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Deng Y, Liu J, Zhou Z, Li L, Shi Y, Tang R, Li W, Huang Y. Recent Advances in Piezoelectric Coupled with Photocatalytic Reaction System: Synergistic Mechanism, Enhancement Factors, and Application. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:50071-50095. [PMID: 39258709 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c03256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2024]
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The field of photocatalysis has demonstrated numerous advantages in the domains of environmental protection, energy, and materials science. However, conventional modification methods fail to simultaneously enhance carrier separation efficiency, redox capacity, and visible light absorption solely through light activation due to the intrinsic band structure limitations of photocatalysts. In addition to modification methods, the introduction of an external field, such as a piezoelectric field, can effectively address deficiencies in each step of the photocatalytic process and enhance the overall performance. The assistance of a piezoelectric field overcomes the limitations inherent in traditional photocatalytic systems. Hence, this review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in piezoelectric-assisted photocatalysis and thoroughly investigates the interaction between the alternating piezoelectric field and photocatalytic processes. Various ideas for synergistic enhancement of the piezoelectric and photocatalytic properties are also explored. This multifield catalytic system shows remarkable performance in stability, pollutant degradation, and energy conversion, distinguishing it from single catalytic systems. Finally, an in-depth analysis is conducted to address the challenges and prospects associated with piezoelectric photocatalysis technology.
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- Yaocheng Deng
- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- College of Resources, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- College of Resources, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
- College of Resources, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Resources, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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Shahriar R, Zhao B, Aravind I, Cai Z, Wang YY, Zhang B, Cronin SB. Low Reducing Potentials Enabled by CaF 2-Supported Graphene Electrodes in High Impedance Solutions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:45724-45731. [PMID: 39161318 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c09551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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We report electrochemical measurements using in situ Raman spectroscopy at graphene/D2O interfaces under extremely low applied potentials. Here, the hydrophobic and catalytically inert nature of graphene and the insulating nature of the deionized (DI) water enables potentials as low as Vapplied = -7 V vs Ag/AgCl to be applied without exceeding 200 μA/cm2 of current density. At higher currents, bubble formation (i.e., hydrogen evolution reaction) prohibits reliable spectra from being obtained from the electrode surface. Using CaF2 as the supporting substrate enables significantly lower reducing potentials to be reached compared to glass substrates, likely due to trapped charge and impurities in the glass substrate. G band Raman spectra taken under various applied electrochemical potentials exhibit a linear relationship between the G band shift (ΔωG) and the applied potential, with blueshifts as high as ΔωG = 18 cm-1. These large Raman shifts indicate a large change in the Fermi level of ΔEF = -0.43 eV for graphene electrodes in contact with water, favoring reduction half-reactions. Based on the solution resistance measurement, there is a VIR = 3.1 V voltage drop across the solution for D2O (when the applied potential was Vapplied = -7 V vs Ag/AgCl) and the effective reducing potential on the working electrode is Veffective = -3.9 V vs Ag/AgCl. We have also tested these graphene electrodes in ionic liquids [DEME][TFSI], which are limited to applied potentials above Vapplied = -2.7 V vs Ag/AgCl and a corresponding shift in the Fermi level ΔEF = -0.32 eV, indicating that pure water can provide a more robust electrolyte for reaching low reducing potentials than ionic liquids.
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- Rifat Shahriar
- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Mishra HK, Ankush, Barman N, Mondal B, Jha M, Thapa R, Mandal D. Beyond Conventional Catalysts: Monoelemental Tellurium as a Game Changer for Piezo-Driven Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2402421. [PMID: 39007248 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202402421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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The increasing demand for clean hydrogen production over fossil fuels necessitates the development of sustainable piezoelectrochemical methods that can overcome the limitations of conventional electrocatalytic and photocatalytic approaches. In this regard, existing piezocatalysts face challenges related to their low piezoelectricity or active site coverage for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Driven by global environmental concerns, there is a compelling push to engineer practical materials for highly efficient HER. Herein, monoelemental 2D tellurium (Te) is presented as a class of layered chalcogenide with a non-centrosymmetric crystal structure (P3121 space group). The refined Te nanosheets demonstrate an unprecedented highly efficient H2 production rate ≈9000 µmol g-1 h-1 under ultrasonic mechanical vibration due to built-in piezo-potential in the system. The remarkable piezocatalytic performance of Te nanosheets arises from a synergistic interplay between their semi-metallic nature, favorable free energy landscape, enhanced electrical conductivity and outstanding piezoelectricity. As a proof of concept, the theoretical approach based on Density Functional Theory (DFT) validates the findings due to the gradual exposure of active sites on the Te nanosheets leading to a self-optimized catalytic performance for hydrogen generation. Therefore, mechanically driven Te emerges as a promising piezocatalyst with the potential to revolutionize highly efficient and sustainable technology for futuristic applications.
