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Chen XL, Wu J, Wang JL, Liu XM, Mei H, Xu Y. Dual-nodes bridged cobalt-modified Keggin-type polyoxometalate-based chains for highly efficient CO 2 photoconversion. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:12943-12950. [PMID: 39049578 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01757a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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The design of efficient catalysts for photocatalytic CO2 conversion is of great importance for the sustainable development of society. Herein, three polyoxometalate (POM)-based crystalline materials were formulated prepared by substituting transition metals and adjusting solvent acidity with 2-(2-pyridyl) benzimidazole (pyim) as the light-trapping ligand, namely {[SiW12O40][Co(pyim)2]2}·2C2H5OH (SiW12Co2), {[SiW12O40][Ni(pyim)2]2}·2C2H5OH (SiW12Ni2), and {[SiW12O40][Mn(pyim)2]2}·2C2H5OH (SiW12Mn2). X-ray crystallography diffraction analysis indicates that the three complexes exhibit isostructural properties, and form a stable one-dimensional chain structure stabilized by two [M(pyim)2]22+ (M = Co, Ni, and Mn) fragments serving as dual-nodes to the adjacent SiW12 units. A comprehensive analysis of the structural characterization and photocatalytic CO2 reduction properties is presented. Under light irradiation, SiW12Co2 exhibited a remarkable CO generation rate of 10 733 μmol g-1 h-1 with a turnover number of 328, outperforming most of the reported heterogeneous POM-based photocatalysts. Besides, cycling tests revealed that SiW12Co2 is an efficient and stable photocatalyst with great recyclability for at least four successive runs. This study proves that the successful incorporation of diverse transition metals into the POM anion could facilitate the development of highly efficient photocatalysts for the CO2RR.
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- Xin-Lian Chen
- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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Zhao W, Luo L, Cong M, Liu X, Zhang Z, Bahri M, Li B, Yang J, Yu M, Liu L, Xia Y, Browning ND, Zhu WH, Zhang W, Cooper AI. Nanoscale covalent organic frameworks for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6482. [PMID: 39090140 PMCID: PMC11294449 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50839-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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Nanosizing confers unique functions in materials such as graphene and quantum dots. Here, we present two nanoscale-covalent organic frameworks (nano-COFs) that exhibit exceptionally high activity for photocatalytic hydrogen production that results from their size and morphology. Compared to bulk analogues, the downsizing of COFs crystals using surfactants provides greatly improved water dispersibility and light-harvesting properties. One of these nano-COFs shows a hydrogen evolution rate of 392.0 mmol g-1 h-1 (33.3 μmol h-1), which is one of the highest mass-normalized rates reported for a COF or any other organic photocatalysts. A reverse concentration-dependent photocatalytic phenomenon is observed, whereby a higher photocatalytic activity is found at a lower catalyst concentration. These materials also show a molecule-like excitonic nature, as studied by photoluminescence and transient absorption spectroscopy, which is again a function of their nanoscale dimensions. This charts a new path to highly efficient organic photocatalysts for solar fuel production.
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- Wei Zhao
- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design, Materials Innovation Factory and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design, Materials Innovation Factory and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Albert Crewe Centre for Electron Microscopy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GL, UK
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- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design, Materials Innovation Factory and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design, Materials Innovation Factory and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design, Materials Innovation Factory and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, 518055, Shenzhen, China
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- Albert Crewe Centre for Electron Microscopy, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GL, UK
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China.
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- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design, Materials Innovation Factory and Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
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Zhou JL, Xiang XY, Xu LT, Wang JL, Li SM, Yu YT, Mei H, Xu Y. Two bimetal-doped (Fe/Co, Mn) polyoxometalate-based hybrid compounds for visible-light-driven CO 2 reduction. Dalton Trans 2023. [PMID: 37366139 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01296d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Two polyoxometalate (POM)-based hybrid compounds have been successfully designed and constructed by the hydrothermal method with molecular formulas [K(H2O)2FeII0.33Co0.67(H2O)2(DAPSC)]2{[FeII0.33Co0.67(H2O)(DAPSC)]2[FeII0.33Co0.67(H2O)4]2[Na2FeIII4P4W32O120]}·21.5H2O (1), and [Na(H2O)2FeII0.33Mn0.67(H2O)2(DAPSC)]2{[FeII0.33Mn0.67(H2O)(DAPSC)]2[FeII0.33Mn0.67(H2O)4]2[Na2FeIII4P4W32O120(H2O)2]}·24H2O (2) (DAPSC = 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis-(semicarbazone)), respectively. Structural analysis revealed that 1 and 2 consisted of metal-organic complexes containing DAPSC ligands with dumbbell-type inorganic clusters, iron-cobalt (iron-manganese) and some other ions. By utilizing a combination of strongly reducing {P2W12} units and bimetal-doped centres the CO2 photoreduction catalytic capacity of 1 and 2 was improved. Notably, the photocatalytic performance of 1 was much better than that of 2. In CO2 photoreduction, 1 exhibited CO selectivity as high as 90.8%. Furthermore, for 1, the CO generation rate reached 6885.1 μmol g-1 h-1 at 8 h with 3 mg, and its better photocatalytic performance was presumably due to the introduction of cobalt and iron elements to give 1 a more appropriate energy band structure. Further recycling experiments indicated that 1 was a highly efficient CO2 photoreduction catalyst, which could still possess catalytic activity after several cycles.
