 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Chair of Computational Materials Design, Faculty of Materials Science, Kim Il Sung University, Ryongnam-Dong, Taesong District, Pyongyang, P.O. Box 76, 497335 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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- Chair of Computational Materials Design, Faculty of Materials Science, Kim Il Sung University, Ryongnam-Dong, Taesong District, Pyongyang, P.O. Box 76, 497335 Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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Photovoltage memory effect in a portable Faradaic junction solar rechargeable device. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2544. [PMID: 35538077 PMCID: PMC9090830 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30346-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Two-electrode solar rechargeable device is one of the promising technologies to address the problem of solar energy storage in large scale. However, the mechanism of dark output voltage remains unclear and the low volumetric energy density also limits its practical applications. Herein, we report that a Si/CoOx/KBi(aq)/MnOx Faradaic junction device exhibits a photovoltage memory effect, that is, the dark output voltage can precisely record the value of the photovoltage in the device. To investigate the mechanism of the effect, we develop an open circuit potential method to real-time monitor the photo charge and dark discharge processes in the Faradaic junction device. This effect leads to minimized interface energy loss in the Faradaic junction device, which achieves much higher performances than the devices without the effect. Moreover, we realize a portable device with a record value of the dark volumetric energy density (∼1.89 mJ cm−3) among all reported two-electrode solar rechargeable devices. These results offer guidance to improve the performance of a solar rechargeable device and design other photoelectric devices for new applications. A Faradaic junction solar rechargeable device is one of the promising technologies to address the problem of solar energy storage but the working mechanism remains unclear. Here, the authors report a photovoltage memory effect in a portable Si/CoOx/KBi(aq)/MnOx Faradaic junction device.
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Fabrication and Thermal Performance of 3D Copper-Mesh-Sintered Foam/Paraffin Phase Change Materials for Solar Thermal Energy Storage. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10050897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Due to its large latent heat and high energy storage capacity, paraffin as one of the phase change materials (PCMs) has been widely applied in many energy-related applications in recent years. The current applications of paraffin, however, are limited by the low thermal conductivity and the leakage problem. To address these issues, we designed and fabricated form-stable composite PCMs by impregnating organic paraffin within graphite-coated copper foams. The graphite-coated copper foam was prepared by sintering multilayer copper meshes, and graphite nanoparticles were deposited on the surface of the porous copper foam. Graphite nanoparticles could directly absorb and convert solar energy into thermal energy, and the converted thermal energy was stored in the paraffin PCMs through phase change heat transfer. The graphite-coated copper foam not only effectively enhanced the thermal conductivity of paraffin PCMs, but also its porous structure and superhydrophobic surface prevented the paraffin leakage during the charging process. The experimental results showed that the composite PCMs had a thermal conductivity of 2.97 W/(m·K), and no leakage occurred during the charging and discharging process. Finally, we demonstrated the composite PCMs can be readily integrated with solar thermoelectric systems to serve as the energy sources for generating electricity by using abundant clean solar-thermal energy.
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Li XX, Ji T, Gao JY, Chen WC, Yuan Y, Sha HY, Faller R, Shan GG, Shao KZ, Wang XL, Su ZM. An unprecedented fully reduced {Mo V 60} polyoxometalate: from an all-inorganic molecular light-absorber model to improved photoelectronic performance. Chem Sci 2022; 13:4573-4580. [PMID: 35656126 PMCID: PMC9020181 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc06779f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Fully reduced polyoxometalates are predicted to give rise to a broad and strong absorption spectrum, suitable energy levels, and unparalleled electronic and optical properties. However, they are not available to date. Here, an unprecedented fully reduced polyoxomolybdate cluster, namely Na8[MoV 60O140(OH)28]·19H2O {MoV 60}, was successfully designed and obtained under hydrothermal conditions, which is rare and is the largest fully reduced polyoxometalate reported so far. The MoV 60 molecule describes one Keggin {ε-Mo12} encapsulated in an unprecedented {Mo24} cage, giving rise to a double truncated tetrahedron quasi-nesting architecture, which is further face-capped by another four {Mo6} tripods. Its crystalline stability in air, solvent tolerance, and photosensitivity were all shown. As a cheap and robust molecular light-absorber model possessing wide light absorption, MoV 60 was applied to build a co-sensitized solar cell photoelectronic device along with N719 dyes and the optimal power conversion efficiency was 28% higher than that of single-dye sensitization. These results show that MoV 60 polyoxometalate could serve as an ideal model for the design and synthesis of all-inorganic molecular light-absorbers for other light-driven processes in the future.
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- Xue-Xin Li
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University Ren Min Street No. 5268 Changchun Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University Ren Min Street No. 5268 Changchun Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University Ren Min Street No. 5268 Changchun Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University Ren Min Street No. 5268 Changchun Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University Ren Min Street No. 5268 Changchun Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California Davis CA 95616 USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California Davis CA 95616 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University Ren Min Street No. 5268 Changchun Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University Ren Min Street No. 5268 Changchun Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University Ren Min Street No. 5268 Changchun Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University Ren Min Street No. 5268 Changchun Jilin 130024 P. R. China
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Xiao J, Nishimae S, Vequizo JJM, Nakabayashi M, Hisatomi T, Li H, Lin L, Shibata N, Yamakata A, Inoue Y, Domen K. Enhanced Overall Water Splitting by a Zirconium-Doped TaON-Based Photocatalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202116573. [PMID: 35182402 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202116573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Solar-powered one-step-excitation overall water splitting (OWS) using semiconducting materials is a simple means of achieving scalable and sustainable hydrogen production. While tantalum oxynitride (TaON) is one of the few photocatalysts capable of promoting OWS via single-step visible-light excitation, the efficiency of this process remains extremely poor. The present work employed 15 nm amorphous Ta2 O5 ⋅3.3 H2 O nanoparticles as a new precursor together with Zr doping and an optimized nitridation duration to synthesize a TaON-based photocatalyst with reduced particle sizes and low defect densities. Upon loading with Ru/Cr2 O3 /IrO2 cocatalysts, this material exhibited stoichiometric water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen, with an order of magnitude improvement in efficiency. Our findings demonstrate the importance of inventing/selecting the appropriate synthetic precursor and of defect control for fabricating active OWS photocatalysts.