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- Hari Krishna Mishra
- Quantum Materials and Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali, 140306, India
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- Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali, 140306, India
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- Department of Physics, SRM University-AP, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, 522240, India
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- Quantum Materials and Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali, 140306, India
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- Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali, 140306, India
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- Department of Physics, SRM University-AP, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, 522240, India
- Centre for Computational and Integrative Sciences, SRM University-AP, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, 522240, India
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- Quantum Materials and Devices Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector-81, Mohali, 140306, India
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Ahmed MA, Mohamed AA. Advances in ultrasound-assisted synthesis of photocatalysts and sonophotocatalytic processes: A review. iScience 2024; 27:108583. [PMID: 38226158 PMCID: PMC10788205 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024] Open
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Water pollution and the global energy crisis are two significant challenges that the world is facing today. Ultrasound-assisted synthesis offers a simple, versatile, and green synthetic tool for nanostructured materials that are often unavailable by traditional synthesis. Furthermore, the integration of ultrasound and photocatalysis has recently received considerable interest due to its potential for environmental remediation as a low-cost, efficient, and environmentally friendly technique. The underlying principles and mechanisms of sonophotocatalysis, including enhanced mass transfer, improved catalyst-pollutant interaction, and reactive species production have been discussed. Various organic pollutants as dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and emerging organic pollutants are targeted based on their improved sonophotocatalytic degradation efficiency. Additionally, the important factors affecting sonophotocatalytic processes and the advantages and challenges associated with these processes are discussed. Overall, this review provides a comprehensive understanding of sono-assisted synthesis and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants and prospects for progress in this field.
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- Mahmoud A. Ahmed
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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Yuan X, Shi J, Kang Y, Dong J, Pei Z, Ji X. Piezoelectricity, Pyroelectricity, and Ferroelectricity in Biomaterials and Biomedical Applications. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2308726. [PMID: 37842855 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202308726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and ferroelectric materials are considered unique biomedical materials due to their dielectric crystals and asymmetric centers that allow them to directly convert various primary forms of energy in the environment, such as sunlight, mechanical energy, and thermal energy, into secondary energy, such as electricity and chemical energy. These materials possess exceptional energy conversion ability and excellent catalytic properties, which have led to their widespread usage within biomedical fields. Numerous biomedical applications have demonstrated great potential with these materials, including disease treatment, biosensors, and tissue engineering. For example, piezoelectric materials are used to stimulate cell growth in bone regeneration, while pyroelectric materials are applied in skin cancer detection and imaging. Ferroelectric materials have even found use in neural implants that record and stimulate electrical activity in the brain. This paper reviews the relationship between ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and pyroelectric effects and the fundamental principles of different catalytic reactions. It also highlights the preparation methods of these three materials and the significant progress made in their biomedical applications. The review concludes by presenting key challenges and future prospects for efficient catalysts based on piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and ferroelectric nanomaterials for biomedical applications.