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- Jiu-Lin Zhou
- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211800, P. R. China.
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Zhou L, Rao C, Pang Y, Yang D, Lou H, Qiu X. More Accurate Method for Evaluating the Activity of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and Its Reaction Kinetics Equation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:3431-3438. [PMID: 36802455 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Photocatalytic water splitting to hydrogen is a sustainable energy conversion method. However, there is a lack of sufficiently accurate measurement methods for an apparent quantum yield (AQY) and a relative hydrogen production rate (rH2) at the moment. Thus, a more scientific and reliable evaluation method is highly required to allow the quantitative comparison of photocatalytic activity. Herein, a simplified kinetic model of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution was established, the corresponding photocatalytic kinetic equation was deduced, and a more accurate calculation method is proposed for the AQY and the maximum hydrogen production rate vH2,max. At the same time, new physical quantities, absorption coefficient kL and specific activity SA, were proposed to sensitively characterize the catalytic activity. The scientificity and practicality of the proposed model and the physical quantities were systematically verified from the theoretical and experimental levels.
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- Lan Zhou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Product Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Product Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
- Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Product Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Product Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Product Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Li C, Jiang HY, Wang JL, Kang RK, Mei H, Xu Y. An isolated doughnut-like molybdenum(V) cobalto-phosphate cluster exhibiting excellent photocatalytic performance for carbon dioxide conversion. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:9616-9621. [PMID: 35695846 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt01276f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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An isolated doughnut-like molybdenum(V) cobalto-phosphate cluster with the formula (C11NH10)2{[Co(H2O)6]@[H29Co16Mo16(H2O)16(PO4)24O36]}(H2PO4)·25H2O has been successfully synthesized by a hydrothermal method. Single crystal X ray diffraction analysis shows that four {Co4O60} tetramers and eight {Mo2O10} dimers are linked by oxygen atoms and phosphate groups to construct a doughnut-type structure for [Co@{Co16Mo16}], in which one [CoII(H2O)6]2+ octahedron is enclosed. More importantly, [Co@{Co16Mo16}] exhibits promising photocatalytic performance for CO2 reduction with the CO formation rate of 6764.3 μmol g-1 h-1 and the selectivity of 96.89%. In addition, the cycling test indicated that [Co@{Co16Mo16}] can be reused for at least four cycles without significant loss of catalytic activity. The result of this work may provide new insight for the synthesis of highly efficient POM-based photocatalysts for CO2 reduction.
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- Cheng Li
- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China.
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- College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China.
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Figures of Merit for Photocatalysis: Comparison of NiO/La-NaTaO3 and Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 as a Semiconductor and a Bio-Photocatalyst for Water Splitting. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11111415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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While photocatalysis is considered a promising sustainable technology in the field of heterogeneous catalysis as well as biocatalysis, figures of merit (FOM) for comparing catalytic performance, especially between disciplines, are not well established. Here, photocatalytic water splitting was conducted using a semiconductor (NiO/La-NaTaO3) and a bio-photocatalyst (Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803) in the same setup under similar reaction conditions, eliminating the often ill-defined influence of the setup on the FOMs obtained. Comparing the results enables the critical evaluation of existing FOMs and a quantitative comparison of both photocatalytic systems. A single FOM is insufficient to compare the photocatalysts, instead a combination of multiple FOMs (reaction rate, photocatalytic space time yield and a redefined apparent quantum yield) is superior for assessing a variety of photocatalytic systems.
