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Lin J, Tian W, Zhang H, Sun H, Wang S. Electronic Structure and Functions of Carbon Nitride in Frontier Green Catalysis. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:2303-2315. [PMID: 39107898 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.4c00266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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ConspectusGraphitic carbon nitride-based materials have emerged as promising photocatalysts for a variety of energy and environmental applications owing to their "earth-abundant" nature, structural versatility, tunable electronic and optical properties, and chemical stability. Optimizing carbon nitride's physicochemical properties encompasses a variety of approaches, including the regulation of inherent structural defects, morphology control, heterostructure construction, and heteroatom and metal-atom doping. These strategies are pivotal in ultimately enhancing their photocatalytic activities. Previous reviews with extensive examples have mainly focused on the synthesis, modification, and application of carbon nitride-based materials in photocatalysis. However, there has been a lack of straightforward and in-depth discussion to understand the electronic characteristics and functions of various engineered carbon nitrides as well as their precise tailoring strategies and ultimately to explain the regularity and specificity of their improved performance in targeted photocatalytic systems. In the past ten years, our group has conducted extensive investigations on carbon nitride-based materials and their application in photocatalysis. These studies demonstrate the close yet intricate relationship between the electronic structure of carbon nitride materials and their photocatalytic reactivity. Understanding the electronic structure and functions of carbon nitride, as well as different engineering strategies, is essential for the improvement of photocatalytic processes from fundamental study to practical applications.To this end, in this Account, we first delve into the nature of the electronic properties of carbon nitride, highlighting the electronic structures, including band structure, density of states, molecular orbitals, and band center, as well as its electronic functions, such as the charge distribution, internal electric field, and external electric force. Subsequently, based on recent research in our group, we present a detailed discussion of the strategic modifications of carbon nitride and the consequential impacts on the physicochemical properties, particularly the optical properties and intrinsic electronic characteristics, for enhancing the photocatalytic performance. These modifications are categorized as follows: (i) component changing, which involves intralayer and interface heterojunctions as well as homojunctions, to modulate the band-edge potentials and reactivity of photoinduced electrons and holes toward surface redox reactions; (ii) dimensional tuning, which engineers the dimensional structure of carbon nitride, to influence the electron transfer direction; (iii) defect and heteroatom modification, which introduces a symmetry break in the carbon nitride framework, to promote charge redistribution for altering the charge density and electronic structure; and (iv) anchoring of single-atom metals to facilitate orbital hybridization and charge transfer enhancement through the unique metal-N coordination configurations. Finally, we propose an appraisal of the prospects and challenges in the precise manipulation and characterization of the electronic structure and functions of carbon nitride. The integration of in situ electronic structure analysis, theoretical calculation based on machine learning, and precise mechanism study may propel its substantial development in the light-driven circular economy. We hope this Account aspires to offer novel insights and perspectives into the operational mechanisms and tailored structure of carbon nitride-based materials in photocatalysis.
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- Jingkai Lin
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
- Chair for Photonics and Optoelectronics, Nano-Institute Munich, Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 80539 Munich, Germany
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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Zhi F, Wu S, Lai C, He M, Deng W, Zhang D, Peng X, Wu Q, Xia J, Lu ZH, Wang M, Zhang WG, Xu J, Liu C, Peng G. Unravelling the Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting of Nanometer-Thick Carbon Nitride Layer. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2401123. [PMID: 38659372 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Matching the thickness of the graphitic carbon nitride (CN) nanolayer with the charge diffusion length is expected to compensate for the poor intrinsic conductivity and charge recombination in CN for photoelectrochemical cells (PEC). Herein, the compact CN nanolayer with tunable thickness is in situ coated on carbon fibers. The compact packing along with good contact with the substrate improves the electron transport and alleviates the charge recombination. The PEC investigation shows CN nanolayer of 93 nm-thick yields an optimum photocurrent of 116 µA cm-2 at 1.23 V versus RHE, comparable to most micrometer-thick CN layers, with a low onset potential of 0.2 V in 1 m KOH under 1 sun illumination. This optimum performance suggests the electron diffusion length matches with the thickness of the CN nanolayer. Further deposition of NiFe-layered double hydroxide enhanced the surface water oxidation kinetics, delivering an improved photocurrent of 210 µA cm-2 with IPCE of 12.8% at 400 nm. The CN nanolayer also shows extended potential in PEC organic synthesis. This work experimentally reveals the PEC behavior of the nanometer-thick CN layer, providing new insights into CN in the application of energy and environment-related fields.
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- Fengmei Zhi
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Carbonhydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Carbonhydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
- GDMPA Key Laboratory for Process Control and Quality Evaluation of Chiral Pharmaceuticals, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Carbonhydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Carbonhydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Carbonhydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Carbonhydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Carbonhydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Carbonhydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Carbonhydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- GDMPA Key Laboratory for Process Control and Quality Evaluation of Chiral Pharmaceuticals, School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001, Australia
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Carbonhydrate Synthesis, Key Lab of Fluorine and Silicon for Energy Materials and Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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Borrelli M, An Y, Querebillo CJ, Morag A, Neumann C, Turchanin A, Sun H, Kuc A, Weidinger IM, Feng X. Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Acetylenic Polymers for High-Performance Bifunctional Photoelectrodes. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202301170. [PMID: 38062976 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Due to the drastic required thermodynamical requirements, a photoelectrode material that can function as both a photocathode and a photoanode remains elusive. In this work, we demonstrate for the first time that, under simulated solar light and without co-catalysts, donor-acceptor conjugated acetylenic polymers (CAPs) exhibit both impressive oxygen evolution (OER) and hydrogen evolution (HER) photocurrents in alkaline and neutral medium, respectively. In particular, poly(2,4,6-tris(4-ethynylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine) (pTET) provides a benchmark OER photocurrent density of ~200 μA cm-2 at 1.23 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) at pH 13 and a remarkable HER photocurrent density of ~190 μA cm-2 at 0.3 V vs. RHE at pH 6.8. By combining theoretical investigations and electrochemical-operando Resonance Raman spectroscopy, we show that the OER proceeds with two different mechanisms, with the electron-depleted triple bonds acting as single-site OER in combination with the C4-C5 atoms of the phenyl rings as dual sites. The HER, instead, occurs via an electron transfer from the tri-acetylenic linkages to the triazine rings, which act as the HER active sites. This work represents a novel application of organic-based materials and contributes to the development of high-performance photoelectrochemical catalysts for the solar fuels' generation.