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- Jiadong Xiao
- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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- Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process (ARPChem), 2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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- Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan.,National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Optical Conversion Materials and Technology, Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design, Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, 222 South Tianshui Road, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan
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- Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Toyota Technological Institute, 2-12-1 Hisakata, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, 468-8511, Japan
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- Japan Technological Research Association of Artificial Photosynthetic Chemical Process (ARPChem), 2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, Nagano-shi, Nagano, 380-8553, Japan.,Office of University Professors, The University of Tokyo, 2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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Heo S, Yoon B, Lim H, Seo HK, Lee CR, Seo I. Photo-Charging of Li(Ni0.65Co0.15Mn0.20)O2 Lithium-Ion Battery Using Silicon Solar Cells. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15082913. [PMID: 35454605 PMCID: PMC9028547 DOI: 10.3390/ma15082913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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This study reports an integrated device in which a lithium-ion battery (LIB) and Si solar cells are interconnected. The LIB is fabricated using the Li(Ni0.65Co0.15Mn0.20)O2 (NCM622) cathode and the Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) anode. The surface and shape morphologies of the NCM and LTO powders were investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). In addition, the structural properties were thoroughly examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Further, their electrochemical characterization was carried out on a potentiostat. The specific discharge capacity of the NCM cathode (half-cell) was 188.09 mAh/g at 0.1 C current density. In further experiments, the NCM-LTO full-cell has also shown an excellent specific capacity of 160 mAh/g at a high current density of 1 C. Additionally, the capacity retention was outstanding, with 99.63% at 1 C after 50 cycles. Moreover, to meet the charging voltage requirements of the NCM-LTO full-cell, six Si solar cells were connected in series. The open-circuit voltage (VOC) and the short-circuit photocurrent density (JSC) for the Si solar cells were 3.37 V and 5.42 mA/cm2. The calculated fill factor (FF) and efficiency for the Si solar cells were 0.796 and 14.54%, respectively. Lastly, the integrated device has delivered a very high-power conversion-storage efficiency of 7.95%.
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- Seungbum Heo
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Hanbat National University, Daejeon 34158, Korea;
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- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Baekje-daero 567, Jeonju 54896, Korea; (B.Y.); (H.L.); (C.-R.L.)
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- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Baekje-daero 567, Jeonju 54896, Korea; (B.Y.); (H.L.); (C.-R.L.)
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- Future Energy Convergence Core Center, School of Chemical Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Baekje-daero 567, Jeonju 54896, Korea;
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- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Baekje-daero 567, Jeonju 54896, Korea; (B.Y.); (H.L.); (C.-R.L.)
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- School of Advanced Materials Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Baekje-daero 567, Jeonju 54896, Korea; (B.Y.); (H.L.); (C.-R.L.)
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Wang W, Zhao Y, Liu M, Zhang W, Zhang W, Tang M, Feng W, Sun X, Song Y, Yi M, Wang W. Novel solution synthesis of the overlooked cubic phase Cu 2GeTe 3 nanocrystals for optoelectronic devices. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:5792-5795. [PMID: 35356955 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt04307b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Herein, for the first time, we present a novel solution method for controllable synthesis of the overlooked cubic phase Cu2GeTe3 nanocrystals. The resulting Cu2GeTe3 nanocrystals are of high quality with monodispersed size and uniform shape. Optical characterization demonstrates that Cu2GeTe3 nanocrystals have a broad absorption in the visible to near-infrared region. Furthermore, an optoelectronic device based on Cu2GeTe3 nanocrystals exhibits excellent stability, reproducibility and responsivity. The novel synthetic route presented here not only can open a new avenue for fabricating Cu2GeTe3 nanocrystals, especially at the nanoscale, but also may further expand their applications.
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- Wenliang Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China. .,Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China. .,Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China. .,Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China. .,Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China. .,Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis of Shandong Province, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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Tao X, Zhao Y, Wang S, Li C, Li R. Recent advances and perspectives for solar-driven water splitting using particulate photocatalysts. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:3561-3608. [PMID: 35403632 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs01182k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The conversion and storage of solar energy to chemical energy via artificial photosynthesis holds significant potential for optimizing the energy situation and mitigating the global warming effect. Photocatalytic water splitting utilizing particulate semiconductors offers great potential for the production of renewable hydrogen, while this cross-road among biology, chemistry, and physics features a topic with fascinating interdisciplinary challenges. Progress in photocatalytic water splitting has been achieved in recent years, ranging from fundamental scientific research to pioneering scalable practical applications. In this review, we focus mainly on the recent advancements in terms of the development of new light-absorption materials, insights and strategies for photogenerated charge separation, and studies towards surface catalytic reactions and mechanisms. In particular, we emphasize several efficient charge separation strategies such as surface-phase junction, spatial charge separation between facets, and polarity-induced charge separation, and also discuss their unique properties including ferroelectric and photo-Dember effects on spatial charge separation. By integrating time- and space-resolved characterization techniques, critical issues in photocatalytic water splitting including photoinduced charge generation, separation and transfer, and catalytic reactions are analyzed and reviewed. In addition, photocatalysts with state-of-art efficiencies in the laboratory stage and pioneering scalable solar water splitting systems for hydrogen production using particulate photocatalysts are presented. Finally, some perspectives and outlooks on the future development of photocatalytic water splitting using particulate photocatalysts are proposed.
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- Xiaoping Tao
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China. .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Zhongshan Road 457, Dalian, 116023, China.
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Huang X, Zhou C, Liu H, Zeng L, Zhang X, Han X, Zhu F, Lu Y, Cao X, Gu H. In Situ Simultaneous Cavitation-Doping Approach for Constructing Bimetallic Metal-Organic Framework Hollow Nanospheres with Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:5977-5981. [PMID: 35394782 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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This Communication demonstrates a novel and in situ simultaneous cavitation-doping (SCD) approach to construct bimetallic metal-doped cobalt metal-organic framework hollow nanospheres (CoM-MOF HNSs, with M = Ru or Fe). The key point of the SCD approach is the careful balance between the kinetics of Co-MOF being etched and the coordinative growth of a more stable CoM-MOF shell induced by Lewis acid (MCl3, with M = Ru or Fe). Our work provides a new method to synthesize bimetallic hollow MOFs and benefits the development of electrocatalysts.