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Verma P, Kondo Y, Kuwahara Y, Kamegawa T, Mori K, Raja R, Yamashita H. Design and application of photocatalysts using porous materials. CATALYSIS REVIEWS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2021.1948302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Priyanka Verma
- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries ESICB, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
- Jst, Presto, Saitama, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries ESICB, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts & Batteries ESICB, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Liu XM, Kang RK, Wang JL, Li JN, Chen QL, Xu Y. A Purely Inorganic Quasi-Keggin Polyoxometalate for Photocatalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Carbon Monoxide. Chempluschem 2021; 86:1014-1020. [PMID: 34286917 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A pure inorganic cluster, H47 Na2 Co4 Mo24 (PO4 )11 O72 ⋅ 15H2 O (denoted as {Co4 Mo24 }), has been successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method. Notably, the assembly of a central {Co2 PO4 } tetrahedron and four peripheral {Co[P4 Mo6 ]} fragments gives rise to a rare "quasi-Keggin" structure of {Co4 Mo24 }, in which Co linkers continue to bridge adjacent substructures, resulting in the generation of 3D framework with large cavities. Benefitting from the combination of strong reductive {P4 Mo6 } units and Co active centers, the photocatalytic system with {Co4 Mo24 } as heterogeneous catalyst exhibits excellent activity for CO2 conversion to CO, offering the CO formation rate of 1848.3 μmol g-1 h-1 with high selectivity of 97.0 %. Besides, thermogravimetric and X-ray diffraction analysis confirm that {Co4 Mo24 } can maintain stable during the photocatalytic reaction process.
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- Xiao-Mei Liu
- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China.,Coordination Chemistry Institute, State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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Li B, Hong J, Ai Y, Hu Y, Shen Z, Li S, Zou Y, Zhang S, Wang X, Zhao G, Xu X. Visible-near-infrared-light-driven selective oxidation of alcohols over nanostructured Cu doped SrTiO3 in water under mild condition. J Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2021.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cao S, Piao L. Considerations for a More Accurate Evaluation Method for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202009633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Shuang Cao
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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Cao S, Piao L. Considerations for a More Accurate Evaluation Method for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:18312-18320. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Shuang Cao
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience National Center for Nanoscience and Technology CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology Beijing 100190 P. R. China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 P. R. China
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Kunz LY, Hong J, Riscoe AR, Majumdar A, Cargnello M. Reducing instability in dispersed powder photocatalysis derived from variable dispersion, metallic co-catalyst morphology, and light fluctuations. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpap.2020.100004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Karthikeyan S, Ahmed K, Osatiashtiani A, Lee AF, Wilson K, Sasaki K, Coulson B, Swansborough‐Aston W, Douthwaite RE, Li W. Pompon Dahlia‐like Cu
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- Sekar Karthikeyan
- European Bioenergy Research InstituteAston University Birmingham B4 7ET UK
- Department of Earth Resources EngineeringKyushu University Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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- European Bioenergy Research InstituteAston University Birmingham B4 7ET UK
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- European Bioenergy Research InstituteAston University Birmingham B4 7ET UK
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- Department of Earth Resources EngineeringKyushu University Fukuoka 819-0395 Japan
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of York York YO10 5DD UK
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- European Bioenergy Research InstituteAston University Birmingham B4 7ET UK
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Rebber M, Willa C, Koziej D. Organic-inorganic hybrids for CO 2 sensing, separation and conversion. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2020; 5:431-453. [PMID: 32118212 DOI: 10.1039/c9nh00380k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Motivated by the air pollution that skyrocketed in numerous regions around the world, great effort was placed on discovering new classes of materials that separate, sense or convert CO2 in order to minimise impact on human health. However, separation, sensing and conversion are not only closely intertwined due to the ultimate goal of improving human well-being, but also because of similarities in material prerequisites -e.g. affinity to CO2. Partly inspired by the unrivalled performance of complex natural materials, manifold inorganic-organic hybrids were developed. One of the most important characteristics of hybrids is their design flexibility, which results from the combination of individual constituents with specific functionality. In this review, we discuss commonly used organic, inorganic, and inherently hybrid building blocks for applications in separation, sensing and catalytic conversion and highlight benefits like durability, activity, low-cost and large scale fabrication. Moreover, we address obstacles and potential future developments of hybrid materials. This review should inspire young researchers in chemistry, physics and engineering to identify and overcome interdisciplinary research challenges by performing academic research but also - based on the ever-stricter emission regulations like carbon taxes - through exchanges between industry and science.
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- Matthias Rebber
- University of Hamburg, Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics, Center for Hybrid Nanostructures (CHyN), Luruper Chaussee 149, Building 600, 22761 Hamburg, Germany.