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- Xue Yuan
- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Academy of Medical Engineering and Translational Medicine, Medical College, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
- Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Makers, Medical College, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China
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Bajiri MA, Alkanad K, Alnaggar G, G.C. SS, Al-Maswari BM, Abdullah MM, Al-khawlani A, N.K. L, B. N, H.S. BN. Tailoring morphology and structure of 1D/2D isotype g-C3N4 for sonophotocatalytic hydrogen evaluation. SURFACES AND INTERFACES 2023; 42:103511. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2023.103511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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Guo R, Liu M, Xing Y, Bai T, Zhao C, Huang H, Zhang H. Piezoelectrically enhanced photocatalysis of K xNa 1-xNbO 3 (KNN) microstructures for efficient water purification. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:6920-6933. [PMID: 36976638 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr07311k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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As a kind of excellent multifunctional metal oxide semiconductor, KxNa1-xNbO3 (KNN) has been widely applied in a variety of fields such as photocatalysis and energy harvesting due to its excellent piezoelectric, dielectric and photovoltaic properties in recent decades. In this report, octahedron-shaped K0.4Na0.6NbO3 (KNN-6) microstructures assembled by cubic nanoparticles with {010} exposed facets were synthesized via a one-pot hydrothermal reaction. Due to the accumulation of electrons on the exposed facets, which was conducive to the separation of photo-generated electron-hole pairs, the microstructures could achieve a highly efficient photocatalytic performance for wastewater degradation. In addition, owing to the piezoelectric effect of KNN crystals, the degradation efficiency could be further enhanced by introducing ultrasonic vibration. Using methylene blue (MB) as the organic dye to evaluate their wastewater degradation efficiency, the KNN microstructures achieved their best catalytic performance when the atomic ratio of KOH to NaOH in the reactant was set at 4 : 6 (KNN-6). Under the synergistic effect of light irradiation and ultrasonic vibration, MB could almost be completely (99%) degraded within 40 minutes by KNN-6 microstructures, which was several times more efficient than that of pure NaNbO3 or KNbO3 in previous reports. This work demonstrated that the K0.4Na0.6NbO3 (KNN-6) microstructure could be a prominent candidate for wastewater purification. The formation mechanism of KNN crystals and the role of the piezoelectric effect in the photocatalytic process were also discussed.
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- Runjiang Guo
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of High-resolution Electron Microscopy, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, P. R. China
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Dehane A, Nemdili L, Merouani S, Ashokkumar M. Critical Analysis of Hydrogen Production by Aqueous Methanol Sonolysis. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2023; 381:9. [PMID: 36729180 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-022-00418-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Recently, several experimental and theoretical studies have demonstrated the feasibility of enhancing the sonochemical production of hydrogen via methanol pyrolysis within acoustic cavitation bubbles (i.e. sonolysis of aqueous methanol solution). This review includes both the experimental and theoretical achievements in the field of hydrogen production by methanol sonolysis. Additionally, the limits of the process's applicability and plausible solutions are highlighted. The impact of different parameters influencing the process performance is discussed. Finally, the effects of methanol concentration on the size distribution of active cavitation bubbles are analyzed.
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- Aissa Dehane
- Laboratory of Environmental Process Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process Engineering, University Constantine, 3 Salah Boubnider, P.O. Box 72, 25000, Constantine, Algeria.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Process Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process Engineering, University Constantine, 3 Salah Boubnider, P.O. Box 72, 25000, Constantine, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Environmental Process Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Process Engineering, University Constantine, 3 Salah Boubnider, P.O. Box 72, 25000, Constantine, Algeria
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High Oxygen-Yield Homogeneous Sonophotocatalysis for Water-splitting Using Theraphthal. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2022.114463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Li S, Zhao Z, Li J, Liu H, Liu M, Zhang Y, Su L, Pérez-Jiménez AI, Guo Y, Yang F, Liu Y, Zhao J, Zhang J, Zhao LD, Lin Y. Mechanically Induced Highly Efficient Hydrogen Evolution from Water over Piezoelectric SnSe nanosheets. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2202507. [PMID: 35754171 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Piezoelectric nanomaterials open new avenues in driving green catalysis processes (e.g., H2 evolution from water) through harvesting mechanical energy, but their catalytic efficiency is still limited. The predicted enormous piezoelectricity for 2D SnSe, together with its high charge mobility and excellent flexibility, renders it an ideal candidate for stimulating piezocatalysis redox reactions. In this work, few-layer piezoelectric SnSe nanosheets (NSs) are utilized for mechanically induced H2 evolution from water. The finite elemental method simulation demonstrates an unprecedent maximal piezoelectric potential of 44.1 V for a single SnSe NS under a pressure of 100 MPa. A record-breaking piezocurrent density of 0.3 mA cm-2 is obtained for SnSe NSs-based electrode under ultrasonic excitation (100 W, 45 kHz), which is about three orders of magnitude greater than that of reported piezocatalysts. Moreover, an exceptional H2 production rate of 948.4 µmol g-1 h-1 is achieved over the SnSe NSs without any cocatalyst, far exceeding most of the reported piezocatalysts and competitive with the current photocatalysis technology. The findings not only enrich the potential piezocatalysis materials, but also provide useful guidance toward high-efficiency mechanically driven chemical reactions such as H2 evolution from water.