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- Xianggang Huang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Liu Y, Huang S, Wang D, Zhang H, Shan D, Peng S, Shen G, Wang L, Wang X. Modifying Ti-Based Gas Diffusion Layer Passivation for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysis via Electrochemical Nitridation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:15728-15735. [PMID: 35333508 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A gas diffusion layer represents an important element of collector and stack components used in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) water electrolyzers (WE). Nowadays, titanium-based gas diffusion layers (GDLs) have high stability and are frequently employed as anode GDLs, yet reliability issues emerging from passivation have limited their practical deployment. Hence, we develop an inexpensive way of producing high conductivity and corrosion resistance of Ti-based GDLs through electrochemical nitridation. The morphology and content of the nitride phase on the surface of the Ti felt GDL are efficiently regulated by adjusting reduction potential and reaction time. According to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies, the modified Ti felt is coated with ammonium ions and nitrogen-incorporated oxides, namely, TiN/TiOx, on the surface. The nitride surface shows a low interfacial contact resistance (ca. 1.0 mΩ cm2 at 140 N/cm2) and excellent corrosion resistance (0.920 μA cm-2) in the simulated PEM WE environments. The electrochemical nitridation provides an economic way to introducing N layers on the surface of the Ti-based GDL with high performance, which is very promising for efficient PEM water electrolysis.
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- Yue Liu
- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 College Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 College Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 College Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 College Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 College Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 College Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 College Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology, 30 College Road, Beijing 100083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 College Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China
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Zhang R, Xiang B, Wang Y, Tang S, Meng X. A lotus-inspired 3D biomimetic design toward an advanced solar steam evaporator with ultrahigh efficiency and remarkable stability. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2022; 9:1232-1242. [PMID: 35175266 DOI: 10.1039/d1mh02020j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Developing advanced solar-driven interfacial evaporators with both ultrahigh energy efficiency and long-term tolerability is highly desired but still a great challenge. Herein, inspired by the natural lotus, we develop a high-performance solar interfacial evaporator with a novel 3D biomimetic architecture. The lotus-inspired biomimetic evaporator (LBE) combines three key components, including a large "leaf" having strong solar energy absorption ability, hydrophilic "stems" working as water transport channels, and lotus root-like porous "roots" with minimized heat loss for improved respiration. The photothermal part in the LBE, analogous to a lotus leaf, possesses Janus wettability with a hydrophobic side above and a hydrophilic side below, which is achieved by a scalable method of in situ inducing ZIF-67 nanocubes into an electrospun fiber film followed by pyrolysis. In particular, the top side has a unique hierarchical network structure consisting of long porous carbon nanofibers with internally dispersed metal oxide nanocrystals, leading to highly efficient solar absorption of 91.37%. The 3D-LBE exhibits an extremely high evaporation rate of 3.23 kg m-2 h-1 and energy efficiency reaching 153.20% under 1-sun, which exceeds the theoretical limit and is the highest recorded, to the best of our knowledge. Notably, the 3D-LBE also shows impressive pollutant removal capabilities assuring long-term interfacial evaporation stability. The high-performance LBE promises many applications, such as wastewater treatment, sea salt production, and metal recovery.
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- Rong Zhang
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China.
- College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China.
- College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China.
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China.
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China.
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New black indium oxide—tandem photothermal CO2-H2 methanol selective catalyst. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1512. [PMID: 35314721 PMCID: PMC8938479 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29222-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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It has long been known that the thermal catalyst Cu/ZnO/Al2O3(CZA) can enable remarkable catalytic performance towards CO2 hydrogenation for the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) and methanol synthesis reactions. However, owing to the direct competition between these reactions, high pressure and high hydrogen concentration (≥75%) are required to shift the thermodynamic equilibrium towards methanol synthesis. Herein, a new black indium oxide with photothermal catalytic activity is successfully prepared, and it facilitates a tandem synthesis of methanol at a low hydrogen concentration (50%) and ambient pressure by directly using by-product CO as feedstock. The methanol selectivities achieve 33.24% and 49.23% at low and high hydrogen concentrations, respectively. Harsh reaction conditions are generally required for CO2 hydrogenation to shift the thermodynamic equilibrium towards methanol synthesis. Here, a new black indium oxide with two types of active sites, frustrated Lewis pairs and oxygen vacancies, is prepared, and facilitates a tandem synthesis of methanol at a low hydrogen concentration (50%) and ambient pressure.
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Cao G, Hu J, Qu J, Jin J, Yang X. A Numerical Prediction of 4th-Order Kinetics for Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Reactions. Catal Letters 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-022-03959-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mao X, Chen P. Inter-facet junction effects on particulate photoelectrodes. NATURE MATERIALS 2022; 21:331-337. [PMID: 34952940 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-021-01161-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Particulate semiconductor photocatalysts are paramount for many solar energy conversion technologies. In anisotropically shaped photocatalyst particles, the different constituent facets may form inter-facet junctions at their adjoining edges, analogous to lateral two-dimensional (2D) heterojunctions or pseudo-2D junctions made of few-layer 2D materials. Using subfacet-level multimodal functional imaging, we uncover inter-facet junction effects on anisotropically shaped bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) particles and identify the characteristics of near-edge transition zones on the particle surface, which underpin the whole-particle photoelectrochemistry. We further show that chemical doping modulates the widths of such near-edge surface transition zones, consequently altering particles' performance. Decoupled facet-size scaling laws further translate inter-facet junction effects into quantitative particle-size engineering principles, revealing surprising multiphasic size dependences of whole-particle photoelectrode performance. The imaging tools, the analytical framework and the inter-facet junction concept pave new avenues towards understanding, predicting and engineering (opto)electronic and photoelectrochemical properties of faceted semiconducting materials, with broad implications in energy science and semiconductor technology.