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- Mino Borrelli
- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry and Center of Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 4, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Permoserstraße 15, 04318, Leipzig, Germany
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Advanced Batteries Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Peking University, 100871, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry and Center of Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 4, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Leibniz-Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW), Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry and Center of Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 4, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Synthetic Materials and Functional Devices, Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120, Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstrasse 10, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry Jena (CEEC Jena), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Lessingstrasse 10, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstr. 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
- Centrum for Advanced Systems Understanding, CASUS, Untermarkt 20, 02826, Görlitz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry and Center of Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 4, 01062, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry and Center of Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfaed), Technische Universität Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 4, 01062, Dresden, Germany
- Department of Synthetic Materials and Functional Devices, Max-Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Weinberg 2, 06120, Halle, Germany
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Zhou J, Cheng H, Cheng J, Wang L, Xu H. The Emergence of High-Performance Conjugated Polymer/Inorganic Semiconductor Hybrid Photoelectrodes for Solar-Driven Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. SMALL METHODS 2024; 8:e2300418. [PMID: 37421184 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202300418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
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Solar-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) energy conversion holds great potential in converting solar energy into storable and transportable chemicals or fuels, providing a viable route toward a carbon-neutral society. Conjugated polymers are rapidly emerging as a new class of materials for PEC water splitting. They exhibit many intriguing properties including tunable electronic structures through molecular engineering, excellent light harvesting capability with high absorption coefficients, and facile fabrication of large-area thin films via solution processing. Recent advances have indicated that integrating rationally designed conjugated polymers with inorganic semiconductors is a promising strategy for fabricating efficient and stable hybrid photoelectrodes for high-efficiency PEC water splitting. This review introduces the history of developing conjugated polymers for PEC water splitting. Notable examples of utilizing conjugated polymers to broaden the light absorption range, improve stability, and enhance the charge separation efficiency of hybrid photoelectrodes are highlighted. Furthermore, key challenges and future research opportunities for further improvements are also presented. This review provides an up-to-date overview of fabricating stable and high-efficiency PEC devices by integrating conjugated polymers with state-of-the-art semiconductors and would have significant implications for the broad solar-to-chemical energy conversion research.
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- Jie Zhou
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China
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Dharmarajan NP, Vidyasagar D, Yang JH, Talapaneni SN, Lee J, Ramadass K, Singh G, Fawaz M, Kumar P, Vinu A. Bio-Inspired Supramolecular Self-Assembled Carbon Nitride Nanostructures for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2306895. [PMID: 37699553 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
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Fast production of hydrogen and oxygen in large amounts at an economic rate is the need of the hour to cater to the needs of the most awaited hydrogen energy, a futuristic renewable energy solution. Production of hydrogen through simple water splitting via visible light photocatalytic approach using sunlight is considered as one of the most promising and sustainable approaches for generating clean fuels. For this purpose, a variety of catalytic techniques and novel catalysts have been investigated. Among these catalysts, carbon nitride is presently deemed as one of the best candidates for the visible light photocatalysis due to its unique molecular structure and adequate visible-range bandgap. Its bandgap can be further engineered by structural and morphological manipulation or by doping/hybridization. Among numerous synthetic approaches for carbon nitrides, supramolecular self-assembly is one of the recently developed elegant bottom-up strategies as it is bio-inspired and provides a facile and eco-friendly route to synthesize high surface area carbon nitride with superior morphological features and other semiconducting and catalytic properties. The current review article broadly covers supramolecular self-assembly synthesis of carbon nitride nanostructures and their photocatalytic water-splitting applications and provides a comprehensive outlook on future directions.
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- Nithinraj Panangattu Dharmarajan
- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Material Science & Engineering Department, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, South Korea
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 2308, Australia
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Barrio J, Li J, Shalom M. Carbon Nitrides from Supramolecular Crystals: From Single Atoms to Heterojunctions and Advanced Photoelectrodes. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302377. [PMID: 37605638 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Carbon nitride materials (CN) have become one of the most studied photocatalysts within the last 15 years. While CN absorbs visible light, its low porosity and fast electron-hole recombination hinder its photoelectric performance and have motivated the research in the modification of its physical and chemical properties (such as energy band structure, porosity, or chemical composition) by different means. In this Concept we review the utilization of supramolecular crystals as CN precursors to tailor its properties. We elaborate on the features needed in a supramolecular crystal to serve as CN precursor, we delve on the influence of metal-free crystals in the morphology and porosity of the resulting materials and then discuss the formation of single atoms and heterojunctions when employing a metal-organic crystal. We finally discuss the performance of CN photoanodes derived from crystals and highlight the current standing challenges in the field.
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- Jesús Barrio
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW72AZ, England, UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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Zhang J, Zhang J, Dong C, Xia Y, Jiang L, Wang G, Wang R, Chen J. Direct Growth of Polymeric Carbon Nitride Nanosheet Photoanode for Greatly Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water-Splitting. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2208049. [PMID: 37127867 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202208049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A general method for the direct synthesis of highly homogeneous and dense polymerized carbon nitride (PCN) nanosheet films on F: SnO2 (FTO) is developed. Detailed photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting studies reveal that the as-synthesized PCN films exhibit outstanding performance as photoanode for PEC water-splitting. The optimal PCN photoanode exhibits excellent photocurrent density of 650 µA cm-2 , and monochromatic incident photon-to-electron conversion efficiency (IPCE) value up to 30.55% (λ = 400 nm) and 25.97% (λ = 420 nm) at 1.23 VRHE in 0.1 m KOH electrolyte. More importantly, the PCN photoanode has an excellent hole extraction efficiency of up to 70 ± 3% due to the abundance of active sites provided by the PCN photoanode nanosheet, which promotes the transport rates of OER-relevant species. These PCN films provide a new benchmark for PCN photoanode materials.
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- Jin Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610065, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610065, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610065, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610065, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610065, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610065, China
- Engineering Research Center of Alternative Energy Materials & Devices, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610065, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610065, China
- Engineering Research Center of Alternative Energy Materials & Devices, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610065, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610065, China
- Engineering Research Center of Alternative Energy Materials & Devices, Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610065, China
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Volokh M, Shalom M. Polymeric carbon nitride as a platform for photoelectrochemical water-splitting cells. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2023; 1521:5-13. [PMID: 36719040 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Polymeric carbon nitride (CN) materials are promising low-cost photocatalysts that exhibit a combination of chemical and physical properties suitable for converting light into redox activity on their surface. In this perspective, we describe our experience with this family of materials as light absorbers that serve as an anode in photoelectrochemical cells toward water-splitting. We describe some of the CN deposition techniques and procedures established in our lab. The knowledge gained from powder-based photocatalysis is implemented in photoelectrochemical scenarios and is used to determine the merits and shortcomings of resulting layers. We show how the preparation methods are oriented based on these factors and how high photoelectrochemical water-splitting activity develops in photoanodes we developed where CN(s) act as photoabsorbers. Lastly, we present our view on the future prospects of this field.
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- Michael Volokh
- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Doping Engineering in Polymeric Carbon Nitride for Low‐Onset‐Potential Photoelectrochemical Applications. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Pulignani C, Mesa CA, Hillman SAJ, Uekert T, Giménez S, Durrant JR, Reisner E. Rational Design of Carbon Nitride Photoelectrodes with High Activity Toward Organic Oxidations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202211587. [PMID: 36224107 PMCID: PMC10099510 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Carbon nitride (CNx ) is a light-absorber with excellent performance in photocatalytic suspension systems, but the activity of CNx photoelectrodes has remained low. Here, cyanamide-functionalized CNx (NCN CNx ) was co-deposited with ITO nanoparticles on a 1.8 Å thick alumina-coated FTO electrode. Transient absorption spectroscopy and impedance measurements support that ITO acts as a conductive binder and improves electron extraction from the NCN CNx , whilst the alumina underlayer reduces recombination losses between the ITO and the FTO glass. The Al2 O3 |ITO : NCN CNx film displays a benchmark performance for CNx -based photoanodes with an onset of -0.4 V vs a reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE), and 1.4±0.2 mA cm-2 at 1.23 V vs RHE during AM1.5G irradiation for the selective oxidation of 4-methylbenzyl alcohol. This assembly strategy will improve the exploration of CNx in fundamental and applied photoelectrochemical (PEC) studies.
