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Ran J, Chen L, Wang D, Talebian-Kiakalaieh A, Jiao Y, Adel Hamza M, Qu Y, Jing L, Davey K, Qiao SZ. Atomic-Level Regulated 2D ReSe 2 : A Universal Platform Boostin Photocatalysis. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2210164. [PMID: 36828483 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Solar hydrogen (H2 ) generation via photocatalytic water splitting is practically promising, environmentally benign, and sustainably carbon neutral. It is important therefore to understand how to controllably engineer photocatalysts at the atomic level. In this work, atomic-level engineering of defected ReSe2 nanosheets (NSs) is reported to significantly boost photocatalytic H2 evolution on various semiconductor photocatalysts including TiO2 , CdS, ZnIn2 S4 , and C3 N4 . Advanced characterizations, such as atomic-resolution aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (AC-STEM), synchrotron-based X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transient-state surface photovoltage (SPV) spectroscopy, and transient-state photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, together with theoretical computations confirm that the strongly coupled ReSe2 /TiO2 interface and substantial atomic-level active sites of defected ReSe2 NSs result in the significantly raised activity of ReSe2 /TiO2 . This work not only for the first time realizes the atomic-level engineering of ReSe2 NSs as a versatile platform to significantly raise the activities on different photocatalysts, but, more importantly, underscores the immense importance of atomic-level synthesis and exploration on 2D materials for energy conversion and storage.
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- Jingrun Ran
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, International Joint Research Center for Catalytic Technology, Heilongjiang University, Harbin, 150080, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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Zhao Y, Yang H, Hao H, Zhu F, Zhang G, Bi J, Yan S, Hou H. Construction of an S-Scheme Ag 2MoO 4/ZnFe 2O 4 Nanofiber Heterojunction for Enhanced Photoelectrocatalytic Activity under Visible Light Irradiation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:13437-13447. [PMID: 36288509 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The removal of organic dyes and pathogenic bacteria from contaminated water remains a significant challenge. In the present study, S-type heterojunction Ag2MoO4/ZnFe2O4 (AMO/ZFO) composite nanofibers were synthesized by electrospinning and co-precipitation and fabricated into photoanodes. It is found that the constructed S-type heterojunction of AMO/ZFO composites effectively inhibits the recombination of photogenerated carriers, in addition to the benefits of more exposed active sites and a greater specific surface area. When several properties are improved, AMO/ZFO composites exhibit excellent photoelectrocatalytic performance. The results demonstrate that under visible light irradiation, the photoelectrocatalytic degradation rate of AMO/ZFO-3 to methylene blue reached 76.2% within 50 min, and the killing rate of Salmonella was 83.6% within 80 min. The enhanced photoelectrocatalytic activity was due to the synergy of both electrochemical and photocatalytic effects. More importantly, after four testing cycles, AMO/ZFO-3 still has a better ability to kill pathogenic bacteria and degrade organic dyes due to its high stability. This work provides a feasible method for oxidizing organic dyes and pathogenic bacteria.
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- Yirui Zhao
- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian116034, China
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- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian116034, China
- Department of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian116034, China
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- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian116034, China
- Department of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian116034, China
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- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian116034, China
- Department of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian116034, China
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- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian116034, China
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- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian116034, China
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- Department of Inorganic Nonmetallic Materials Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian116034, China
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- Liaoning Key Lab for Aquatic Processing Quality and Safety, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian116034, China
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Zhang G, Wang F, Tubul T, Baranov M, Leffler N, Neyman A, Poblet JM, Weinstock IA. Complexed Semiconductor Cores Activate Hexaniobate Ligands as Nucleophilic Sites for Solar‐Light Reduction of CO
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by Water. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202213162. [PMID: 36200676 PMCID: PMC10098893 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Although pure and functionalized solid-state polyniobates such as layered perovskites and niobate nanosheets are photocatalysts for renewable-energy processes, analogous reactions by molecular polyoxoniobate cluster-anions are nearly absent from the literature. We now report that under simulated solar light, hexaniobate cluster-anion encapsulated 30-NiII -ion "fragments" of surface-protonated cubic-phase-like NiO cores activate the hexaniobate ligands towards CO2 reduction by water. Photoexcitation of the NiO cores promotes charge-transfer reduction of NbV to NbIV , increasing electron density at bridging oxo atoms of Nb-μ-O-Nb linkages that bind and convert CO2 to CO. Photogenerated NiO "holes" simultaneously oxidize water to dioxygen. The findings point to molecular complexation of suitable semiconductor "fragments" as a general method for utilizing electron-dense polyoxoniobate anions as nucleophilic photocatalysts for solar-light driven activation and reduction of small molecules.
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- Guanyun Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science & TechnologyBen-Gurion University of the NegevBeer Sheva84105Israel
- Key Lab for Colloid and Interface Science of Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShandong UniversityJinan250100China
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- Departament de Química Física i InorgànicaUniversitat Rovira i Virgili43007TarragonaSpain
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- Department of Chemistry and the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science & TechnologyBen-Gurion University of the NegevBeer Sheva84105Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science & TechnologyBen-Gurion University of the NegevBeer Sheva84105Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science & TechnologyBen-Gurion University of the NegevBeer Sheva84105Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science & TechnologyBen-Gurion University of the NegevBeer Sheva84105Israel
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- Departament de Química Física i InorgànicaUniversitat Rovira i Virgili43007TarragonaSpain
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- Department of Chemistry and the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science & TechnologyBen-Gurion University of the NegevBeer Sheva84105Israel
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Lu E, Zhang Z, Tao J, Yu Z, Hou Y, Zhang J. Enhanced Metal–Semiconductor Interaction for Photocatalytic Hydrogen‐Evolution Reaction. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201590. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Erjun Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment College of Chemistry Fuzhou University Fuzhou 350108 P.R. China
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Nishioka S, Hojo K, Xiao L, Gao T, Miseki Y, Yasuda S, Yokoi T, Sayama K, Mallouk TE, Maeda K. Surface-modified, dye-sensitized niobate nanosheets enabling an efficient solar-driven Z-scheme for overall water splitting. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eadc9115. [PMID: 35947708 PMCID: PMC9365272 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adc9115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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While dye-sensitized metal oxides are good candidates as H2 evolution photocatalysts for solar-driven Z-scheme water splitting, their solar-to-hydrogen (STH) energy conversion efficiencies remain low because of uncontrolled charge recombination reactions. Here, we show that modification of Ru dye-sensitized, Pt-intercalated HCa2Nb3O10 nanosheets (Ru/Pt/HCa2Nb3O10) with both amorphous Al2O3 and poly(styrenesulfonate) (PSS) improves the STH efficiency of Z-scheme overall water splitting by a factor of ~100, when the nanosheets are used in combination with a WO3-based O2 evolution photocatalyst and an I3-/I- redox mediator, relative to an analogous system that uses unmodified Ru/Pt/HCa2Nb3O10. By using the optimized photocatalyst, PSS/Ru/Al2O3/Pt/HCa2Nb3O10, a maximum STH of 0.12% and an apparent quantum yield of 4.1% at 420 nm were obtained, by far the highest among dye-sensitized water splitting systems and comparable to conventional semiconductor-based suspended particulate photocatalyst systems.
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- Shunta Nishioka
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Global Zero Emission Research Center (GZR), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), West, 16-1, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- Nanospace Catalysis Unit, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Nanospace Catalysis Unit, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
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- Global Zero Emission Research Center (GZR), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), West, 16-1, Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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