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Lu Q, Cui Q, Fang W, Li X, Zeng X, Shangguan W. In Situ Photodeposition of Gold Nanoparticles with Exposed High-Activity Crystal Facets under Different Sacrificial Agents. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:10925-10935. [PMID: 38747875 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c00267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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In situ photodeposition presents a powerful approach for integrating noble metal co-catalysts onto semiconductor surfaces. However, achieving precise control over the microstructure of the deposited co-catalyst remains a major challenge. Au nanoparticles (NPs) are deposited onto H-KCNO using HAuCl4 in the presence of various sacrificial agents in this study. Notably, the choice of sacrificial agent decisively influences the exposed crystal facets, loaded content, and particle size of the deposited Au NPs. Importantly, in situ photodeposition under an ethanol solution facilitates the exposure of the highly active (111) and (220) crystal facets of Au. The introduction of Au NPs significantly enhances photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, achieving rates of 4.93, 57.88, and 15.44 μmol/h for H-KCNO/Au-(water, ethanol, and lactic acid), respectively. The observed photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution indicates that the exposure of the highly active planes emerges as critical for significant performance enhancement. Photoelectrochemical and photoluminescence measurements suggest that the highly active (111) and (220) crystal facets effectively segregate sites for redox reactions, thereby impeding the recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs.
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- Qihong Lu
- School of Electrical and Energy Power Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, People's Republic of China
- College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical and Energy Power Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical and Energy Power Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, People's Republic of China
- Research Center for Combustion and Environment Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical and Energy Power Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electrical and Energy Power Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, People's Republic of China
- College of Physics Science and Technology, Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225002, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Combustion and Environment Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People's Republic of China
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Yan X, Xia M, Liu H, Zhang B, Chang C, Wang L, Yang G. An electron-hole rich dual-site nickel catalyst for efficient photocatalytic overall water splitting. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1741. [PMID: 36990992 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37358-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Photocatalysis offers an attractive strategy to upgrade H2O to renewable fuel H2. However, current photocatalytic hydrogen production technology often relies on additional sacrificial agents and noble metal cocatalysts, and there are limited photocatalysts possessing overall water splitting performance on their own. Here, we successfully construct an efficient catalytic system to realize overall water splitting, where hole-rich nickel phosphides (Ni2P) with polymeric carbon-oxygen semiconductor (PCOS) is the site for oxygen generation and electron-rich Ni2P with nickel sulfide (NiS) serves as the other site for producing H2. The electron-hole rich Ni2P based photocatalyst exhibits fast kinetics and a low thermodynamic energy barrier for overall water splitting with stoichiometric 2:1 hydrogen to oxygen ratio (150.7 μmol h-1 H2 and 70.2 μmol h-1 O2 produced per 100 mg photocatalyst) in a neutral solution. Density functional theory calculations show that the co-loading in Ni2P and its hybridization with PCOS or NiS can effectively regulate the electronic structures of the surface active sites, alter the reaction pathway, reduce the reaction energy barrier, boost the overall water splitting activity. In comparison with reported literatures, such photocatalyst represents the excellent performance among all reported transition-metal oxides and/or transition-metal sulfides and is even superior to noble metal catalyst.
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- Xiaoqing Yan
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P.R., China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P.R., China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P.R., China
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- College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, 518060, Shenzhen, P.R., China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P.R., China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049, Xi'an, P.R., China.