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- Xianwen Mao
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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Xiao J, Nishimae S, Vequizo JJM, Nakabayashi M, Hisatomi T, Li H, Lin L, Shibata N, Yamakata A, Inoue Y, Domen K. Enhanced Overall Water Splitting by a Zirconium‐Doped TaON‐Based Photocatalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202116573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jiadong Xiao
- Shinshu Daigaku Research Initiative for Supra-Materials JAPAN
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- The University of Tokyo: Tokyo Daigaku Institute of Engineering innovation JAPAN
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- Shinshu Daigaku Research Initiative for Supra-Materials 4-17-1 Wakasato 380-8553 Naganoshi JAPAN
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- Lanzhou University School of Physical Science and Tchnology CHINA
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- Shinshu Daigaku Research Initiative for Supra-Materials JAPAN
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- University of Dundee Institute of Engineering Innovation JAPAN
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- Toyota Technological Institute: Toyota Kogyo Daigaku Graduate School of Engineering JAPAN
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- The University of Tokyo Department of Chemical System Engineering 7-3-1 Hongo 113-8656 Bunkyo-ku JAPAN
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Yao Y, He J, Ma L, Wang J, Peng L, Zhu X, Li K, Qu M. Self-supported Co 9S 8-Ni 3S 2-CNTs/NF electrode with superwetting multistage micro-nano structure for efficient bifunctional overall water splitting. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 616:287-297. [PMID: 35219194 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.02.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Electrochemical water splitting for hydrogen production using cost-effective and high-efficiency electrocatalysts in alkaline electrolytes is of great significance for solving energy crisis and environmental pollution. Herein, we reported a superhydrophilic and underwater superaerophobic multistage layered micro-nano structure ofCo9S8-Ni3S2-CNTs/NF on nickel foam (NF) prepared by a simple one-step hydrothermal procedure. Particularly, the multistage layered micro-nano structure makes the electrode superhydrophilic and superaerophobic, which can facilitate the exposure of active sites, accelerate the tansfer of electrolyte and the release of gas bubbles. Consequently, the rough electrode demonstrated excellent catalytic performance in alkaline condition, which only need a low overpotential 127 mV for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and 243 mV for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) at 10 mA cm-2 and can keep a long durability for 10 h at 10 mA cm-2. In addition, the production of hydrogen in an electrolytic water device with Co9S8-Ni3S2-CNTs/NF as bifunctional electrode prowered by the electricity derived from solar and wind energy in laboratory condition was artificially simulated. This work represents a perspective in improving the electrocatalytic performance of water splitting by structure and wettability regulation and opens a new avenue for clean energy generation.
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- Yali Yao
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China.
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Xu C, Zhang J, Shahriari-Khalaji M, Gao M, Yu X, Ye C, Cheng Y, Zhu M. Fibrous Aerogels for Solar Vapor Generation. Front Chem 2022; 10:843070. [PMID: 35237563 PMCID: PMC8882847 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.843070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Solar-driven vapor generation is emerging as an eco-friendly and cost-effective water treatment technology for harvesting solar energy. Aerogels are solid materials with desirable high-performance properties, including low density, low thermal conductivity, and high porosity with a large internal surface, which exhibit outstanding performance in the area of solar vapor generation. Using fibers as building blocks in aerogels could achieve unexpected performance in solar vapor generation due to their entangled fibrous network and high surface area. In this review, based on the fusion of the one-dimensional fibers and three-dimensional porous aerogels, we discuss recent development in fibrous aerogels for solar vapor generation based on building blocks synthesis, photothermal materials selection, pore structures construction and device design. Thermal management and water management of fibrous aerogels are also evaluated to improve evaporation performance. Focusing on materials science and engineering, we overview the key challenges and future research opportunities of fibrous aerogels in both fundamental research and practical application of solar vapor generation technology.
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Lv J, Xie J, Mohamed AGA, Zhang X, Wang Y. Photoelectrochemical energy storage materials: design principles and functional devices towards direct solar to electrochemical energy storage. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:1511-1528. [PMID: 35137737 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00859e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Advanced solar energy utilization technologies have been booming for carbon-neutral and renewable society development. Photovoltaic cells now hold the highest potential for widespread sustainable electricity production and photo(electro)catalytic cells could supply various chemicals. However, both of them require the connection of energy storage devices or matter to compensate for intermittent sunlight, suffering from complicated structures and external energy loss. Newly developed photoelectrochemical energy storage (PES) devices can effectively convert and store solar energy in one two-electrode battery, simplifying the configuration and decreasing the external energy loss. Based on PES materials, the PES devices could realize direct solar-to-electrochemical energy storage, which is fundamentally different from photo(electro)catalytic cells (solar-to-chemical energy conversion) and photovoltaic cells (solar-to-electricity energy conversion). This review summarizes a critically selected overview of advanced PES materials, the key to direct solar to electrochemical energy storage technology, with the focus on the research progress in PES processes and design principles. Based on the specific discussions of the performance metrics, the bottlenecks of PES devices, including low efficiency and deteriorative stability, are also discussed. Finally, several perspectives of potential strategies to overcome the bottlenecks and realize practical photoelectrochemical energy storage devices are presented.
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- Jiangquan Lv
- College of Electronics and Information Science & Organic Optoelectronics Engineering Research Center of Fujian's Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China. .,Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, and Fujian Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China. .,Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian 116023, China
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Zhang B, Liu K, Xiang Y, Wang J, Lin W, Guo M, Ma G. Facet-Oriented Assembly of Mo:BiVO4 and Rh:SrTiO3 Particles: Integration of p–n Conjugated Photo-electrochemical System in a Particle Applied to Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c00306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Boyang Zhang
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, P. R. China
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Chen X, Song D, Zhang D, Jin X, Ling X, Liu D. Flow characteristics simulation of spiral coil reactor used in the thermochemical energy storage system. Chin J Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Gaur A, Pundir V, Krishankant, Rai R, Kaur B, Maruyama T, Bera C, Bagchi V. Interfacial interaction induced OER activity of MOF derived superhydrophilic Co 3O 4-NiO hybrid nanostructures. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:2019-2025. [PMID: 35029620 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03810a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Electrocatalytic water splitting is one of the key technologies for future energy systems envisioned for the storage of energy obtained from variable renewables and green fuels. The development of efficient, durable, Earth-abundant and cheap electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction is a scorching area of research. The oxygen evolution reaction has huge potential for fuel cell and metal-air battery applications. Herein, we reported interfacially interacted and uniformly decorated Co3O4-NiO hybrid nanostructures formed by a metal-organic framework (Co2-BDC(OH)2) using BDC as a linker to the metal center. The fine nanosheets of Co2-BDC(OH)2 were first uniformly grown over the honeycomb-like structure of nickel foam (NF). After controlled calcination of these nanosheets/NF composites, a uniformly decorated, binder-free Co3O4-NiO/NF electrocatalyst was synthesized. The transformation of Co2-BDC(OH)2/NF into Co3O4-NiO/NF was characterized by several techniques such as powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, etc. The catalyst exhibits a low overpotential of 311 mV vs. RHE at 10 mA cm-2 current density. The catalyst also shows long-term stability (24 h) with a Tafel slope value of 90 mV dec-1. The obtained experimental results are also in-line with the theoretical data acquired from model systems.