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- Carolina Pulignani
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) Universitat Jaume I (UJI) 12006 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics Imperial College London London W12 0BZ UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) Universitat Jaume I (UJI) 12006 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Processable Electronics Imperial College London London W12 0BZ UK
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 1EW UK
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Ma J, Peng X, Zhou Z, Yang H, Wu K, Fang Z, Han D, Fang Y, Liu S, Shen Y, Zhang Y. Extended Conjugation Tuning Carbon Nitride for Non-sacrificial H 2 O 2 Photosynthesis and Hypoxic Tumor Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210856. [PMID: 35939064 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Artificial photocatalysis offers a clean approach for producing H2 O2 . However, the poor selectivity and activity of H2 O2 production hamper traditional industrial applications and emerging photodynamic therapy (PDT)/chemodynamic therapy (CDT). Herein, we report a C5 N2 photocatalyst with a conjugated C=N linkage for selective and efficient non-sacrificial H2 O2 production in both normoxic and hypoxic systems. The strengthened delocalization of π-electrons by linkers in C5 N2 downshifted the band position, thermodynamically eliminating side H2 evolution reaction and kinetically promoting water oxidation. As a result, C5 N2 had a competitive solar-to-chemical conversion efficiency of 0.55 % in overall H2 O2 production and exhibited by far the highest activity under hypoxic conditions (698 μM h-1 ). C5 N2 was further applied to hypoxic PDT/CDT with outstanding performance in apparent cancer cell death and synchronous bioimaging. The study sheds light on the photosynthesis of H2 O2 by carbon nitrides for health applications.
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- Jin Ma
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Devices, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Devices, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Devices, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Devices, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Devices, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Devices, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Devices, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Devices, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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- Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Devices, Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research, State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China
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Fan X, Wang Z, Lin T, Du D, Xiao M, Chen P, Monny SA, Huang H, Lyu M, Lu M, Wang L. Coordination Chemistry Engineered Polymeric Carbon Nitride Photoanode with Ultralow Onset Potential for Water Splitting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204407. [PMID: 35650689 PMCID: PMC9401030 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Construction of an intimate film/substrate interface is of great importance for a photoelectrode to achieve efficient photoelectrochemical performance. Inspired by coordination chemistry, a polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) film is intimately grown on a Ti-coated substrate by an in situ thermal condensation process. The as-prepared PCN photoanode exhibits a record low onset potential (Eonset ) of -0.38 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE) and a decent photocurrent density of 242 μA cm-2 at 1.23 VRHE for water splitting. Detailed characterization confirms that the origin of the ultralow onset potential is mainly attributed to the substantially reduced interfacial resistance between the Ti-coated substrate and the PCN film benefitting from the constructed interfacial sp2 N→Ti coordination bonds. For the first time, the ultralow onset potential enables the PCN photoanode to drive water splitting without external bias with a stable photocurrent density of ≈9 μA cm-2 up to 1 hour.
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- Xiangqian Fan
- Nanomaterials CentreSchool of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and NanotechnologyThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLD 4072Australia
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- Nanomaterials CentreSchool of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and NanotechnologyThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLD 4072Australia
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- Nanomaterials CentreSchool of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and NanotechnologyThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLD 4072Australia
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- School of Mechanical and Mining EngineeringThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLD 4072Australia
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- Nanomaterials CentreSchool of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and NanotechnologyThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLD 4072Australia
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- Nanomaterials CentreSchool of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and NanotechnologyThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLD 4072Australia
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- Nanomaterials CentreSchool of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and NanotechnologyThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLD 4072Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical EngineeringCollege of Materials Science and EngineeringNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816P.R. China
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- Nanomaterials CentreSchool of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and NanotechnologyThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLD 4072Australia
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- Nanomaterials CentreSchool of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and NanotechnologyThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLD 4072Australia
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- Nanomaterials CentreSchool of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and NanotechnologyThe University of QueenslandSt LuciaQLD 4072Australia
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Ma J, Peng X, Zhou Z, Yang H, Wu K, Fang Z, Han D, Fang Y, Liu S, Shen Y, Zhang Y. Extended Conjugation Refining Carbon Nitride for Non‐sacrificial H2O2 Photosynthesis and Hypoxic Tumor Therapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jin Ma
- Southeast University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Southeast University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Southeast University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Dongnandaxue st. 2 211189 Nanjing CHINA
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- Southeast University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Southeast University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Southeast University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing CHINA
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- Southeast University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Southeast University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering CHINA
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- Southeast University - Jiulonghu Campus School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Dongnandaxue st. 2 211189 Nanjing CHINA
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Thangamuthu M, Ruan Q, Ohemeng PO, Luo B, Jing D, Godin R, Tang J. Polymer Photoelectrodes for Solar Fuel Production: Progress and Challenges. Chem Rev 2022; 122:11778-11829. [PMID: 35699661 PMCID: PMC9284560 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Converting solar energy to fuels has attracted substantial interest over the past decades because it has the potential to sustainably meet the increasing global energy demand. However, achieving this potential requires significant technological advances. Polymer photoelectrodes are composed of earth-abundant elements, e.g. carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, which promise to be more economically sustainable than their inorganic counterparts. Furthermore, the electronic structure of polymer photoelectrodes can be more easily tuned to fit the solar spectrum than inorganic counterparts, promising a feasible practical application. As a fast-moving area, in particular, over the past ten years, we have witnessed an explosion of reports on polymer materials, including photoelectrodes, cocatalysts, device architectures, and fundamental understanding experimentally and theoretically, all of which have been detailed in this review. Furthermore, the prospects of this field are discussed to highlight the future development of polymer photoelectrodes.
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- Madasamy Thangamuthu
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast
University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of British
Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3247 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School
of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
- International
Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of
Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an
Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- International
Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of
Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi’an
Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of British
Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3247 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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Zhu Y, He L, Ni Y, Li G, Li D, Lin W, Wang Q, Li L, Yang H. Recent Progress on Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-CN) Electrodes. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:2374. [PMID: 35889598 PMCID: PMC9321715 DOI: 10.3390/nano12142374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN), a promising visible-light-responsive semiconductor material, is regarded as a fascinating photocatalyst and heterogeneous catalyst for various reactions due to its non-toxicity, high thermal durability and chemical durability, and "earth-abundant" nature. However, practical applications of g-CN in photoelectrochemical (PEC) and photoelectronic devices are still in the early stages of development due to the difficulties in fabricating high-quality g-CN layers on substrates, wide band gaps, high charge-recombination rates, and low electronic conductivity. Various fabrication and modification strategies of g-CN-based films have been reported. This review summarizes the latest progress related to the growth and modification of high-quality g-CN-based films. Furthermore, (1) the classification of synthetic pathways for the preparation of g-CN films, (2) functionalization of g-CN films at an atomic level (elemental doping) and molecular level (copolymerization), (3) modification of g-CN films with a co-catalyst, and (4) composite films fabricating, will be discussed in detail. Last but not least, this review will conclude with a summary and some invigorating viewpoints on the key challenges and future developments.