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Garcia-Baldovi A, Peng L, Dhakshinamoorthy A, Asiri AM, Primo A, Garcia H. Positive influence of minute Pt addition on the activity of Ni supported on defective graphene for hydrogenation/dehydrogenation of N-ethylcarbazole as liquid organic carrier. CATAL COMMUN 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2023.106641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Synthesis and Characterization of Silver and Graphene Nanocomposites and Their Antimicrobial and Photocatalytic Potentials. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27165184. [PMID: 36014424 PMCID: PMC9415913 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27165184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Microbial pathogens and bulk amounts of industrial toxic wastes in water are an alarming situation to humans and a continuous threat to aquatic life. In this study, multifunctional silver and graphene nanocomposites (Ag)1−x(GNPs)x [25% (x = 0.25), 50% (x = 0.50) and 75% (x = 0.75) of GNPs] were synthesized via ex situ approach. Further, the synthesized nanocomposites were explored for their physicochemical characteristics, such as vibrational modes (Raman spectroscopic analysis), optical properties (UV visible spectroscopic analysis), antibacterial and photocatalytic applications. We investigated the antimicrobial activity of silver and graphene nanocomposites (Ag-GNPs), and the results showed that Ag-GNPs nanocomposites exhibit remarkably improved antimicrobial activity (28.78% (E. coli), 31.34% (S. aureus) and 30.31% (P. aeruginosa) growth inhibition, which might be due to increase in surface area of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)). Furthermore, we investigated the photocatalytic activity of silver (AgNPs) and graphene (GNPs) nanocomposites in varying ratios. Interestingly, the Ag-GNPs nanocomposites show improved photocatalytic activity (78.55% degradation) as compared to AgNPs (54.35%), which can be an effective candidate for removing the toxicity of dyes. Hence, it is emphatically concluded that Ag-GNPs hold very active behavior towards the decolorization of dyes and could be a potential candidate for the treatment of wastewater and possible pathogenic control over microbes. In the future, we also recommend different other in vitro biological and environmental applications of silver and graphene nanocomposites.
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Lin J, Pan H, Chen Z, Wang L, Li Y, Zhu S. Graphene‐Based Nanomaterials for Solar‐Driven Overall Water Splitting. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200722. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jingyi Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering University of Wollongong Wollongong 2522 Australia
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- Nanomaterials Centre School of Chemical Engineering and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology The University of Queensland Queensland QLD 4072 Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites School of Materials Science and Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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Bai J, Huang Y, Wang H, Guang T, Liao Q, Cheng H, Deng S, Li Q, Shuai Z, Qu L. Sunlight-Coordinated High-Performance Moisture Power in Natural Conditions. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2103897. [PMID: 34965320 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202103897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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It is a challenge to spontaneously harvest multiple clean sources from the environment for upgraded energy-converting systems. The ubiquitous moisture and sunlight in nature are attractive for sustainable power generation especially. A high-performance light-coordinated "moist-electric generator" (LMEG) based on the rational combination of a polyelectrolyte and a phytochrome is herein developed. By spontaneous adsorption of gaseous water molecules and simultaneous exposure to sunlight, a piece of 1 cm2 composite film offers an open-circuit voltage of 0.92 V and a considerable short-circuit current density of up to 1.55 mA cm-2 . This record-high current density is about two orders of magnitude improvement over that of most conventional moisture-enabled systems, which is caused by moisture-induced charge separation accompanied with photoexcited carrier migration, as confirmed by a dynamic Monte Carlo device simulation. Flexible devices with customizable size are available for large-scale integration to effectively work under a wide range of relative humidity (about 20-100%), temperature (10-80 °C), and light intensity (30-200 mW cm-2 ). The wearable and portable LMEGs provide ample power supply in natural conditions for indoor and outdoor electricity-consuming systems. This work opens a novel avenue to develop sustainable power generation through collecting multiple types of natural energy by a single hybrid harvester.
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- Jiaxin Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering, Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Li YH, Tang ZR, Xu YJ. Multifunctional graphene-based composite photocatalysts oriented by multifaced roles of graphene in photocatalysis. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(21)63871-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Nanometer-thick defective graphene films decorated with oriented ruthenium nanoparticles. Higher activity of 101 vs 002 plane for silane-alcohol coupling and hydrogen transfer reduction. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Fang H, Wilhelm MJ, Ma J, Rao Y, Kuhn DL, Zander Z, DeLacy BG, Dai HL. Ag nanoplatelets as efficient photosensitizers for TiO 2 nanorods. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:024703. [PMID: 35032973 DOI: 10.1063/5.0074322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The lifetime for injecting hot electrons generated in Ag nanoplatelets to nearby TiO2 nanorods was measured with ultrafast transient IR absorption to be 13.1 ± 1.5 fs, which is comparable to values previously reported for much smaller spherical Ag nanoparticles. Although it was shown that the injection rate decreases as the particle size increases, this observation can be explained by the facts that (1) the platelet has a much larger surface to bulk ratio and (2) the platelet affords a much larger surface area for direct contact with the semiconductor. These two factors facilitate strong Ag-TiO2 coupling (as indicated by the observed broadened surface plasmon resonance band of Ag) and can explain why Ag nanoplatelets have been found to be more efficient than much smaller Ag nanoparticles as photosensitizers for photocatalytic functions. The fast injection rate, together with a stronger optical absorption in comparison with Au and dye molecules, make Ag nanoplatelets a preferred photosensitizer for wide bandgap semiconductors.