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- Shun Li
- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- Foshan (Southern China) Institute for New Materials, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, China
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- College of Physics and Telecommunications Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Foshan (Southern China) Institute for New Materials, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, China
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- Foshan (Southern China) Institute for New Materials, Foshan, Guangdong, 528200, China
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- College of Physics and Telecommunications Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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An M, Li L, Gao X, Zhu Y, Guan J, Wu Q. The improved photocatalytic performance of the gully-like CdS-APS@TiO2-ZrO2 composite by constructing Z-scheme heterojunction. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ma X, Gao Y, Yang B, Lou X, Huang J, Ma L, Jing D. Enhanced charge separation in La 2NiO 4 nanoplates by coupled piezocatalysis and photocatalysis for efficient H 2 evolution. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:7083-7095. [PMID: 35476112 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr01202b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Photocatalytic hydrogen evolution is one promising method for solar energy conversion, but the rapid charge recombination limits its efficiency. To this end, in this work, grain size, and hence the charge carrier migration path, is reduced by lowering the synthesis temperature of two-dimensional visible light-responsive La2NiO4 perovskite. Interestingly, the hydrogen yield for the piezoelectric response of La2NiO4 under only 40 kHz ultrasonic vibration is as high as 680 μmol h-1 g-1, which is 80 times that under only 600 mW cm-2 visible light irradiation. More surprisingly, the hydrogen production rate under both light illumination and ultrasonic vibration is 129 times higher than under visible light irradiation alone. Clearly, a synergistic effect exists between piezocatalysis and photocatalysis. The hydrogen production activity of the samples with water splitting can reach 1097 μmol h-1 g-1 without any sacrificial reagent or co-catalyst, when the light intensity reaches about 1000 mW cm-2, which is a much higher hydrogen evolution rate by piezo-photocatalysis than is achieved by either piezocatalysis or photocatalysis individually. Further analysis indicates that the internal electric field generated by deformation of the La2NiO4 edge under piezoelectric action facilitates the directional separation and migration of photogenerated charges, which in turn significantly enhances the efficiency of use of photogenerated charges for hydrogen production. The investigation here provides a novel approach to design a new reaction system for hydrogen production by coupling multiple external physical fields.
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- Xinyu Ma
- International Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Technology, Xi'an 710048, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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- International Research Center for Renewable Energy & State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China.
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Mohanty R, Mansingh S, Parida K, Parida K. Boosting sluggish photocatalytic hydrogen evolution through piezo-stimulated polarization: a critical review. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2022; 9:1332-1355. [PMID: 35139141 DOI: 10.1039/d1mh01899j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To address the growing energy demand, remarkable progress has been made in transferring the fossil fuel-based economy to hydrogen-based environmentally friendly photocatalytic technology. However, the sluggish production rate due to the quick charge recombination and slow diffusion process needs careful engineering to achieve the benchmark photocatalytic efficiency. Piezoelectric photocatalysis has emerged as a promising field in recent years due to its improved catalytic performance facilitated by a built-in electric field that promotes the effective separation of excitons when subjected to mechanical stimuli. This review discusses the recent progress in piezo-photocatalytic hydrogen evolution while elaborating on the mechanistic pathway, effect of piezo-polarization and various strategies adopted to improve piezo-photocatalytic activity. Moreover, our review systematically emphasizes the fundamentals of piezoelectricity and piezo-phototronics along with the operational mechanism for designing efficient piezoelectric photocatalysts. Finally, the summary and outlooks provide insight into the existing challenges and outline the future prospects and roadmap for the development of next-generation piezo-photocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution.