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Dilla M, Moustakas NG, Becerikli AE, Peppel T, Springer A, Schlögl R, Strunk J, Ristig S. Judging the feasibility of TiO 2 as photocatalyst for chemical energy conversion by quantitative reactivity determinants. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:13144-13150. [PMID: 31172148 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp00981g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this study we assess the general applicability of the widely used P25-TiO2 in gas-phase photocatalytic CO2 reduction based on experimentally determined reactivity descriptors from classical heterogeneous catalysis (productivity) and photochemistry (apparent quantum yield/AQY). A comparison of the results with reports on the use of P25 for thermodynamically more feasible reactions and our own previous studies on P25-TiO2 as photocatalyst imply that the catalytic functionality of this material, rather than its properties as photoabsorber, limits its applicability in the heterogeneous photocatalytic CO2 reduction in the gas phase. The AQY of IrOx/TiO2 in overall water splitting in a similar high-purity gas-solid process was four times as high, but still far from commercial viability.
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- Martin Dilla
- Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
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Parrino F, Loddo V, Augugliaro V, Camera-Roda G, Palmisano G, Palmisano L, Yurdakal S. Heterogeneous photocatalysis: guidelines on experimental setup, catalyst characterization, interpretation, and assessment of reactivity. CATALYSIS REVIEWS-SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/01614940.2018.1546445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Francesco Parrino
- “Schiavello-Grillone” Photocatalysis Group, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- “Schiavello-Grillone” Photocatalysis Group, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- “Schiavello-Grillone” Photocatalysis Group, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Chimica, Ambientale e dei Materiali, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Masdar City, United Arab Emirates
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- “Schiavello-Grillone” Photocatalysis Group, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Kimya Bölümü, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Yamashita H, Mori K, Kuwahara Y, Kamegawa T, Wen M, Verma P, Che M. Single-site and nano-confined photocatalysts designed in porous materials for environmental uses and solar fuels. Chem Soc Rev 2018; 47:8072-8096. [PMID: 29892768 DOI: 10.1039/c8cs00341f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Silica-based micro-, meso-, macro-porous materials offer attractive routes for designing single-site photocatalysts, supporting semiconducting nanoparticles, anchoring light-responsive metal complexes, and encapsulating metal nanoparticles to drive photochemical reactions by taking advantage of their large surface area, controllable pore channels, remarkable transparency to UV/vis and tailorable physicochemical surface characteristics. This review mainly focuses on the fascinating photocatalytic properties of silica-supported Ti catalysts from single-site catalysts to nanoparticles, their surface-chemistry engineering, such as the hydrophobic modification and synthesis of thin films, and the fabrication of nanocatalysts including morphology controlled plasmonic nanostructures with localized surface plasmon resonance. The hybridization of visible-light responsive metal complexes with porous materials for the construction of functional inorganic-organic supramolecular photocatalysts is also included. In addition, the latest progress in the application of MOFs as excellent hosts for designing photocatalytic systems is described.
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- Hiromi Yamashita
- Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan.
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Indra A, Menezes PW, Driess M. Photocatalytic and photosensitized water splitting: A plea for well-defined and commonly accepted protocol. CR CHIM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Karthikeyan S, Kumar S, Durndell LJ, Isaacs MA, Parlett CMA, Coulson B, Douthwaite RE, Jiang Z, Wilson K, Lee AF. Size-Dependent Visible Light Photocatalytic Performance of Cu2
O Nanocubes. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201800439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Sekar Karthikeyan
- European Bioenergy Research Institute; Aston University; Aston Triangle Birmingham B4 7ET UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Bath; Bath BA2 7AY UK
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- European Bioenergy Research Institute; Aston University; Aston Triangle Birmingham B4 7ET UK
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- European Bioenergy Research Institute; Aston University; Aston Triangle Birmingham B4 7ET UK
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- Department of Chemistry; University of York; York YO10 5DD UK
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- Research Center for Combustion and Environment Technology; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai P.R. China
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- School of Science; RMIT University; Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia
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- School of Science; RMIT University; Melbourne VIC 3001 Australia
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Li M, Wang H, Li X, Zhang S, Han J, Masters AF, Maschmeyer T, Liu X. Organosilica Nanotube Templates: One‐Pot Synthesis of Carbon‐Modified Polymeric Carbon Nitride Nanorods for Photocatalysis. ChemCatChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201701245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Mei Li