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- Hui Fang
- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center, Research & Technology Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, USA
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- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center, Research & Technology Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, USA
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- U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center, Research & Technology Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 21010, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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Yang J, Wang H, Zhu Z, Yue M, Yang W, Zhang X, Ruan X, Guan Z, Yang Z, Cai W, Wu Y, Fan F, Dong J, Zhang H, Xu H, Tian Z, Li J. In Situ Raman Probing of Hot‐Electron Transfer at Gold–Graphene Interfaces with Atomic Layer Accuracy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202112749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Jing‐Liang Yang
- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions Ministry of Education Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan Normal University Xinxiang 453007 China
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- School of Physics and Technology Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micor- and Nano- structures of Ministry of Education Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- School of Physics and Technology Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micor- and Nano- structures of Ministry of Education Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- School of Physics and Technology Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micor- and Nano- structures of Ministry of Education Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology College of Energy State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials Xiamen University Xiamen 361005 China
- College of Optical and Electronic Technology China Jiliang University Hangzhou 310018 China
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Yang JL, Wang HJ, Zhu Z, Yue MF, Yang WM, Zhang XG, Ruan X, Guan Z, Yang ZL, Cai W, Wu YF, Fan FR, Dong JC, Zhang H, Xu H, Tian ZQ, Li JF. In Situ Raman Probing of Hot-Electron Transfer at Gold-Graphene Interfaces with Atomic Layer Accuracy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202112749. [PMID: 34806809 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Plasmonic metals under photoexcitation can generate energetic hot electrons to directly induce chemical reactions. However, the capability and fundamental insights of the transportation of these hot electrons at plasmonic metal-2D material interfaces remain unclear. Herein, hot-electron transfer at Au-graphene interfaces has been in situ studied using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) with atomic layer accuracy. Combining in situ SERS studies with density functional theory calculations, it is proved that hot electrons can be injected from plasmonic Au nanoparticles to graphene and directly penetrate graphene to trigger photocatalytic reactions. With increasing graphene layers, the transportation of hot electrons decays rapidly and would be completely blocked after five layers of graphene. Moreover, the transfer of hot electrons can be modulated by applying an external electric field, and the hot-electron transfer efficiency under electrochemical conditions is improved by over three times in the presence of a monolayer of graphene.
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- Jing-Liang Yang
- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Media and Reactions, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Henan Province for Green Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micor- and Nano- structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micor- and Nano- structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Physics and Technology, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micor- and Nano- structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- College of Physical Science and Technology, College of Energy, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, College of Materials, Fujian Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China.,College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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García-Mulero A, Rendón-Patiño A, Asiri AM, Primo A, Garcia H. Band Engineering of Semiconducting Microporous Graphitic Carbons by Phosphorous Doping: Enhancing of Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:48753-48763. [PMID: 34623144 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c14357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Carbon-based solar photocatalysts for overall water splitting could provide H2 as an energy vector in a clean and sustainable way. Band engineering to align energy levels can be achieved, among other ways, by doping. Herein, it is shown that phosphorous doping of microporous graphitic carbons derived from pyrolysis of α-, β-, and γ-cyclodextrin increases the valence band edge energy of the material, and the energy value of the conduction band decreases with the P content. In this way, P doping increases the activity of these metal-free materials in photocatalytic overall water splitting under simulated sunlight and visible-light illumination. The optimal P-doped photocatalyst in the absence of any metal as a cocatalyst affords, after 4 h of irradiation with simulated sunlight, a H2 production of 2.5 mmol of H2 × gcatalyst-1 in the presence of methanol as the sacrificial agent or 225 μmol of H2 × gcatalyst-1 from pure H2O.
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- Ana García-Mulero
- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Av. De los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Av. De los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Av. De los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Av. De los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Jurca B, Peng L, Primo A, Gordillo A, Parvulescu VI, García H. Co-Fe Nanoparticles Wrapped on N-Doped Graphitic Carbons as Highly Selective CO 2 Methanation Catalysts. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:36976-36981. [PMID: 34328713 PMCID: PMC9131422 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Pyrolysis of chitosan containing various loadings of Co and Fe renders Co-Fe alloy nanoparticles supported on N-doped graphitic carbon. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show that the surface of Co-Fe NPs is partially covered by three or four graphene layers. These Co-Fe@(N)C samples catalyze the Sabatier CO2 hydrogenation, increasing the activity and CH4 selectivity with the reaction temperature in the range of 300-500 °C. Under optimal conditions, a CH4 selectivity of 91% at an 87% CO2 conversion was reached at 500 °C and a space velocity of 75 h-1 under 10 bar. The Co-Fe alloy nanoparticles supported on N-doped graphitic carbon are remarkably stable and behave differently as an analogous Co-Fe catalyst supported on TiO2.