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- Ritik Mohanty
- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Siksha 'O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar-751030, Odisha, India.
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Siksha 'O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar-751030, Odisha, India.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 50 Nanyang Avenue 639798, Singapore
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.
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- Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Siksha 'O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar-751030, Odisha, India.
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Jiang Z, Tan X, Huang Y. Piezoelectric effect enhanced photocatalysis in environmental remediation: State-of-the-art techniques and future scenarios. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:150924. [PMID: 34655628 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Photocatalysis has been widely used as an advanced oxidation process to control pollutants effectively. However, environmental photocatalysis' decontamination efficiency is restricted to the photogenerated electron-hole pairs' rapid recombination. Recently, emerging investigations have been directed to generate internal electric field by piezoelectric effect to enhance the separation efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers for better photocatalytic performance; however, there are still huge knowledge gaps on the rational application of piezo-photocatalysis in environmental remediation and disinfection. Thus, we have conducted a comprehensive review to better understand the physicochemical properties of piezoelectric materials (non-centrosymmetric crystal structures, piezoelectric coefficient, Young's modulus, and etc.) and current study states. We also elucidated the strategy of piezo-photo catalysis system constructions (mono-component, core-shell structure, and etc.) and underlying mechanisms of enhanced remediation performance. Addressing the current challenges and future scenarios (degradation of organic pollutants, disinfection, and etc.), the present review would shed light on the advanced wastewater treatment development towards sustainable control of emerging containments.
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- Zhenying Jiang
- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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Lei R, Fu X, Chen N, Chen Y, Feng W, Liu P. Cocatalyst engineering to weaken the charge screening effect over Au–Bi 4Ti 3O 12 for piezocatalytic pure water splitting. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy01422j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The weak driving force and rapid carrier recombination severely restrict the development and utilization of piezocatalysis, but the important reason is the charge screening effect.
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- Rui Lei
- Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350016, P.R. China
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350016, P.R. China
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- A Harmony Photocatalytic Environment Protection Technology (Hangzhou) Co., LTD, Hangzhou, 310000, P. R. China
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- A Harmony Photocatalytic Environment Protection Technology (Hangzhou) Co., LTD, Hangzhou, 310000, P. R. China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Applied Environmental Photocatalysis, Changsha University, Changsha, 410022, P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350016, P.R. China
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Zhang H, Xia Z, Niu P, Zhi X, Dai R, Chen S, Wang S, Li L. Piezoelectric induced reverse photocatalytic performances of carbon nitride with different structures. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cy00984f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The piezoelectric properties of graphitic carbon nitride with different structures follow the order PTI > melon > PHI, and the melon and PHI showed reverse activities in the photocatalytic and piezoelectric assisted photocatalytic reactions.
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- Haoqing Zhang
- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, Liaoning, P. R. China
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- School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, P. R. China
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Li X, Wang W, Dong F, Zhang Z, Han L, Luo X, Huang J, Feng Z, Chen Z, Jia G, Zhang T. Recent Advances in Noncontact External-Field-Assisted Photocatalysis: From Fundamentals to Applications. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Xibao Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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- School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, China
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- School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, China
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- School of Materials and Metallurgy, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
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- Curtin Institute of Functional Molecules and Interfaces, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Zhang M, Zhao S, Zhao Z, Li S, Wang F. Piezocatalytic Effect Induced Hydrogen Production from Water over Non-noble Metal Ni Deposited Ultralong GaN Nanowires. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:10916-10924. [PMID: 33635070 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c21976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Piezoelectric material-based catalysis that relies on an external stress-induced piezopotential has been demonstrated to be an effective strategy toward various chemical reactions. In this work, non-noble metal Ni-decorated ultralong monocrystal GaN nanowires (NWs) were prepared through a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique, followed by a photodeposition method. The piezocatalytic activity of the GaN NWs was enhanced by ∼9 times after depositing the Ni cocatalyst, generating hydrogen gas of ∼88.3 μmol·g-1·h-1 under ultrasonic vibration (110 W and 40 kHz), which is comparable to that of Pt-loaded GaN NWs. Moreover, Ni/GaN NWs with smaller diameters (∼100 nm) demonstrated superior piezocatalytic efficiency, which can be attributed to the large piezoelectric potential evidenced by both finite-element analysis and piezoresponse force microscopy measurements. These results demonstrate the promising application potential of non-noble metal loaded GaN nanostructures in hydrogen generation driven by weak mechanical energy from the surrounding environment.