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability, School of Chemistry The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability, School of Chemistry The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
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- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability, School of Chemistry The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
- Australian Institute of Nanoscale Science and Technology The University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 P.R. China
- College of Chemistry Central China Normal University Wuhan 430079 P.R. China
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Niu K, Xu Y, Wang H, Ye R, Xin HL, Lin F, Tian C, Lum Y, Bustillo KC, Doeff MM, Koper MTM, Ager J, Xu R, Zheng H. A spongy nickel-organic CO 2 reduction photocatalyst for nearly 100% selective CO production. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2017; 3:e1700921. [PMID: 28782031 PMCID: PMC5533539 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1700921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Solar-driven photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into fuels has attracted a lot of interest; however, developing active catalysts that can selectively convert CO2 to fuels with desirable reaction products remains a grand challenge. For instance, complete suppression of the competing H2 evolution during photocatalytic CO2-to-CO conversion has not been achieved before. We design and synthesize a spongy nickel-organic heterogeneous photocatalyst via a photochemical route. The catalyst has a crystalline network architecture with a high concentration of defects. It is highly active in converting CO2 to CO, with a production rate of ~1.6 × 104 μmol hour-1 g-1. No measurable H2 is generated during the reaction, leading to nearly 100% selective CO production over H2 evolution. When the spongy Ni-organic catalyst is enriched with Rh or Ag nanocrystals, the controlled photocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions generate formic acid and acetic acid. Achieving such a spongy nickel-organic photocatalyst is a critical step toward practical production of high-value multicarbon fuels using solar energy.
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- Kaiyang Niu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
- SinBeRISE (Singapore-Berkeley Research Initiative for Sustainable Energy) CREATE, 1 Create Way, Singapore 138602, Singapore
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- National Center for Materials Service Safety, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, P. R. China
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- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Energy Storage and Distributed Resources Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637459, Singapore
- SinBeRISE (Singapore-Berkeley Research Initiative for Sustainable Energy) CREATE, 1 Create Way, Singapore 138602, Singapore
- Corresponding author. (R.X.); (H.Z.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Corresponding author. (R.X.); (H.Z.)
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Perathoner S, Centi G, Su D. Turning Perspective in Photoelectrocatalytic Cells for Solar Fuels. CHEMSUSCHEM 2016; 9:345-357. [PMID: 26663767 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201501059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The development of new devices for the use and storage of solar energy is a key step to enable a new sustainable energy scenario. The route for direct solar-to-chemical energy transformation, especially to produce liquid fuels, represents a necessary element to realize transition from the actual energy infrastructure. Photoelectrocatalytic (PECa) devices for the production of solar fuels are a key element to enable this sustainable scenario. The development of PECa devices and related materials is of increasing scientific and applied interest. This concept paper introduces the need to turn the viewpoint of research in terms of PECa cell design and related materials with respect to mainstream activities in the field of artificial photosynthesis and leaves. As an example of a new possible direction, the concept of electrolyte-less cell design for PECa cells to produce solar fuels by reduction of CO2 is presented. The fundamental and applied development of new materials and electrodes for these cells should proceed fully integrated with PECa cell design and systematic analysis. A new possible approach to develop semiconductors with improved performances by using visible light is also shortly presented.
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- Siglinda Perathoner
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry and Engineering (DIECII), Section Industrial Chemistry, University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontras 31, 98166, Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry and Engineering (DIECII), Section Industrial Chemistry, University of Messina, ERIC aisbl and CASPE/INSTM, V.le F. Stagno D'Alcontras 31, 98166, Messina, Italy.
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195, Berlin, Germany
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Science, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110006, P.R. China
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Guo Y, Chen J. Photo-induced reduction of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using graphitic carbon nitride supported metal catalysts. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra19153c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Photo-induced reduction of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural was achieved by using graphitic carbon nitride-supported transition metal catalysts.