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- Ashish Gaur
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi, Tempaku, Nagoya 468-8502, Japan
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Knowledge City, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab, 140306, India.
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Chen X, Yang N, Wang Y, He H, Wang J, Wan J, Jiang H, Xu B, Wang L, Yu R, Tong L, Gu L, Xiong Q, Chen C, Zhang S, Wang D. Highly Efficient Photothermal Conversion and Water Transport during Solar Evaporation Enabled by Amorphous Hollow Multishelled Nanocomposites. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2107400. [PMID: 34713935 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202107400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Solar evaporation, which enables water purification without consuming fossil fuels, has been considered the most promising strategy to address global scarcity of drinkable water. However, the suboptimal structure and composition designs still result in a trade-off between photothermal conversion, water transport, and tolerance to harsh environments. Here, an ultrastable amorphous Ta2 O5 /C nanocomposite is designed with a hollow multishelled structure (HoMS) for solar evaporation. This HoMS results in highly efficient photoabsorption and photothermal conversion, as well as a decrease of the actual water evaporation enthalpy. A superfast evaporation speed of 4.02 kg m-2 h-1 is achieved. More importantly, a World Health Organization standard drinkable water can be achieved from seawater, heavy-metal- and bacteria-containing water, and even from extremely acidic/alkaline or radioactive water sources. Notably, the concentration of pseudovirus SC2-P can be decreased by 6 orders of magnitude after evaporation.
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- Xuanbo Chen
- Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Particle Materials Key Laboratory of Green Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beiertiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Particle Materials Key Laboratory of Green Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beiertiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beiertiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beiertiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Particle Materials Key Laboratory of Green Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beiertiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Particle Materials Key Laboratory of Green Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beiertiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Center for Nano-chemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nano-materials and Nano-safety, CAS-HKU Joint Laboratory of Metallomics on Health and Environment & National Consortium for Excellence in Metallomics, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Center for Nano-chemistry, Beijing Science and Engineering Center for Nanocarbons, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Quantum Physics, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nano-materials and Nano-safety & CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- GBA Research Innovation Institute for Nanotechnology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510700, P. R. China
- Research Unit of Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100730, P. R. China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beiertiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Particle Materials Key Laboratory of Green Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 1 Beiertiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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Heterogenization of Molecular Water Oxidation Catalysts in Electrodes for (Photo)Electrochemical Water Oxidation. WATER 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/w14030371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Water oxidation is still one of the most important challenges to develop efficient artificial photosynthetic devices. In recent decades, the development and study of molecular complexes for water oxidation have allowed insight into the principles governing catalytic activity and the mechanism as well as establish ligand design guidelines to improve performance. However, their durability and long-term stability compromise the performance of molecular-based artificial photosynthetic devices. In this context, heterogenization of molecular water oxidation catalysts on electrode surfaces has emerged as a promising approach for efficient long-lasting water oxidation for artificial photosynthetic devices. This review covers the state of the art of strategies for the heterogenization of molecular water oxidation catalysts onto electrodes for (photo)electrochemical water oxidation. An overview and description of the main binding strategies are provided explaining the advantages of each strategy and their scope. Moreover, selected examples are discussed together with the the differences in activity and stability between the homogeneous and the heterogenized system when reported. Finally, the common design principles for efficient (photo)electrocatalytic performance summarized.
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Harper DR, Kulik HJ. Computational Scaling Relationships Predict Experimental Activity and Rate-Limiting Behavior in Homogeneous Water Oxidation. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:2186-2197. [PMID: 35037756 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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While computational screening with first-principles density functional theory (DFT) is essential for evaluating candidate catalysts, limitations in accuracy typically prevent the prediction of experimentally relevant activities. Exemplary of these challenges are homogeneous water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) where differences in experimental conditions or small changes in ligand structure can alter rate constants by over an order of magnitude. Here, we compute mechanistically relevant electronic and energetic properties for 19 mononuclear Ru transition-metal complexes (TMCs) from three experimental water oxidation catalysis studies. We discover that 15 of these TMCs have experimental activities that correlate with a single property, the ionization potential of the Ru(II)-O2 catalytic intermediate. This scaling parameter allows the quantitative understanding of activity trends and provides insight into the rate-limiting behavior. We use this approach to rationalize differences in activity with different experimental conditions, and we qualitatively analyze the source of distinct behavior for different electronic states in the other four catalysts. Comparison to closely related single-atom catalysts and modified WOCs enables rationalization of the source of rate enhancement in these WOCs.
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- Daniel R Harper
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Wang SW, Xie HL, Xia YY, Zhang HX, Yoon KB. Laser-treated wood for high-efficiency solar thermal steam generation. RSC Adv 2022; 12:24861-24867. [PMID: 36128378 PMCID: PMC9428656 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra02918a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Solar-driven water vaporization is considered one of the most sustainable ways to solve water scarcity. The design of highly efficient solar absorber systems has received extensive attention. Here, we report a novel light absorption material for water evaporation using laser-treated wood. The obtained laser-treated wood possesses interconnected 3D porous networks formed by the random construction of carbon arrays and a hydrophilic surface due to the oxygen implantation by laser treatment. When under 1 sun solar-simulated light irradiation (1 kW m−2), the surface temperatures of dry and water-saturated wood reach 59.5 °C and 40.4 °C, respectively, indicating good heat localization. As a result, the laser-treated wood under 1 sun illumination shows high solar to vapor efficiencies of 93.1% and 92.6% for pure water and seawater, respectively, which are higher than that of most wood-based reported photo-thermal conversion materials. Therefore, the fabricated laser-treated wood may pave the way for harvesting solar energy to produce clean water at low cost. Solar-driven water vaporization is considered one of the most sustainable ways to solve waterscarcity.![]()
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- Shu-Wei Wang
- School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, China
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, South Korea
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Yu X, Huang W, Li Y. Controllable Synthesis and Photocatalytic Applications of Two-dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/a22070303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang S, Jin Y, Yan Y. Depression of melting point and latent heat of molten salts as inorganic phase change material: Size effect and mechanism. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Pan A, Qinghui Z, Zhuang Y, Jiaxing W, Jiaying Z, Yajun W, Yuming L, Guiyuan J. Research Progress of Solar Hydrogen Production Technology under Double Carbon Target. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/a22080362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Cong J, Ma T, Chang Z, Akhatov JS, Fu M, Li X. Coupling of the water-splitting mechanism and doping-mixture method to design a novel Cr-perovskite for rapid and efficient solar thermochemical H 2 production. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi01235a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The water-splitting mechanism-supported material design of a novel Cr-perovskite by Zr doping and ceria mixing for promising H2 production.