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- Ying Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Material, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (Y.Z.); (G.L.); (D.L.); (W.L.); (H.Y.)
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- No. 5 Electronics Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Guangzhou 510610, China; (L.H.); (Y.N.)
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- No. 5 Electronics Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Guangzhou 510610, China; (L.H.); (Y.N.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Material, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (Y.Z.); (G.L.); (D.L.); (W.L.); (H.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Material, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (Y.Z.); (G.L.); (D.L.); (W.L.); (H.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Material, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (Y.Z.); (G.L.); (D.L.); (W.L.); (H.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Material, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (Y.Z.); (G.L.); (D.L.); (W.L.); (H.Y.)
- Yibin Research Institute, Jilin University, Yibin 644000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Material, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (Y.Z.); (G.L.); (D.L.); (W.L.); (H.Y.)
- Yibin Research Institute, Jilin University, Yibin 644000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Superhard Material, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; (Y.Z.); (G.L.); (D.L.); (W.L.); (H.Y.)
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Li X, Chen X, Fang Y, Lin W, Hou Y, Anpo M, Fu X, Wang X. High-performance potassium poly(heptazine imide) films for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Chem Sci 2022; 13:7541-7551. [PMID: 35872826 PMCID: PMC9241972 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc02043b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting is an appealing approach by which to convert solar energy into hydrogen fuel. Polymeric semiconductors have recently attracted intense interest of many scientists for PEC water splitting. The crystallinity of polymer films is regarded as the main factor that determines the conversion efficiency. Herein, potassium poly(heptazine) imide (K-PHI) films with improved crystallinity were in situ prepared on a conductive substrate as a photoanode for solar-driven water splitting. A remarkable photocurrent density of ca. 0.80 mA cm-2 was achieved under air mass 1.5 global illumination without the use of any sacrificial agent, a performance that is ca. 20 times higher than that of the photoanode in an amorphous state, and higher than those of other related polymeric photoanodes. The boosted performance can be attributed to improved charge transfer, which has been investigated using steady state and operando approaches. This work elucidates the pivotal importance of the crystallinity of conjugated polymer semiconductors for PEC water splitting and other advanced photocatalytic applications.
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- Xiaochun Li
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350116 P. R. China
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Coordination Chemistry Engineered Polymeric Carbon Nitride Photoanode with Ultralow Onset Potential for Water Splitting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Li X, Wang J, Xia J, Fang Y, Hou Y, Fu X, Shalom M, Wang X. One-Pot Synthesis of CoS 2 Merged in Polymeric Carbon Nitride Films for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200330. [PMID: 35212173 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) has attracted intensive interest as sustainable, metal-free semiconductor for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting. Charge transfer along the films acts as the main concern to restrict the performance due to the amorphous nature of polymer. Herein, gradient concentration of cobalt disulfide (CoS2 ) merged in PCN films was realized as CSCN photoanode by a one-pot synthesis. Owing to the unique properties of CoS2 , namely high conductivity, the charge transfer of the CSCN photoanode was promoted, and thus the performance for PEC water oxidation was improved. The optimal photoanode exhibited a photoanodic current of 200 μA cm-2 at 1.23 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode under air mass 1.5 global (AM 1.5G) illumination, which was approximately 4 times that of the pristine PCN photoanode. This work provides a new design of metal-free photoanodes to improve the performance of water splitting.
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- Xiaochun Li
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, 8410501, Israel
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350116, P. R. China
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Fang Y, Hou Y, Fu X, Wang X. Semiconducting Polymers for Oxygen Evolution Reaction under Light Illumination. Chem Rev 2022; 122:4204-4256. [PMID: 35025505 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Sunlight-driven water splitting to produce hydrogen fuel has stimulated intensive scientific interest, as this technology has the potential to revolutionize fossil fuel-based energy systems in modern society. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) determines the performance of overall water splitting owing to its sluggish kinetics with multielectron transfer processing. Polymeric photocatalysts have recently been developed for the OER, and substantial progress has been realized in this emerging research field. In this Review, the focus is on the photocatalytic technologies and materials of polymeric photocatalysts for the OER. Two practical systems, namely, particle suspension systems and film-based photoelectrochemical systems, form two main sections. The concept is reviewed in terms of thermodynamics and kinetics, and polymeric photocatalysts are discussed based on three key characteristics, namely, light absorption, charge separation and transfer, and surface oxidation reactions. A satisfactory OER performance by polymeric photocatalysts will eventually offer a platform to achieve overall water splitting and other advanced applications in a cost-effective, sustainable, and renewable manner using solar energy.
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- Yuanxing Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China
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Dang X, Wu S, Zhang H, Quan X, Zhao H. Simultaneous heteroatom doping and microstructure construction by solid thermal melting method for enhancing photoelectrochemical property of g-C3N4 electrodes. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Babu P, Kim H, Park JY, Naik B. Trioctylphosphine Oxide (TOPO)-Assisted Facile Fabrication of Phosphorus-Incorporated Nanostructured Carbon Nitride Toward Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting with Enhanced Activity. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:1368-1376. [PMID: 34990141 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Designing nanostructured arrays of two-dimensional surfaces and interfaces is a versatile approach to increasing their photoelectrochemical activity. Here, phosphorus (P)-incorporated nanostructured carbon nitride (h-PCN) with an enlarged surface area is fabricated by employing trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) as a dopant precursor for visible-light-driven photoelectrochemical water splitting to produce hydrogen. The structural, morphological, and electronic properties of the photocatalyst have been characterized through various physicochemical techniques. We show that the incorporation of P into the g-C3N4 framework enhances light absorption over broad regimes, charge separation, and migration, as well as the specific surface area, showing excellent photocurrent enhancement (5.4 folds) in the cathodic direction as compared to bulk g-C3N4. Moreover, the photocathode shows 3.3-fold enhancement in current at zero biased potential. Without using any cocatalyst, the photoelectrodes produced 27 μmol h-1 of H2 and 13 μmol h-1of O2 with 95% faradic efficiency. The excellent photoelectrochemical behavior toward water-splitting reactions by the photoelectrode is attributed to the synergistic effect of P incorporation and active sites emerging from the nanostructured architecture of the material. This work demonstrates the facile fabrication of nanostructured P-incorporated g-C3N4 toward water-splitting reactions to produce hydrogen without using a cocatalyst in a simple and cost-effective way.