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- Yuanyuan Guo
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development
- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guangzhou 510640
- PR China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development
- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Guangzhou 510640
- PR China
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Muñoz-Batista MJ, Kubacka A, Hungría AB, Fernández-García M. Heterogeneous photocatalysis: Light-matter interaction and chemical effects in quantum efficiency calculations. J Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2015.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Djamil J, Segler SAW, Bensch W, Schürmann U, Deng M, Kienle L, Hansen S, Beweries T, von Wüllen L, Rosenfeldt S, Förster S, Reinsch H. In Situ Formation of a MoS2-Based Inorganic-Organic Nanocomposite by Directed Thermal Decomposition. Chemistry 2015; 21:8918-25. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201406541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Xing M, Zhang J, Qiu B, Tian B, Anpo M, Che M. A Brown Mesoporous TiO2-x /MCF Composite with an Extremely High Quantum Yield of Solar Energy Photocatalysis for H2 Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2015; 11:1920-9. [PMID: 25511009 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201403056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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A brown mesoporous TiO2-x /MCF composite with a high fluorine dopant concentration (8.01 at%) is synthesized by a vacuum activation method. It exhibits an excellent solar absorption and a record-breaking quantum yield (Φ = 46%) and a high photon-hydrogen energy conversion efficiency (η = 34%,) for solar photocatalytic H2 production, which are all higher than that of the black hydrogen-doped TiO2 (Φ = 35%, η = 24%). The MCFs serve to improve the adsorption of F atoms onto the TiO2 /MCF composite surface, which after the formation of oxygen vacancies by vacuum activation, facilitate the abundant substitution of these vacancies with F atoms. The decrease of recombination sites induced by high-concentration F doping and the synergistic effect between lattice Ti(3+)-F and surface Ti(3+)-F are responsible for the enhanced lifetime of electrons, the observed excellent absorption of solar light, and the photocatalytic production of H2 for these catalysts. The as-prepared F-doped composite is an ideal solar light-driven photocatalyst with great potential for applications ranging from the remediation of environmental pollution to the harnessing of solar energy for H2 production.
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- Mingyang Xing
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P.R. China
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Singh AK, Mathew K, Zhuang HL, Hennig RG. Computational Screening of 2D Materials for Photocatalysis. J Phys Chem Lett 2015; 6:1087-98. [PMID: 26262874 DOI: 10.1021/jz502646d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit a range of extraordinary electronic, optical, and mechanical properties different from their bulk counterparts with potential applications for 2D materials emerging in energy storage and conversion technologies. In this Perspective, we summarize the recent developments in the field of solar water splitting using 2D materials and review a computational screening approach to rapidly and efficiently discover more 2D materials that possess properties suitable for solar water splitting. Computational tools based on density-functional theory can predict the intrinsic properties of potential photocatalyst such as their electronic properties, optical absorbance, and solubility in aqueous solutions. Computational tools enable the exploration of possible routes to enhance the photocatalytic activity of 2D materials by use of mechanical strain, bias potential, doping, and pH. We discuss future research directions and needed method developments for the computational design and optimization of 2D materials for photocatalysis.
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- Arunima K Singh
- †Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- †Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- †Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- †Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
- ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Lau VWH, Mesch MB, Duppel V, Blum V, Senker J, Lotsch BV. Low-Molecular-Weight Carbon Nitrides for Solar Hydrogen Evolution. J Am Chem Soc 2015; 137:1064-72. [DOI: 10.1021/ja511802c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Vincent Wing-hei Lau
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Munich, Butenandtstraße 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department
of Inorganic Chemistry III, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße
30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Munich, Butenandtstraße 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department
of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Center for Materials
Genomics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Department
of Inorganic Chemistry III, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße
30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Munich, Butenandtstraße 5-13, 81377 Munich, Germany
- Nanosystems Initiative
Munich (NIM) and Center for Nanoscience, Schellingstraße 4, 80799 Munich, Germany
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Thomas JM. Heterogeneous catalysis and the challenges of powering the planet, securing chemicals for civilised life, and clean efficient utilization of renewable feedstocks. CHEMSUSCHEM 2014; 7:1801-1832. [PMID: 24988917 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201301202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This article reviews, first, the prospects, practices and principles of generating solar fuels. It does so with an analysis of recent progress in the light-driven emission of H2 (and other fuels) as well as O2 from water. To place this challenge in perspective, some current practices entailing the use of well-proven solid catalysts developed for fossil-based feedstocks, are described. The massive differences between proven methods of generating fuel and chemicals from non-renewable and from solar radiation are emphasized with the aid of numerous quantitative examples. Whilst it is acknowledged that a key action in reducing the liberation of greenhouse gases (GHG) is to tackle the challenge of decreasing their evolution in power generation and in the production of steel, aluminium and other bulk commodities (metals, alloys, concrete and ceramics), nevertheless much can be done to diminish the emission of CO2 (and to use it as feedstock) through the agency of new, designed solid catalysts and microalgae. Solar-thermal converters are also attractive alternatives, even though they are more likely to be used centrally rather than in small modular units like 'artificial leaves,' some of which are promising for the purposes of generating energy (and perhaps fuel) in a delocalized, modular manner.
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- John Meurig Thomas
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0FS (UK).