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- Jian Cong
- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academic of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academic of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Physical-Technical Institute, SPA “Physics-Sun”, Tashkent 100084, Uzbekistan
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academic of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Han L, Lu Y, Dai S, Gao Y, Wu L, Shang Y, Jiang S. Novel pyridoquinazolinone dyes for dye sensitized solar cells. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.132658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhao Y, Liu M, Zhang W, Sun X, Wang W, Zhang W, Tang M, Ren W, Sun M, Feng W, Wang W. Solution-phase controlled synthesis of Cu 3NbSe 4 nanocrystals for optoelectronic applications. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:16937-16944. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02438a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cu3NbSe4 nanocrystals with a cubic phase, monodisperse size and uniform shape synthesized by a facile colloidal method exhibit excellent optoelectronic properties.
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- Yutong Zhao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
- The Key Laboratory of Life-Organic Analysis, Qufu Normal University, Qufu 273165, Shandong, P. R. China
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Ultrasonic-assisted fabrication of Cs2AgBiBr6/Bi2WO6 S-scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic CO2 reduction under visible light. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(22)64091-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Giri B, Mahata A, Kella T, Shee D, De Angelis F, Maji S. Tetrazole-Substituted isomeric ruthenium polypyridyl complexes for low overpotential electrocatalytic CO2 reduction. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Yang X, Zheng Z, Hu J, Qu J, Ma D, Li J, Guo C, Li CM. Observation of 4 th-order water oxidation kinetics by time-resolved photovoltage spectroscopy. iScience 2021; 24:103500. [PMID: 34934920 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 11/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Artificial photo-driven water oxidation has been proposed over half a century through a four-charge involved multiple-step oxygen evolution process. However, the knowledge of the intrinsic activity, such as the rate-law of the water oxidation reactions, has been inadequately studied. Up to date, the highest order reported is the third one under photoelectrochemical condition. In this work, we identified the fourth-order charge decay reactions on hematite by using a time-resolved surface photovoltage probe technique. A theoretical turnover frequency (TOF) > 100 nm-2·s-1 can be expected for O2 molecules when the hole density >0.1 nm-2. This work demonstrates a facile and robust method to investigate the high-order reaction kinetics. More excitingly, this research built the bridge between the rate-law, rate-determining step, and energy barrier of intermediates.
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- Xiaogang Yang
- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion of Henan Province, Institute of Surface Micro and Nano Materials, Xuchang University, Henan 461000, P R China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion of Henan Province, Institute of Surface Micro and Nano Materials, Xuchang University, Henan 461000, P R China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Alternative Technologies for Fine Chemicals Process, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, PR China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, Suzhou 215009, PR China
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- Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Material Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China.,Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, Suzhou 215009, PR China.,Institute of Clean Energy & Advanced Materials, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, PR China
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Álvarez-Prada I, Nguyen AD, Romero N, Hou H, Benazzi E, Escriche L, Acharjya A, Thomas A, Schwarze M, Schomäcker R, Sala X, Natali M, García-Antón J, Tasbihi M. Insights into the light-driven hydrogen evolution reaction of mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride decorated with Pt or Ru nanoparticles. Dalton Trans 2021; 51:731-740. [PMID: 34918734 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03006j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ru or Pt nanoparticles have been prepared following the organometallic approach and deposited onto the surface of mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (mpg-CN). Three different Ru-based samples have also been compared to investigate the effect of 4-phenylpyridine as a stabilizing agent. The photocatalytic performance towards the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) has been tested showing that all hybrid systems clearly outperform the photocatalytic activity of bare mpg-CN. In particular, Pt-decorated mpg-CN yields the largest H2 production upon visible-light irradiation (870 μmol h-1 g-1, TOF = 14.1 h-1, TON = 339 after 24 h) when compared with the Ru-based samples (137-155 μmol h-1 g-1, TOFs between 2.3-2.7 h-1, TONs between 54-57 after 24 h). Long-term photochemical tests (up to 65 h irradiation) show also an improved stability of the Pt-based samples over the Ru counterpart. Photophysical experiments aimed at rationalizing the photocatalytic performance of the different hybrid systems elucidate that the enhanced activity of the Pt-decorated mpg-CN over the Ru-based analogues arises from improved electron transfer kinetics from mpg-CN to the metal nanoparticles.
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- Ignacio Álvarez-Prada
- Departament de Química, Unitat de Química Inorgànica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- Departament de Química, Unitat de Química Inorgànica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Departament de Química, Unitat de Química Inorgànica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Farmaceutiche ed Agrarie (DOCPAS), Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Via L. Borsari, 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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- Departament de Química, Unitat de Química Inorgànica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry: Functional Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry: Functional Materials, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- Departament de Química, Unitat de Química Inorgànica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Farmaceutiche ed Agrarie (DOCPAS), Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Via L. Borsari, 46, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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- Departament de Química, Unitat de Química Inorgànica, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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Valizadeh A, Aleshkevych P, Najafpour MM. Role of Pt and PtO 2 in the Oxygen-Evolution Reaction in the Presence of Iron under Alkaline Conditions. Inorg Chem 2021; 61:613-621. [PMID: 34902241 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The oxygen-evolution reaction (OER) through water oxidation is an inevitable reaction for water splitting toward storing energy. However, OER is a four-electron and slow reaction, which is also a bottleneck for water splitting. To find the role of Pt and PtO2 on the OER in the presence of Fe, the electrochemistry of Pt foil and PtO2 is investigated in the absence/presence of K2FeO4 as a soluble Fe salt at pH ≈ 13. After the addition of K2FeO4, a remarkable increase in the OER is recorded in the presence of Pt or PtO2. The obtained catalysts were characterized by operando visible spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, electron-spin resonance spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and electrochemical methods. KOH solutions usually contain Fe and/or Ni impurities. It is found that neither Pt nor PtO2 is an OER catalyst in a Ni/Fe-free KOH, and even at an overpotential of 570 mV in purified KOH (pH ≈ 13), no clear OER was observed.