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- Mingxiang Zhang
- School of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Foshan (Southern China) Institute for New Materials, Foshan 528200, Guangdong, China
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- Foshan (Southern China) Institute for New Materials, Foshan 528200, Guangdong, China
- Institute of Quantum and Sustainable Technology (IQST), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- GaN Device Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Engineering Research Center of Integrated Circuits for Next-Generation Communications, Ministry of Education, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Hu C, Tu S, Tian N, Ma T, Zhang Y, Huang H. Photocatalysis Enhanced by External Fields. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202009518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Cheng Hu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Discipline of Chemistry University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes School of Materials Science and Technology China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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Hu C, Tu S, Tian N, Ma T, Zhang Y, Huang H. Photocatalysis Enhanced by External Fields. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:16309-16328. [PMID: 32770594 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202009518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The efficient conversion of solar energy by means of photocatalysis shows huge potential to relieve the ongoing energy crisis and increasing environmental pollution. However, unsatisfactory conversion efficiency still hinders its practical application. The introduction of external fields can remarkably enhance the photocatalytic performance of semiconductors from the inside out. This review focuses on recent advances in the application of diverse external fields, including microwaves, mechanical stress, temperature gradient, electric field, magnetic field, and coupled fields, to boost photocatalytic reactions, for applications in, for example, contaminant degradation, water splitting, CO2 reduction, and bacterial inactivation. The relevant reinforcement mechanisms of photoabsorption, the transport and separation of photoinduced charges, and adsorption of reagents by the external fields are highlighted. Finally, the challenges and outlook for the development of external-field-enhanced photocatalysis are presented.
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- Cheng Hu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Discipline of Chemistry, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, School of Materials Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
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Emerging Energy Harvesting Technology for Electro/Photo-Catalytic Water Splitting Application. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11010142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In recent years, we have experienced extreme climate changes due to the global warming, continuously impacting and changing our daily lives. To build a sustainable environment and society, various energy technologies have been developed and introduced. Among them, energy harvesting, converting ambient environmental energy into electrical energy, has emerged as one of the promising technologies for a variety of energy applications. In particular, a photo (electro) catalytic water splitting system, coupled with emerging energy harvesting technology, has demonstrated high device performance, demonstrating its great social impact for the development of the new water splitting system. In this review article, we introduce and discuss in detail the emerging energy-harvesting technology for photo (electro) catalytic water splitting applications. The article includes fundamentals of photocatalytic and electrocatalytic water splitting and water splitting applications coupled with the emerging energy-harvesting technologies using piezoelectric, piezo-phototronic, pyroelectric, triboelectric, and photovoltaic effects. We comprehensively deal with different mechanisms in water splitting processes with respect to the energy harvesting processes and their effect on the water splitting systems. Lastly, new opportunities in energy harvesting-assisted water splitting are introduced together with future research directions that need to be investigated for further development of new types of water splitting systems.
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Mistewicz K, Kępińska M, Nowak M, Sasiela A, Zubko M, Stróż D. Fast and Efficient Piezo/Photocatalytic Removal of Methyl Orange Using SbSI Nanowires. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13214803. [PMID: 33126441 PMCID: PMC7662994 DOI: 10.3390/ma13214803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Piezocatalysis is a novel method that can be applied for degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater. In this paper, ferroelectric nanowires of antimony sulfoiodide (SbSI) have been fabricated using a sonochemical method. Methyl orange (MO) was chosen as a typical pollutant, as it is widely used as a dye in industry. An aqueous solution of MO at a concentration of 30 mg/L containing SbSI nanowires (6 g/L) was subjected to ultrasonic vibration. High degradation efficiency of 99.5% was achieved after an extremely short period of ultrasonic irradiation (40 s). The large reaction rate constant of 0.126(8) s-1 was determined for piezocatalytic MO decomposition. This rate constant is two orders of magnitude larger than values of reaction rate constants reported in the literature for the most efficient piezocatalysts. These promising experimental results have proved a great potential of SbSI nanowires for their application in environmental purification and renewable energy conversion.