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- Bogdan Jurca
- Department
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta 4-12, Bucharest 030016, Romania
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- Instituto
Universitario de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas, Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto
Universitario de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas, Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Department
of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta 4-12, Bucharest 030016, Romania
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- Instituto
Universitario de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas, Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Guerrero-Torres A, Jiménez-Gómez C, Cecilia J, Porras-Vázquez J, García-Sancho C, Quirante-Sánchez J, Guerrero-Ruíz F, Moreno-Tost R, Maireles-Torres P. Synthesis of catalysts by pyrolysis of Cu-chitosan complexes and their evaluation in the hydrogenation of furfural to value-added products. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bie C, Yu H, Cheng B, Ho W, Fan J, Yu J. Design, Fabrication, and Mechanism of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene-Based Photocatalyst. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2003521. [PMID: 33458902 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202003521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Solving energy and environmental problems through solar-driven photocatalysis is an attractive and challenging topic. Hence, various types of photocatalysts have been developed successively to address the demands of photocatalysis. Graphene-based materials have elicited considerable attention since the discovery of graphene. As a derivative of graphene, nitrogen-doped graphene (NG) particularly stands out. Nitrogen atoms can break the undifferentiated structure of graphene and open the bandgap while endowing graphene with an uneven electron density distribution. Therefore, NG retains nearly all the advantages of original graphene and is equipped with several novel properties, ensuring infinite possibilities for NG-based photocatalysis. This review introduces the atomic and band structures of NG, summarizes in situ and ex situ synthesis methods, highlights the mechanism and advantages of NG in photocatalysis, and outlines its applications in different photocatalysis directions (primarily hydrogen production, CO2 reduction, pollutant degradation, and as photoactive ingredient). Lastly, the central challenges and possible improvements of NG-based photocatalysis in the future are presented. This study is expected to learn from the past and achieve progress toward the future for NG-based photocatalysis.
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- Chuanbiao Bie
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
- Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan, 528200, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
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- Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, N. T., Hong Kong, 999077, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China
- Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan, 528200, P. R. China
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Adeli B, Taghipour F. Direct Synthesis of Oxynitride Nanowires through Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10122507. [PMID: 33327442 PMCID: PMC7764907 DOI: 10.3390/nano10122507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Binary and ternary oxynitride solid alloys were studied extensively in the past decade due to their wide spectrum of applications, as well as their peculiar characteristics when compared to their bulk counterparts. Direct bottom-up synthesis of one-dimensional oxynitrides through solution-based routes cannot be realized because nitridation strategies are limited to high-temperature solid-state ammonolysis. Further, the facile fabrication of oxynitride thin films through vapor phase strategies has remained extremely challenging due to the low vapor pressure of gaseous building blocks at atmospheric pressure. Here, we present a direct and scalable catalytic vapor–liquid–solid epitaxy (VLSE) route for the fabrication of oxynitride solid solution nanowires from their oxide precursors through enhancing the local mass transfer flux of vapor deposition. For the model oxynitride material, we investigated the fabrication of gallium nitride and zinc oxide oxynitride solid solution (GaN:ZnO) thin film. GaN:ZnO nanowires were synthesized directly at atmospheric pressure, unlike the methods reported in the literature, which involved multiple-step processing and/or vacuum operating conditions. Moreover, the dimensions (i.e., diameters and length) of the synthesized nanowires were tailored within a wide range.