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- Amirreza Valizadeh
- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran
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- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 02-668, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran.,Center of Climate Change and Global Warming, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran.,Research Center for Basic Sciences and Modern Technologies, Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan 45137-66731, Iran
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Nanostructured Photothermal Materials for Environmental and Catalytic Applications. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26247552. [PMID: 34946627 PMCID: PMC8705453 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26247552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Solar energy is a green and sustainable clean energy source. Its rational use can alleviate the energy crisis and environmental pollution. Directly converting solar energy into heat energy is the most efficient method among all solar conversion strategies. Recently, various environmental and energy applications based on nanostructured photothermal materials stimulated the re-examination of the interfacial solar energy conversion process. The design of photothermal nanomaterials is demonstrated to be critical to promote the solar-to-heat energy conversion and the following physical and chemical processes. This review introduces the latest photothermal nanomaterials and their nanostructure modulation strategies for environmental (seawater evaporation) and catalytic (C1 conversion) applications. We present the research progress of photothermal seawater evaporation based on two-dimensional and three-dimensional porous materials. Then, we describe the progress of photothermal catalysis based on layered double hydroxide derived nanostructures, hydroxylated indium oxide nanostructures, and metal plasmonic nanostructures. Finally, we present our insights concerning the future development of this field.
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Moghaddam NJ, Feizi H, Mohammadi MR, Bagheri R, Chernev P, Song Z, Dau H, Najafpour MM. A Chemical Evolution‐Like Method to Synthesize a Water‐Oxidizing Catalyst. ChemElectroChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/celc.202101105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Navid Jameei Moghaddam
- Department of Chemistry Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS) Zanjan 45137-66731 Iran
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- Department of Chemistry Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS) Zanjan 45137-66731 Iran
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- Surface Protection Research Group Surface Department Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences 519 Zhuangshi Road Ningbo 315201 China
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- Freie Universität Berlin Fachbereich Physik Arnimallee 14 14195 Berlin Germany
- Uppsala University Department of Chemistry – Ångströmlaboratoriet Lägerhyddsvägen 1 75120 Uppsala Sweden
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- Surface Protection Research Group Surface Department Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences 519 Zhuangshi Road Ningbo 315201 China
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- Freie Universität Berlin Fachbereich Physik Arnimallee 14 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS) Zanjan 45137-66731 Iran
- Center of Climate Change and Global Warming Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS) Zanjan 45137-66731 Iran
- Research Center for Basic Sciences & Modern Technologies (RBST) Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS) Zanjan 45137-66731 Iran
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Kwon G, Ko Y, Kim Y, Kim K, Kang K. Versatile Redox-Active Organic Materials for Rechargeable Energy Storage. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:4423-4433. [PMID: 34793126 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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With the ever-increasing demand on energy storage systems and subsequent mass production, there is an urgent need for the development of batteries with not only improved electrochemical performance but also better sustainability-related features such as environmental friendliness and low production cost. To date, transition metals that are sparse have been centrally employed in energy storage devices ranging from portable lithium ion batteries (e.g., cobalt and nickel) to large-scale redox flow batteries (e.g., vanadium). Toward the sustainable battery chemistry, there are ongoing efforts to replace the transition metal-based electrode materials in these systems to redox-active organic materials (ROMs). Most ROMs are composed of the earth abundant elements (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur), thus are less restrained by the resource, and their production does not require high-energy consuming processes. Furthermore, the structural diversity and chemical tunability of organic compounds make them more attractive for the versatile design of future energy storage systems. Accordingly, the timely development of high-performance ROM-based electrodes would expedite the shift from the current resource-limited battery chemistry to more sustainable energy solutions.In this Account, we provide an overview of the endeavors to employ and develop ROMs as high-performance active materials for various battery systems. Diverse approaches will be introduced starting from the new ROM design mimicking the energy carrying molecules in biological metabolism to the chemical modifications to tailor the properties for specific battery systems. The molecular redesign of ROM, for example, can be carried out by substituting heteroatoms in the redox center, which leads to the enhancement of the redox potential by the inductive effect. Or, tailoring the ROM molecule by removing redox-inactive functionals results in a reduced molecular weight, thereby an increased specific capacity. The intrinsic limitations of ROMs, such as the low electrical conductivity and the dissolving nature, have been under extensive scrutiny; however, they can be partly addressed through efforts including intermolecular fusion and/or nanoscale hybridization with a conducting scaffold. On the other hand, this problematic dissolving nature of ROMs makes them appealing for some new battery configurations such as redox flow batteries that employ the liquid-state active materials. The high solubility and the stability of the ROM were found to be beneficial in attaining the enhanced energy density and the cycle stability of flow batteries, which could be further optimized by the chemical modifications of ROMs. Besides the role of active materials, the redox activity of ROMs has also enabled their use as catalysts to promote the electrode reaction in metal-air batteries. The redox capability of the ROM was often proven to be effective in the solution-based redox mediation that facilitates both the charging and discharging reaction in metal-air batteries. Finally, we conclude this account by proposing the future research directions regarding the fundamental electrochemistry and the further practical development of ROMs for the sustainable rechargeable energy storage.
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Sumdani MG, Islam MR, Yahaya ANA, Safie SI. Recent advancements in synthesis, properties, and applications of conductive polymers for electrochemical energy storage devices: A review. POLYM ENG SCI 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.25859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Md Gulam Sumdani
- Malaysian Institute of Chemical and Bio‐engineering Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
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- Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru Malaysia
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- Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan Malaysia
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- Malaysian Institute of Industrial Technology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Johor Bahru Malaysia
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Lee SA, Yang JW, Choi S, Jang HW. Nanoscale electrodeposition: Dimension control and 3D conformality. EXPLORATION (BEIJING, CHINA) 2021; 1:20210012. [PMID: 37323687 PMCID: PMC10191033 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Electrodeposition with a long history has been considered one of the important synthesis techniques for applying various applications. It is a feasible route for fabricating nanostructures using diverse materials due to its simplicity, cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and ease of reaction control. Herein, we mainly focus on the nanoscale electrodeposition with respect to dimension control and three-dimensional (3D) conformality. The principles of electrodeposition, dimensional design of materials, and uniform coatings on various substrates are presented. We introduce that manipulating synthesis parameters such as precursors, applied current/voltage, and additives affect the synthesis reaction, resulting in not only dimensional control of materials from three-dimensional structures to zero-dimensional atomic-level but also conformal coatings on complicated substrates. Various cases regarding morphology control of metal (hydro)oxides, metals, and metal-organic frameworks according to electrodeposition conditions are summarized. Lastly, recent studies of applications such as batteries, photoelectrodes, and electrocatalysts using electrodeposited materials are summarized. This review represents significant advances in the nanoscale design of materials through methodological approaches, which are highly attractive from both academic and commercial aspects.