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Zhao Y, Wei X, Wang Y, Luo F. One-pot twelve tungsten phosphate acid assisted electrochemical synthesis of WO3-decorated graphene sheets for high-efficiency UV-light-driven photocatalysis. Chem Phys Lett 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2014.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Li X, Ward AJ, Masters AF, Maschmeyer T. Solar Hydrogen from an Aqueous, Noble-Metal-Free Hybrid System in a Continuous-Flow Sampling Reaction System. Chemistry 2014; 20:7345-50. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201400291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 03/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hydrogen photoproduction from bio-derived alcohols in an optical fiber honeycomb reactor loaded with Au/TiO2. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2014.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Taboada E, Angurell I, Llorca J. Dynamic photocatalytic hydrogen production from ethanol–water mixtures in an optical fiber honeycomb reactor loaded with Au/TiO2. J Catal 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2013.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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McSkimming A, Colbran SB. The coordination chemistry of organo-hydride donors: new prospects for efficient multi-electron reduction. Chem Soc Rev 2013; 42:5439-88. [PMID: 23507957 DOI: 10.1039/c3cs35466k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In biological reduction processes the dihydronicotinamides NAD(P)H often transfer hydride to an unsaturated substrate bound within an enzyme active site. In many cases, metal ions in the active site bind, polarize and thereby activate the substrate to direct attack by hydride from NAD(P)H cofactor. This review looks more widely at the metal coordination chemistry of organic donors of hydride ion--organo-hydrides--such as dihydronicotinamides, other dihydropyridines including Hantzsch's ester and dihydroacridine derivatives, those derived from five-membered heterocycles including the benzimidazolines and benzoxazolines, and all-aliphatic hydride donors such as hexadiene and hexadienyl anion derivatives. The hydride donor properties--hydricities--of organo-hydrides and how these are affected by metal ions are discussed. The coordination chemistry of organo-hydrides is critically surveyed and the use of metal-organo-hydride systems in electrochemically-, photochemically- and chemically-driven reductions of unsaturated organic and inorganic (e.g. carbon dioxide) substrates is highlighted. The sustainable electrocatalytic, photochemical or chemical regeneration of organo-hydrides such as NAD(P)H, including for driving enzyme-catalysed reactions, is summarised and opportunities for development are indicated. Finally, new prospects are identified for metal-organo-hydride systems as catalysts for organic transformations involving 'hydride-borrowing' and for sustainable multi-electron reductions of unsaturated organic and inorganic substrates directly driven by electricity or light or by renewable reductants such as formate/formic acid.
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- Alex McSkimming
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Wang S, Yao W, Lin J, Ding Z, Wang X. Cobalt Imidazolate Metal-Organic Frameworks Photosplit CO2under Mild Reaction Conditions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201309426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Wang S, Yao W, Lin J, Ding Z, Wang X. Cobalt Imidazolate Metal-Organic Frameworks Photosplit CO2under Mild Reaction Conditions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 53:1034-8. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201309426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 457] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Subrahmanyam A, Thangaraj PR, Kanuru C, Jayakumar A, Gopal J. Quantification of photocatalytic oxygenation of human blood. Med Eng Phys 2013; 36:530-3. [PMID: 24290134 DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2013.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Revised: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Photocatalytic oxygenation of human blood is an emerging concept based on the principle of photocatalytic splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen. This communication reports: (i) a design of a photocatalytic cell (PC) that separates the blood from UV (incident) radiation source, (ii) a pH, temperature and flow controlled circuit designed for quantifying the oxygenation of human blood by photocatalysis and (iii) measuring the current efficacy of ITO/TiO2 nano thin films in oxygenating human blood in a dynamic circuit in real time. The average increase in oxygen saturation was around 5% above baseline compared to control (p<0.0005). We believe this is one of the first attempts to quantify photocatalytic oxygenation of human blood under controlled conditions.