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- Krystian Mistewicz
- Institute of Physics–Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, 40-019 Katowice, Poland; (M.K.); (M.N.); (A.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +483-2603-4156
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- Institute of Physics–Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, 40-019 Katowice, Poland; (M.K.); (M.N.); (A.S.)
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- Institute of Physics–Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, 40-019 Katowice, Poland; (M.K.); (M.N.); (A.S.)
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- Institute of Physics–Center for Science and Education, Silesian University of Technology, 40-019 Katowice, Poland; (M.K.); (M.N.); (A.S.)
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- Institute of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland; (M.Z.); (D.S.)
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, 500 03 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia, 41-500 Chorzów, Poland; (M.Z.); (D.S.)
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Dai B, Chen Y, Hao SM, Huang H, Kou J, Lu C, Lin Z, Xu Z. Sustainable Internal Electric Field for Enhanced Photocatalysis: From Material Design to Energy Utilization. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:7407-7416. [PMID: 32794709 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The intrinsic internal electric field in a ferroelectric photocatalyst is beneficial for improving the photocatalytic properties because of its positive effect on the separation and migration of photogenerated carriers. However, this kind of internal electric field is static and easily saturated by inner and outer shielding effects, seriously restricting its potential in photocatalysis. To overcome this problem, a sustainable internal electric field was introduced into photocatalysis based on piezoelectric and pyroelectric effect, which exhibits good capability in consistently boosting photocatalytic activity, thus becoming a hot research topic. In this Perspective we summarize the recent significant progress in the construction of sustainable internal electric fields for facilitating photocatalysis from material design to energy utilization. Moreover, the fascinating influence of sustainable internal electric fields on carrier behavior is also discussed. Finally, a summary and outlook for building a sustainable internal electric field to further enhance photocatalytic performance are provided.
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- Baoying Dai
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Function Composites, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P.R. China
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Mohammadzadeh Kakhki R, Ahsani F. Development of a novel and high performance visible‐light‐induced Cd
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Gonabad Gonabad Iran
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Liu X, Jiang Y, Li Y, Wang Z, Li J, Huo H, Lin K, Du Y. MoP
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Nanoparticles as a Novel and Efficient Cocatalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xing Liu
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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- MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHarbin Institute of Technology Harbin 150001 P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Luo L, Shi Z, Shen X, Peng C, Liu J, Chen Z, Chen Q, Zhang L. Synthesis of MoS
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- Yan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and EngineeringDonghua University Shanghai 201620 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai 200092 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and EngineeringDonghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and EngineeringDonghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and EngineeringDonghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and EngineeringDonghua University Shanghai 201620 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai 200092 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and EngineeringDonghua University Shanghai 201620 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai 200092 China
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- International joint Laboratory for Advanced Fiber and Low Dimension Materials College of Materials Science and EngineeringDonghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and EngineeringDonghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Pollution Treatment and Control in Textile Industry College of Environmental Science and EngineeringDonghua University Shanghai 201620 China
- Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security Shanghai 200092 China
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MoS2/CdS Heterostructure for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance under Visible Light. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9040379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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High-rate recombination of photogenerated electron and hole pairs will lead to low photocatalytic activity. Constructing heterostructure is a way to address this problem and thus increase the photoelectrochemical performance of the photocatalysts. In this article, molybdenum sulfide (MoS2)/cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanocomposites were fabricated by a facile solvothermal method after sonication. The CdS nanoparticles immobilized on the MoS2 sheet retained the original crystal structure and morphology. The composites exhibit higher photoelectrochemical properties compared with pure MoS2 nanosheets or CdS powder. When the precursor concentration of CdS is 0.015 M, the MoS2/CdS composites yield the highest photocurrent, which is enhanced nearly five times compared with pure CdS or MoS2. The improved photoelectrochemical performance can be ascribed to the increase of light harvest, as well as to the heterostructure that decreases the recombination rate of the photogenerated electron and hole pairs.