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- Pradeepta Babu
- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Siksha "O" Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar 751030, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, South Korea.,Center for Nanomterials and Chemical Reactions, Insitute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, South Korea.,Center for Nanomterials and Chemical Reactions, Insitute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 34141, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Siksha "O" Anusandhan, Bhubaneswar 751030, India
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Wang Z, Wang L, Cheng B, Yu H, Yu J. Photocatalytic H 2 Evolution Coupled with Furfuralcohol Oxidation over Pt-Modified ZnCdS Solid Solution. SMALL METHODS 2021; 5:e2100979. [PMID: 34927971 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202100979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Coupling photocatalytic H2 production with organic synthesis attracts immense interest in the energy and chemical engineering field for the low-cost, clean, and sustainable generation of green energy and value-added products. Nevertheless, the performance of current photocatalysts is greatly limited by grievous charge recombination and tardy H2 evolution. To tackle these issues, a Pt nanocluster-modified ZnCdS solid solution is fabricated for photocatalytic H2 production and selective furfuralcohol oxidation. The internal electric field inside the ZnCdS and Schottky junction between ZnCdS and Pt nanoclusters drastically ameliorate charge separation. Meanwhile, the Pt nanoclusters remarkably expedite the H2 evolution kinetics on ZnCdS. As a result, the H2 production rate over Pt-loaded ZnCdS reaches 1045 µmol g-1 h-1 , which is about 26- and 70-fold that of CdS and ZnS, respectively. Under light irradiation for 3 h, the conversion of furfuralcohol to furfural reaches 71% with 89% furfural selectivity. The photocatalytic mechanism is investigated by in situ characterizations and theoretical calculations.
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- Zhongliao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
- Laboratory of Solar Fuel, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
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Mazzanti S, Manfredi G, Barker AJ, Antonietti M, Savateev A, Giusto P. Carbon Nitride Thin Films as All-In-One Technology for Photocatalysis. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c02909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Stefano Mazzanti
- Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Colloid Chemistry, Research Campus Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via G. Pascoli 70, Milan 20133, Italy
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- Center for Nano Science and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via G. Pascoli 70, Milan 20133, Italy
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- Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Colloid Chemistry, Research Campus Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Colloid Chemistry, Research Campus Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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- Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Department of Colloid Chemistry, Research Campus Golm, Am Mühlenberg 1, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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Adler C, Krivtsov I, Mitoraj D, dos Santos‐Gómez L, García‐Granda S, Neumann C, Kund J, Kranz C, Mizaikoff B, Turchanin A, Beranek R. Sol-Gel Processing of Water-Soluble Carbon Nitride Enables High-Performance Photoanodes*. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:2170-2179. [PMID: 33576576 PMCID: PMC8248241 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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In spite of the enormous promise that polymeric carbon nitride (PCN) materials hold for various applications, the fabrication of high-quality, binder-free PCN films and electrodes has been a largely elusive goal to date. Here, we tackle this challenge by devising, for the first time, a water-based sol-gel approach that enables facile preparation of thin films based on poly(heptazine imide) (PHI), a polymer belonging to the PCN family. The sol-gel process capitalizes on the use of a water-soluble PHI precursor that allows formation of a non-covalent hydrogel. The hydrogel can be deposited on conductive substrates, resulting in formation of mechanically stable polymeric thin layers. The resulting photoanodes exhibit unprecedented photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance in alcohol reforming and highly selective (∼100 %) conversions with very high photocurrents (>0.25 mA cm-2 under 2 sun) down to <0 V vs. RHE. This enables even effective PEC operation under zero-bias conditions and represents the very first example of a 'soft matter'-based PEC system capable of bias-free photoreforming. The robust binder-free films derived from sol-gel processing of water-soluble PCN thus constitute a new paradigm for high-performance 'soft matter' photoelectrocatalytic systems and pave the way for further applications in which high-quality PCN films are required.
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- Christiane Adler
- Institute of ElectrochemistryUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 4789081UlmGermany
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- Institute of ElectrochemistryUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 4789081UlmGermany
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- Institute of ElectrochemistryUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 4789081UlmGermany
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- Department of Physical and Analytical ChemistryUniversity of Oviedo-CINN33006OviedoSpain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical ChemistryUniversity of Oviedo-CINN33006OviedoSpain
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of PhotonicsFriedrich Schiller University JenaLessingstr. 1007743JenaGermany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry JenaCEEC Jena)Philosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical ChemistryUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical ChemistryUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Analytical and Bioanalytical ChemistryUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 1189081UlmGermany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of PhotonicsFriedrich Schiller University JenaLessingstr. 1007743JenaGermany
- Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry JenaCEEC Jena)Philosophenweg 7a07743JenaGermany
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- Institute of ElectrochemistryUlm UniversityAlbert-Einstein-Allee 4789081UlmGermany
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Zhang Y, Su S, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Giusto P, Huang X, Liu J. Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Water Disinfection Toward Escherichia coli by Nanowired g-C3N4 Film. FRONTIERS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fnano.2021.684788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) as metal-free visible light photocatalyst has recently emerged as a promising candidate for water disinfection. Herein, a nanowire-rich superhydrophilic g-C3N4 film was prepared by a vapor-assisted confined deposition method. With a disinfection efficiency of over 99.99% in 4 h under visible light irradiation, this nanowire-rich g-C3N4 film was found to perform better than conventional g-C3N4 film. Control experiments showed that the disinfection performance of the g-C3N4 film reduced significantly after hydrophobic treatment. The potential disinfection mechanism was investigated through scavenger-quenching experiments, which indicate that H2O2 was the main active specie and played an important role in bacteria inactivation. Due to the metal-free composition and excellent performance, photocatalytic disinfection by nanowire-rich g-C3N4 film would be a promising and cost-effective way for safe drinking water production.
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NiO Decorated Ti/TiO2 Nanotube Arrays (TiO2NT)/TiO2/g-C3N4 Step-Scheme Heterostructure Thin Film Photocatalyst with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity for Water Splitting. Catal Letters 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-021-03545-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Unraveling fundamental active units in carbon nitride for photocatalytic oxidation reactions. Nat Commun 2021; 12:320. [PMID: 33436603 PMCID: PMC7804405 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20521-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Covalently bonded carbon nitride (CN) has stimulated extensive attention as a metal-free semiconductor. However, because of the complexity of polymeric structures, the acquisition of critical roles of each molecular constituent in CN for photocatalysis remains elusive. Herein, we clarify the fundamental active units of CN in photocatalysis by synthesizing CN with more detailed molecular structures. Enabled by microwave synthesis, the as-prepared CN consists of distinguishable melem (M1) and its incomplete condensed form (M2). We disclose rather than the traditional opinion of being involved in the whole photocatalytic processes, M1 and M2 make primary contributions in light absorption and charge separation, respectively. Meanwhile, oxygen molecules are unusually observed to be activated by participating in the photoexcited processes via electronic coupling mainly to M2. As a result, such CN has a higher activity, which was up to 8 times that of traditional bulk CN for photocatalytic oxidation of tetracycline in water.