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- Sol A Lee
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced MaterialsSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced MaterialsSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced MaterialsSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced MaterialsSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
- Advanced Institute of Convergence TechnologySeoul National UniversitySuwon16229Republic of Korea
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Yi X, Song L, Ouyang S, Wang N, Chen H, Wang J, Lv J, Ye J. Structural and Componential Engineering of Co 2P&CoP@N-C Nanoarrays for Energy-Efficient Hydrogen Production from Water Electrolysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:56064-56072. [PMID: 34787391 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c15245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The development of electrocatalysts for efficient water splitting is a pivotal and challenging task. Transition-metal phosphides (TMPs) have been known as one of the most promising candidates for the efficient hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to their favorable intrinsic reactivity. However, structural engineering related to the gas bubbles evolution and tiny regulation of components concerned with the electronic structure remained as a significant challenge that requires further optimization. Herein, the nanoarrays (NAs) composed of ultrasmall Co2P and CoP nanoparticle-embedded N-doped carbon matrix (Co2P&CoP@N-C) are prepared and demonstrated an overpotential of 62.8 ± 4.7 mV at 10 mA cm-2 in 1.0 M KOH. The nanoarray-structured electrocatalyst revealed the superaerophobicity and facilitates the detachment of the in situ formed hydrogen gas bubbles, ensuring abundant catalytic sites and electrode-electrolyte interface for the mass transfer process. The amount of P doping modulated the local electron density around Co and P atoms, which attains a favorable compromise to afford sufficient electrons for the electrocatalysis and inhibit the negative influence of H2 desorption. Significantly, the lowered overpotential induced by the electrocatalyst surface architecture is much stronger than that of the component content and promotes the electrocatalytic activity.
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- Xinli Yi
- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, P. R. China
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- College of Materials and Chemistry, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, P. R. China
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- Electronic Information Engineering College, Sanjiang University, Nanjing 210012, P. R. China
- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2033, Australia
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- TJU-NIMS International Collaboration Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan
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Chen QF, Cheng ZY, Liao RZ, Zhang MT. Bioinspired Trinuclear Copper Catalyst for Water Oxidation with a Turnover Frequency up to 20000 s -1. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:19761-19768. [PMID: 34793144 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c08078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Solar-powered water splitting is a dream reaction for constructing an artificial photosynthetic system for producing solar fuels. Natural photosystem II is a prototype template for research on artificial solar energy conversion by oxidizing water into molecular oxygen and supplying four electrons for fuel production. Although a range of synthetic molecular water oxidation catalysts have been developed, the understanding of O-O bond formation in this multielectron and multiproton catalytic process is limited, and thus water oxidation is still a big challenge. Herein, we report a trinuclear copper cluster that displays outstanding reactivity toward catalytic water oxidation inspired by multicopper oxidases (MCOs), which provides efficient catalytic four-electron reduction of O2 to water. This synthetic mimic exhibits a turnover frequency of 20000 s-1 in sodium bicarbonate solution, which is about 150 and 15 times higher than that of the mononuclear Cu catalyst (F-N2O2Cu, 131.6 s-1) and binuclear Cu2 complex (HappCu2, 1375 s-1), respectively. This work shows that the cooperation between multiple metals is an effective strategy to regulate the formation of O-O bond in water oxidation catalysis.
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- Qi-Fa Chen
- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Center of Basic Molecular Science (CBMS), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Khan MF, Qurashi A. Micro-indented-mechanically-engineered Ni-Fe-Mo-Cu alloying electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction: A cost-effective approach for green hydrogen production. Electrochim Acta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mitchell E, Law A, Godin R. Interfacial charge transfer in carbon nitride heterojunctions monitored by optical methods. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY C: PHOTOCHEMISTRY REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2021.100453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Saraswat A, Sharma A. Mini-review on the functionalization of C–H bond to C-X linkage via metalla-electrocatalyzed tool. J INDIAN CHEM SOC 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jics.2021.100247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Godin R, Durrant JR. Dynamics of photoconversion processes: the energetic cost of lifetime gain in photosynthetic and photovoltaic systems. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:13372-13409. [PMID: 34786578 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00577d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The continued development of solar energy conversion technologies relies on an improved understanding of their limitations. In this review, we focus on a comparison of the charge carrier dynamics underlying the function of photovoltaic devices with those of both natural and artificial photosynthetic systems. The solar energy conversion efficiency is determined by the product of the rate of generation of high energy species (charges for solar cells, chemical fuels for photosynthesis) and the energy contained in these species. It is known that the underlying kinetics of the photophysical and charge transfer processes affect the production yield of high energy species. Comparatively little attention has been paid to how these kinetics are linked to the energy contained in the high energy species or the energy lost in driving the forward reactions. Here we review the operational parameters of both photovoltaic and photosynthetic systems to highlight the energy cost of extending the lifetime of charge carriers to levels that enable function. We show a strong correlation between the energy lost within the device and the necessary lifetime gain, even when considering natural photosynthesis alongside artificial systems. From consideration of experimental data across all these systems, the emprical energetic cost of each 10-fold increase in lifetime is 87 meV. This energetic cost of lifetime gain is approx. 50% greater than the 59 meV predicted from a simple kinetic model. Broadly speaking, photovoltaic devices show smaller energy losses compared to photosynthetic devices due to the smaller lifetime gains needed. This is because of faster charge extraction processes in photovoltaic devices compared to the complex multi-electron, multi-proton redox reactions that produce fuels in photosynthetic devices. The result is that in photosynthetic systems, larger energetic costs are paid to overcome unfavorable kinetic competition between the excited state lifetime and the rate of interfacial reactions. We apply this framework to leading examples of photovoltaic and photosynthetic devices to identify kinetic sources of energy loss and identify possible strategies to reduce this energy loss. The kinetic and energetic analyses undertaken are applicable to both photovoltaic and photosynthetic systems allowing for a holistic comparison of both types of solar energy conversion approaches.
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- Robert Godin
- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, 3247 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada. .,Clean Energy Research Center, University of British Columbia, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada.,Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystem Services, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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