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Mei F, Zhang J, Dai K, Zhu G, Liang C. A Z-scheme Bi2MoO6/CdSe-diethylenetriamine heterojunction for enhancing photocatalytic hydrogen production activity under visible light. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:1067-1074. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt04578j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A novel Bi2MoO6/CdSe-diethylenetriamine system shows high visible light photocatalytic H2 evolution activity and excellent photostability.
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- Feifei Mei
- College of Physics and Electronic Information
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Energetic Materials
- Huaibei Normal University
- Huaibei
- P. R. China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Energetic Materials
- Huaibei Normal University
- Huaibei
- P. R. China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Energetic Materials
- Huaibei Normal University
- Huaibei
- P. R. China
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- College of Physics and Electronic Information
- Anhui Key Laboratory of Energetic Materials
- Huaibei Normal University
- Huaibei
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics and Anhui Key Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
- Institute of Solid State Physics
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
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Ye Y, Wang K, Huang X, Lei R, Zhao Y, Liu P. Integration of piezoelectric effect into a Au/ZnO photocatalyst for efficient charge separation. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy00920e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A highly active photocatalytic system integrating piezoelectric effect into Au/ZnO photocatalyst was constructed to promote simultaneous separation of photogenerated carriers on the surface and bulk.
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- Yun Ye
- Research Institute of Photocatalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou 350116
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing University
- Nanjing 210023
- P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou 350116
- P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou 350116
- P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou 350116
- P. R. China
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- Research Institute of Photocatalysis
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment
- Fuzhou University
- Fuzhou 350116
- P. R. China
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Zhang L, Jin Z, Ma X, Zhang Y, Wang H. Properties of iron vanadate over CdS nanorods for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen production. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj06110f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In this study, V3+/VO2+/VO2+ was successfully employed as a redox mediator to modify CdS nanorods for the first time, and remarkable enhancement of efficient hydrogen evolution was obtained.
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- Lijun Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- North Minzu University
- Yinchuan 750021
- P. R. China
- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- North Minzu University
- Yinchuan 750021
- P. R. China
- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- North Minzu University
- Yinchuan 750021
- P. R. China
- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- North Minzu University
- Yinchuan 750021
- P. R. China
- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- North Minzu University
- Yinchuan 750021
- P. R. China
- Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology
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Jin Z, Wei T, Lixue Li LL, Li F, Tao R, Xu L. Loading Co3N nanoparticles as efficient cocatalysts over Zn0.5Cd0.5S for enhanced H2 evolution under visible light. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:2676-2682. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt05087b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Co3N nanoparticles were decorated on Cd0.5Zn0.5S as highly efficient co-catalysts via a facile method. The H2 evolution activity of Co3N(2 wt%)/Cd0.5Zn0.5S is 25 times higher than that of pure Cd0.5Zn0.5S.
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- Zhanbin Jin
- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalates Science of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalates Science of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalates Science of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalates Science of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalates Science of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalates Science of Ministry of Education
- College of Chemistry
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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Mahala C, Sharma MD, Basu M. ZnO@CdS heterostructures: an efficient photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj01373c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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CdS nanoparticles attached to ZnO 2D sheets help to improve light absorbance, leading to enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting performance.
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- Chavi Mahala
- Department of Chemistry
- BITS Pilani
- Pilani Campus
- India
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Zhao JH, Wang Y, Tang X, Li YH, Liu FT, Zhang Y, Li K. Enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution over bimetallic zeolite imidazole framework-encapsulated CdS nanorods. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:3560-3565. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt04964e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Through doping the Zn ion with the transition metal, this work fabricated the bimetallic ZnM-ZIF (M = Ni, Cu, Co) encapsulated CdS nanorod heterostructure for the first time.
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- Jia-Hui Zhao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Jinan
- Jinan 250022
- China
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