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Wei Y, He H, Liu C, Yang L, Wang X, Li A, Xiong Y, Shen Q, Zhou Y, Zou Z. α-Fe 2O 3/Ag/CdS ternary heterojunction photoanode for efficient solar water oxidation. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy00896j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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By taking full advantage of the α-Fe2O3/Ag/CdS ternary heterojunction in charge separation and transfer, light harvesting and electrocatalytic water oxidation, obviously improved water oxidation performance was achieved on the photoanode.
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- Yiqing Wei
- National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, Sichuan, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- University of Electrocommunication, Grad Sch Informatics and Engineering, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 1828585, Japan
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- National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, Guangdong, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid-State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, China
- School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen 518172, Guangdong, China
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Jia C, Yang L, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Xiao K, Xu J, Liu J. Graphitic Carbon Nitride Films: Emerging Paradigm for Versatile Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:53571-53591. [PMID: 33210913 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c15159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a well-known two-dimensional conjugated polymer semiconductor that has been broadly applied in photocatalysis-related fields. However, further developments of g-C3N4, especially in device applications, have been constrained by the inherent limitations of its insoluble nature and particulate properties. Recent breakthroughs in fabrication methods of g-C3N4 films have led to innovative and inspiring applications in many fields. In this review, we first summarize the fabrication of continuous and thin films, either supported on substrates or as free-standing membranes. Then, the novel properties and application of g-C3N4 films are the focus of the current review. Finally, some underlying challenges and the future developments of g-C3N4 films are tentatively discussed. This review is expected to provide a comprehensive and timely summary of g-C3N4 film research to the wide audience in the field of conjugated polymer semiconductor-based materials.
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- Changchao Jia
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P.R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P.R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P.R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P.R. China
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- Department of Colloids Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P.R. China
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Yang H, Wang Z, Liu S, Shen Y, Zhang Y. Molecular engineering of CxNy: Topologies, electronic structures and multidisciplinary applications. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Huang X, Li Y, Gao X, Xue Q, Zhang R, Gao Y, Han Z, Shao M. The effect of the photochemical environment on photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:12338-12344. [PMID: 32844844 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01566k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Besides photoelectrode materials, realizing the synergy of the photochemical environment and photoelectrodes for high charge carrier utilization is crucial for enhancing the performance of photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting systems. However, few researchers have focused on this important aspect. Herein, the effect of the photochemical environment on photoanodes in PEC water splitting, including the redox potential of electrolytes and light direction, is rationally discussed. A combined study of the potential distribution and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy reveals that the low redox potential of electrolytes facilitates the interior charge transfer and surface charge utilization by enlarging the depletion layer. In addition, it is found that the optimum thickness of semiconductors in photoelectrodes is the length of the depletion layer plus diffusion layer.
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- Xiaoqian Huang
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Material Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China.
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Sun J, Yao F, Dai L, Deng J, Zhao H, Zhang L, Huang Y, Zou Z, Fu Y, Zhu J. Task-Specific Synthesis of 3D Porous Carbon Nitrides from the Cycloaddition Reaction and Sequential Self-Assembly Strategy toward Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:40433-40442. [PMID: 32812729 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c14097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Carbon nitride has drawn widespread attention as a low-cost alternative to metal-based materials in the field of photocatalysis. However, the traditionally synthesized carbon nitrides always suffer a bulky architecture, which limits their intrinsic activities. Here, a cycloaddition reaction is proposed to synthesize a triazine-based precursor with implanted sodium and cyano groups, which are mostly retained in the resulting carbon nitride after the following polymerization. Incorporated sodium and cyano defects can not only tune the band structure of the carbon nitride but also provide more additive active sites. The optimized properties enable it an adorable photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate of 1070 μmol h-1 g-1, varying by almost an order of magnitude from the pristine carbon nitride (79 μmol h-1 g-1). Moreover, a sequential self-assembly strategy has been adopted to further improve its architecture. As a consequence, a three-dimensional (3D) porous carbon nitride microtube cluster is constructed, indicating abundant exposed active sites and the faster separation of charge carriers. The corresponding photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate is 1681 μmol h-1 g-1, which is very competitive compared with the reported pure carbon nitride photocatalysts. Briefly, this new approach may offer opportunities to fabricate task-specific carbon- and nitrogen-based materials from the molecular level.
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- Jingwen Sun
- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory for Soft Chemistry and Functional Materials, Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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Kumru B, Antonietti M. Colloidal properties of the metal-free semiconductor graphitic carbon nitride. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 283:102229. [PMID: 32795670 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The metal-free, polymeric semiconductor graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) family is an emerging class of materials and has striking advantages compared to other semiconductors, i.e. ease of tunability, low cost and synthesis from abundant precursors in a chemical environment. Efforts have been done to improve the properties of g-CN, such as photocatalytic efficiency, designing novel composites, processability and scalability towards discovering novel applications as a remedy for the problems that we are facing today. Despite the fact that the main efforts to improve g-CN come from a catalysis perspective, many fundamental possibilities arise from the special colloidal properties of carbon nitride particles, from synthesis to applications. This review will display how typical colloid chemistry tools can be employed to make 'better g-CNs' and how up to now overseen properties can be levered by integrating a colloid and interface perspective into materials chemistry. Establishing a knowledge on the origins of colloidal behavior of g-CN will be the core of the review.
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- Baris Kumru
- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14424 Potsdam, Germany
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Karjule N, Barrio J, Xing L, Volokh M, Shalom M. Highly Efficient Polymeric Carbon Nitride Photoanode with Excellent Electron Diffusion Length and Hole Extraction Properties. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:4618-4624. [PMID: 32407122 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Polymeric carbon nitride (CN) has emerged as a promising semiconductor in photoanodes for photoelectrochemical cells (PECs) owing to its suitable electronic structure, tunable band gap, high stability, and low price. However, the poor electron diffusion within the CN layer and hole extraction to the solution still limit its applicability in PECs. Here, we report the fabrication of a CN photoanode with excellent electron diffusion length and remarkable hole extraction properties by careful design of its electronic interfaces. We combine complementary synthetic approaches to grow tightly packed CN layers forming a type-II heterojunction, which results in a CN photoanode with excellent charge separation, high electronic conductivity, and remarkable hole extraction efficiency. The optimized CN photoanode displays excellent PEC performance, reaching up to 270 μA cm-2 in a 0.1 M KOH solution at 1.23 V vs RHE, extremely low onset potential (∼0.0012 V), and long-term stability up to 18 h.
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- Neeta Karjule
- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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- School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 8410501, Israel
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Tejeda‐Serrano M, Lloret V, Márkus BG, Simon F, Hauke F, Hirsch A, Doménech‐Carbó A, Abellán G, Leyva‐Pérez A. Few-layer Black Phosphorous Catalyzes Radical Additions to Alkenes Faster than Low-valence Metals. ChemCatChem 2020; 12:2226-2232. [PMID: 32421028 PMCID: PMC7216949 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201902276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The substitution of catalytic metals by p-block main elements has a tremendous impact not only in the fundamentals but also in the economic and ecological fingerprint of organic reactions. Here we show that few-layer black phosphorous (FL-BP), a recently discovered and now readily available 2D material, catalyzes different radical additions to alkenes with an initial turnover frequency (TOF0) up to two orders of magnitude higher than representative state-of-the-art metal complex catalysts at room temperature. The corresponding electron-rich BP intercalation compound (BPIC) KP6 shows a nearly twice TOF0 increase with respect to FL-BP. This increase in catalytic activity respect to the neutral counterpart also occurs in other 2D materials (graphene vs. KC8) and metal complex catalysts (Fe0 vs. Fe2- carbon monoxide complexes). This reactive parallelism opens the door for cross-fertilization between 2D materials and metal catalysts in organic synthesis.