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, Chennai, India; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India
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On the engineering part of solar hydrogen production from water splitting: Photoreactor design. Chem Eng Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2013.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Wachs IE, Phivilay SP, Roberts CA. Reporting of Reactivity for Heterogeneous Photocatalysis. ACS Catal 2013. [DOI: 10.1021/cs4005979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Israel E. Wachs
- Operando Molecular Spectroscopy & Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Operando Molecular Spectroscopy & Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Operando Molecular Spectroscopy & Catalysis Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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Li G, Zhang P, Bian Z, Zhu J, Wu L, Li H. Mesoporous TiN microspheres with hierarchical chambers and enhanced visible light-driven hydrogen evolution. CHEMSUSCHEM 2013; 6:1461-1466. [PMID: 23784852 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201300221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Mesoporous titanium nitride (TiN) microspheres with tunable chamber structures were synthesized through NH3 nitridation of organotitania obtained via solvothermal alcoholysis. Owing to high content of organic species in organotitania, which stabilized the original structure and also promoted the nitridation at low temperature, TiN duplicated the solid, yolk-shell, and hollow chambers of organotitania in NH3 nitridation and also formed the mesoporous structure after removing organic species. During visible light-induced photocatalytic water splitting, the yolk-shell TiN demonstrated a higher H2 evolution efficiency than the solid, hollow, and crushed TiN; the yolk-shell TiN obtained through N2 nitridation; and other semiconductor photocatalysts reported so far without the aid of noble metals. This could be attributed mainly to the narrow energy band gap for absorbing visible light, high surface area, and excellent electrical conductivity, which facilitated light harvesting, reactant adsorption, and photoelectron-hole separation to suppress their recombination. Moreover, it could be easily recycled and thus used repetitively.
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- Guisheng Li
- Education Ministry Key Lab of Resource Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials, Shanghai Normal University, Guilin Road 100#, Shanghai, PR China.
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Habisreutinger SN, Schmidt-Mende L, Stolarczyk JK. Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 on TiO2 and other semiconductors. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:7372-408. [PMID: 23765842 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201207199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1248] [Impact Index Per Article: 113.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Revised: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rising atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and the depletion of fossil fuel reserves raise serious concerns about the ensuing effects on the global climate and future energy supply. Utilizing the abundant solar energy to convert CO2 into fuels such as methane or methanol could address both problems simultaneously as well as provide a convenient means of energy storage. In this Review, current approaches for the heterogeneous photocatalytic reduction of CO2 on TiO2 and other metal oxide, oxynitride, sulfide, and phosphide semiconductors are presented. Research in this field is focused primarily on the development of novel nanostructured photocatalytic materials and on the investigation of the mechanism of the process, from light absorption through charge separation and transport to CO2 reduction pathways. The measures used to quantify the efficiency of the process are also discussed in detail.
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- Severin N Habisreutinger
- Department für Physik und Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, Amalienstrasse 54, 80799 München, Germany
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Habisreutinger SN, Schmidt-Mende L, Stolarczyk JK. Photokatalytische Reduktion von CO2an TiO2und anderen Halbleitern. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201207199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Tang L, Luo G, Zhu M, Kang L, Dai B. Preparation, characterization and catalytic performance of HPW-TUD-1 catalyst on oxidative desulfurization. J IND ENG CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2012.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Djamil J, Segler SA, Dabrowski A, Bensch W, Lotnyk A, Schürmann U, Kienle L, Hansen S, Beweries T. The influence of carbon content on the structure and properties of MoSxCyphotocatalysts for light-driven hydrogen generation. Dalton Trans 2013; 42:1287-92. [DOI: 10.1039/c2dt31967e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Kisch H. Semiconductor photocatalysis--mechanistic and synthetic aspects. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2012; 52:812-47. [PMID: 23212748 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201201200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 416] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Preceding work on photoelectrochemistry at semiconductor single-crystal electrodes has formed the basis for the tremendous growth in the three last decades in the field of photocatalysis at semiconductor powders. The reason for this is the unique ability of inorganic semiconductor surfaces to photocatalyze concerted reduction and oxidation reactions of a large variety of electron-donor and -acceptor substrates. Whereas great attention was paid to water splitting and the exhaustive aerobic degradation of pollutants, only a small amount of research also explored synthetic aspects. After introducing the basic mechanistic principles, standard experiments for the preparation and characterization of visible light active photocatalysts as well as the investigation of reaction mechanisms are discussed. Novel atom-economic C-C and C-N coupling reactions illustrate the relevance of semiconductor photocatalysis for organic synthesis, and demonstrate that the multidisciplinary field combines classical photochemistry with electrochemistry, solid-state chemistry, and heterogeneous catalysis.
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- Horst Kisch
- Department Chemie und Pharmazie, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Schulz M, Karnahl M, Schwalbe M, Vos JG. The role of the bridging ligand in photocatalytic supramolecular assemblies for the reduction of protons and carbon dioxide. Coord Chem Rev 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2012.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Xu L, Guan J, Shi W, Liu L. Heterostructured mesoporous In2O3/Ta2O5 composite photocatalysts for hydrogen evolution: Impacts of In2O3 content and calcination temperature. J Colloid Interface Sci 2012; 377:160-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2012] [Revised: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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