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- María Tejeda‐Serrano
- Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaUniversitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAvda. de los Naranjos s/n46022ValenciaSpain
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Nikolaus-Fiebiger Straße 1091058ErlangenGermany
- Zentralinstitut für neue Materialien und Prozesstechnik (ZMP)Dr.-Mack Straße 8190762FürthGermany
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- Department of PhysicsBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsPO Box 91H-1521BudapestHungary
- MTA-BME Lendület Spintronics Research Group (PROSPIN)POBox 91H-1521BudapestHungary
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- Department of PhysicsBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsPO Box 91H-1521BudapestHungary
- MTA-BME Lendület Spintronics Research Group (PROSPIN)POBox 91H-1521BudapestHungary
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Nikolaus-Fiebiger Straße 1091058ErlangenGermany
- Zentralinstitut für neue Materialien und Prozesstechnik (ZMP)Dr.-Mack Straße 8190762FürthGermany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Nikolaus-Fiebiger Straße 1091058ErlangenGermany
- Zentralinstitut für neue Materialien und Prozesstechnik (ZMP)Dr.-Mack Straße 8190762FürthGermany
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- Departamento de Química AnalíticaUniversitat de ValènciaDr. Moliner 5046100Burjassot, ValènciaSpain
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Nikolaus-Fiebiger Straße 1091058ErlangenGermany
- Zentralinstitut für neue Materialien und Prozesstechnik (ZMP)Dr.-Mack Straße 8190762FürthGermany
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol)Universidad de ValenciaCatedrático José Beltrán 246980Paterna, ValenciaSpain
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- Instituto de Tecnología QuímicaUniversitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientíficasAvda. de los Naranjos s/n46022ValenciaSpain
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Peng G, Wu J, Wang M, Niklas J, Zhou H, Liu C. Nitrogen-Defective Polymeric Carbon Nitride Nanolayer Enabled Efficient Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction with High Faradaic Efficiency. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:2879-2885. [PMID: 32212665 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Identifying highly selective catalysts and accurately measuring NH3 yield without false-positives from contaminations remain two challenges in electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR). Here, we report N-defective carbon nitride grown on carbon paper (CN/C) as a highly selective electrocatalyst. The NH3 yield was determined reliably by the slope of mNH3-time plot rather than averaging the accumulated amount over time. Results showed the as-synthesized CN/C600 (synthesized at 600 °C) with a higher density of C=N-C N2C vacancies achieved an NH3 production of 2.9 μg mgcat.-1 h-1 at -0.3 V (versus RHE), ∼5.7-fold higher than CN/C500. The Faradaic efficiency for CN/C600 is among the highest of 62.1%, 33.9%, and 16.8% at -0.1 V, -0.2 V, and -0.3 V, respectively. The NH3 production was verified by isotope 15N2 experiments. Further increase of N-defects on CN/C600 using plasma etching led to higher NH3 yield than comparably larger current, pointing to N-defects sites for promoting NRR.
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- Guiming Peng
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- X-Ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Ruan Q, Miao T, Wang H, Tang J. Insight on Shallow Trap States-Introduced Photocathodic Performance in n-Type Polymer Photocatalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:2795-2802. [PMID: 31940191 PMCID: PMC7145347 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b10476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a robust
organic semiconductor photocatalyst with proven H2 evolution
ability. However, its application in a photoelectrochemical system
as a photocathode for H2 production is extremely challenging
with the majority of reports representing it as a photoanode. Despite
research into constructing g-C3N4 photocathodes
in recent years, factors affecting an n-type semiconductor’s
properties as a photocathode are still not well-understood. The current
work demonstrates an effective strategy to transform an n-type g-C3N4 photoanode material into an efficient photocathode
through introducing electron trap states associated with both N-defects
and C–OH terminal groups. As compared to the g-C3N4 photoelectrode, this strategy develops 2 orders of
magnitude higher conductivity and 3 orders of magnitude longer-lived
shallow-trapped charges. Furthermore, the average OCVD lifetime observed
for def-g-C3N4 is 5 times longer than that observed
for g-C3N4. Thus, clear photocathode behavior
has been observed with negative photocurrent densities of around −10
μA/cm2 at 0 V vs RHE. Open circuit photovoltage decay
(OCVD), Mott–Schottky (MS) plot, and transient absorption spectroscopy
(TAS) provide consistent evidence that long-lived shallow-trapped
electrons that exist at about the microsecond time scale after photoexcitation
are key to the photocathode behavior observed for defect-rich g-C3N4, thus further demonstrating g-C3N4 can be both a photoanode and a photocathode candidate.
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- Qiushi Ruan
- Department of Chemical Engineering , University College London (UCL) , London WC1E 7JE , United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University College London (UCL) , London WC1E 7JE , United Kingdom.,Department of Chemistry , University College London (UCL) , London WC1H 0AJ , United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University College London (UCL) , London WC1E 7JE , United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , University College London (UCL) , London WC1E 7JE , United Kingdom
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Luan P, Meng Q, Wu J, Li Q, Zhang X, Zhang Y, O'Dell LA, Raga SR, Pringle J, Griffith JC, Sun C, Bach U, Zhang J. Unique Layer-Doping-Induced Regulation of Charge Behavior in Metal-Free Carbon Nitride Photoanodes for Enhanced Performance. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:328-333. [PMID: 31777179 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201902967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Photoinduced charge carrier behavior is critical in determining photoelectrocatalytic activity. In this study, a unique layer-doped metal-free polymeric carbon nitride (C3 N4 ) photoanode is fabricated by using one-pot thermal vapor deposition. With this method, a photoanode consisting of a phosphorus-doped top layer, boron-doped middle layer, and pristine C3 N4 bottom layer, was formed as a result of the difference in thermal polymerization kinetics associated with the boron-containing H3 BO3 -melamine complex and the phosphorus-containing H3 PO4 -dicyandiamide complex. This layer-doping fabrication strategy effectively contributes to the formation of dual junctions that optimizing charge carrier behavior. The ternary-layer C3 N4 photoanode exhibits significantly enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation activity compared to pristine C3 N4 , with a record photocurrent density of 150±10 μA cm-2 at 1.23 V vs. RHE. This layer-doping strategy provides an effective means for design and fabrication of photoelectrodes for solar water oxidation.
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- Peng Luan
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, 3216, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, 3216, Australia
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- Monash X-ray Platform, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology and Center for Translational Atomaterials, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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Lim Y, Lee DK, Kim SM, Park W, Cho SY, Sim U. Low Dimensional Carbon-Based Catalysts for Efficient Photocatalytic and Photo/Electrochemical Water Splitting Reactions. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 13:E114. [PMID: 31881793 PMCID: PMC6982202 DOI: 10.3390/ma13010114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A universal increase in energy consumption and the dependency on fossil fuels have resulted in increasing severity of global warming, thus necessitating the search of new and environment-friendly energy sources. Hydrogen is as one of the energy sources that can resolve the abovementioned problems. Water splitting promotes ecofriendly hydrogen production without the formation of any greenhouse gas. The most common process for hydrogen production is electrolysis, wherein water molecules are separated into hydrogen and oxygen through electrochemical reactions. Solar-energy-induced chemical reactions, including photocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry, have gained considerable attention because of the simplicity of their procedures and use of solar radiation as the energy source. To improve performance of water splitting reactions, the use of catalysts has been widely investigated. For example, the novel-metal catalysts possessing extremely high catalytic properties for various reactions have been considered. However, due to the rarity and high costs of the novel-metal materials, the catalysts were considered unsuitable for universal use. Although other transition-metal-based materials have also been investigated, carbon-based materials, which are obtained from one of the most common elements on Earth, have potential as low-cost, nontoxic, high-performance catalysts for both photo and electrochemical reactions. Because abundancy, simplicity of synthesis routes, and excellent performance are the important factors for catalysts, easy optimization and many variations are possible in carbon-materials, making them more attractive. In particular, low-dimensional carbon materials, such as graphene and graphitic carbon nitride, exhibit excellent performance because of their unique electrical, mechanical, and catalytic properties. In this mini-review, we will discuss the performance of low-dimensional carbon-based materials for water splitting reactions.
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- Yoongu Lim
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea; (Y.L.); (D.-K.L.)
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea; (Y.L.); (D.-K.L.)
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- Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan;
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- Division of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Institute of Advanced Materials and Systems, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul 04310, Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea; (Y.L.); (D.-K.L.)
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Chen WH, Zhou Z, Luo GF, Neumann E, Marjault HB, Stone D, Nechushtai R, Willner I. Photosensitized H 2 Evolution and NADPH Formation by Photosensitizer/Carbon Nitride Hybrid Nanoparticles. NANO LETTERS 2019; 19:9121-9130. [PMID: 31729224 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b04375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The broadband C3N4 semiconductor absorbs in the UV region, λ = 330-380 nm, a feature limiting its application for light-to-energy conversion. The unique surface adsorption properties of C3N4 allow, however, the binding of a photosensitizer, operating in the visible-solar spectrum to the surface of C3N4. Coupling of the energy levels of the photosensitizer with the energy levels of C3N4 allows effective photoinduced electron-transfer quenching and subsequent charge separation in the hybrid structures. Two methods to adsorb a photosensitizer on the C3N4 nanoparticles are described. One is exemplified by the adsorption of Zn(II)-protoporphyrin IX on C3N4 using π-π interactions. The second method utilizes the specific binding interactions of single-stranded nucleic acids on C3N4 and involves the binding of a Ru(II)-tris-bipyridine-modified nucleic acid on the C3N4 nanoparticles. Effective electron-transfer quenching of the photoexcited photosensitizers by C3N4 proceeds in the two hybrid systems. The two hybrid photosystems induce the effective photosensitized reduction of N,N'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium, MV2+, to MV+•, in the presence of Na2EDTA as a sacrificial electron donor. The generation of MV+• is ca. 5-fold higher as compared to the formation of MV+• in the presence of the photosensitizer alone (in the absence of C3N4). The effective generation of MV+• in the photosystems is attributed to the efficient quenching of the photosensitizers, followed by effective charge separation of the electrons in the conduction band of C3N4 and the holes in the oxidized photosensitizer. The subsequent transfer of the conduction-band electrons to MV2+ and the oxidation of Na2EDTA by the oxidized photosensitizers lead to the effective formation of MV+•. The photogenerated MV+• by the two hybrid photosystems is used to catalyze H2 evolution in the presence of Pt nanoparticle catalysts and to mediate the reduction of NADP+ to NADPH, in the presence of ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase, FNR. The ability to couple the photogenerated NADPH to drive NADP+-dependent biocatalytic transformations is demonstrated.
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- Wei-Hai Chen
- Institute of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904 , Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904 , Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904 , Israel
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- Institute of Life Science , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904 , Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904 , Israel
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- Institute of Life Science , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904 , Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry and Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem , Jerusalem 91904 , Israel
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Zhao T, Zhou Q, Lv Y, Han D, Wu K, Zhao L, Shen Y, Liu S, Zhang Y. Ultrafast Condensation of Carbon Nitride on Electrodes with Exceptional Boosted Photocurrent and Electrochemiluminescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201911822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Tingting Zhao
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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Zhao T, Zhou Q, Lv Y, Han D, Wu K, Zhao L, Shen Y, Liu S, Zhang Y. Ultrafast Condensation of Carbon Nitride on Electrodes with Exceptional Boosted Photocurrent and Electrochemiluminescence. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 59:1139-1143. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2019] [Revised: 10/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Tingting Zhao
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory of Smart Carbon-Rich Materials and Device Jiangsu Province Hi-Tech Key Laboratory for Bio-Medical Research School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Medical School Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China
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Peng G, Qin J, Volokh M, Shalom M. Freestanding Hierarchical Carbon Nitride/Carbon-Paper Electrode as a Photoelectrocatalyst for Water Splitting and Dye Degradation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:29139-29146. [PMID: 31333008 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b08263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Freestanding electrodes composed of 2D materials are highly attractive for many applications such as batteries, membranes, actuators, optical devices, and other energy-related devices owing to their low price, unique structure, high specific surface area, and excellent mechanical and electrical properties. Here, we report the facile large-scale fabrication of freestanding hierarchical carbon nitride/carbon electrodes (CN/C) by the in situ crystallization of CN precursors on conductive carbon paper, followed by thermal annealing. The resulting CN exhibits a vertically aligned morphology with a homogeneous layer distribution, improved crystallinity, and excellent contact with the carbon paper. The freestanding electrodes exhibit high electrical conductivity and good photoelectrochemical activity as anodes in water splitting photoelectrochemical cells. Furthermore, we show here as a proof-of-concept that the freestanding CN/C electrodes can be used as photoelectrocatalysts for the oxidative degradation of organic compounds in water, with enhanced activity compared to photocatalytic and electrocatalytic degradation, while the extracted electrons can be used for the simultaneous production of hydrogen at the cathode.
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- Guiming Peng
- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Beer-Sheva 8410501 , Israel
- School of Materials and Energy , Guangdong University of Technology , Guangzhou 510006 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Beer-Sheva 8410501 , Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Beer-Sheva 8410501 , Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology , Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Beer-Sheva 8410501 , Israel
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Xu J, Shalom M. Conjugated Carbon Nitride as an Emerging Luminescent Material: Quantum Dots, Thin Films and Their Applications in Imaging, Sensing, Optoelectronic Devices and Photoelectrochemistry. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.201800256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, QLD 4001 Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 8410501 Israel
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