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- Babak Adeli
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z3, Canada;
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z3, Canada;
- Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z3, Canada
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Simion A, Candu N, Cojocaru B, Coman S, Bucur C, Forneli A, Primo A, Man IC, Parvulescu VI, Garcia H. Nanometer-thick films of antimony oxide nanoparticles grafted on defective graphenes as heterogeneous base catalysts for coupling reactions. J Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2020.07.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Vapor-Phase Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting Using Hybrid Methylammonium Copper and Lead Perovskites. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10050960. [PMID: 32443491 PMCID: PMC7279556 DOI: 10.3390/nano10050960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Films or powders of hybrid methylammonium copper halide perovskite exhibit photocatalytic activity for overall water splitting in the vapor phase in the absence of any sacrificial agent, resulting in the generation of H2 and O2, reaching a maximum production rate of 6 μmol H2 × g cat−1h−1 efficiency. The photocatalytic activity depends on the composition, degreasing all inorganic Cs2CuCl2Br2 perovskite and other Cl/Br proportions in the methylammonium hybrids. XRD indicates that MA2CuCl2Br2 is stable under irradiation conditions in agreement with the linear H2 production with the irradiation time. Similar to copper analogue, hybrid methylammonium lead halide perovskites also promote the overall photocatalytic water splitting, but with four times less efficiency than the Cu analogues. The present results show that, although moisture is strongly detrimental to the photovoltaic applications of hybrid perovskites, it is still possible to use these materials as photocatalysts for processes requiring moisture due to the lack of relevance in the photocatalytic processes of interparticle charge migration.
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Wang M, Wang J, Xi C, Cheng C, Zou C, Zhang R, Xie Y, Guo Z, Tang C, Dong C, Chen Y, Du X. A Hydrogen‐Deficient Nickel–Cobalt Double Hydroxide for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:11510-11515. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202002650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Min Wang
- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou 570228 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou 570228 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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Wang M, Wang J, Xi C, Cheng C, Zou C, Zhang R, Xie Y, Guo Z, Tang C, Dong C, Chen Y, Du X. A Hydrogen‐Deficient Nickel–Cobalt Double Hydroxide for Photocatalytic Overall Water Splitting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202002650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Min Wang
- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou 570228 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering Hebei University of Technology Tianjin 300130 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou 570228 China
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- Institute of New Energy Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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Woldu AR. From low to high-index facets of noble metal nanocrystals: a way forward to enhance the performance of electrochemical CO 2 reduction. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:8626-8635. [PMID: 32285069 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01412e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To date, noble metal nanoparticles, mainly the gold (Au) and silver (Ag) nanoparticles, are the most active and selective heterogeneous catalysts that have revealed a tendency to form CO and directly synthesize syngas as a result of the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR). The CO2RR activity and selectivity are influenced by a wide range of factors, such as morphology, surface structure, shape, composition, type of electrolyte used, and pH. Most of these issues have been reviewed and evaluated critically. Herein, the CO2RR activity and selectivity to CO formation on the low and high-index facets of Au, Ag, and Pt NCs were evaluated with a greater motive to provide new insights into the field. The author refers to different experimental approaches and the corresponding theoretical methods that have been employed to study the product formation activity and selectivity on low and high-index facet noble metal NCs for the CO2RR. In conclusion, some perspectives have been provided on the future research of the low and high-index facets of noble metal NCs for CO2 reduction.
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- Abebe Reda Woldu
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar 79, Ethiopia.
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Two-Dimensional Materials and Composites as Potential Water Splitting Photocatalysts: A Review. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10040464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hydrogen production via water dissociation under exposure to sunlight has emanated as an environmentally friendly, highly productive and expedient process to overcome the energy production and consumption gap, while evading the challenges of fossil fuel depletion and ecological contamination. Various classes of materials are being explored as viable photocatalysts to achieve this purpose, among which, the two-dimensional materials have emerged as prominent candidates, having the intrinsic advantages of visible light sensitivity; structural and chemical tuneability; extensively exposed surface area; and flexibility to form composites and heterostructures. In an abridged manner, the common types of 2D photocatalysts, their position as potential contenders in photocatalytic processes, their derivatives and their modifications are described herein, as it all applies to achieving the coveted chemical and physical properties by fine-tuning the synthesis techniques, precursor ingredients and nano-structural alterations.
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Karim MR, Rahman MM, Asiri AM, Hayami S. Branched Alkylamine-Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrids as a Dual Proton-Electron Conductor and Organic-Only Water-Splitting Photocatalyst. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:10829-10838. [PMID: 32043856 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b21200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report multifunctionalities including the solid electrolytic property, electron conductivity (EnC), and photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) ability of organic-only hybrids obtained by intercalating short and branched-chain alkylamines including methylamine (MA), butylamine (BA), pentylamine (PA), and isomethylbytylamine (IMBA) in reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The alkylamine-rGO hybrids were synthesized by a facile solid-state reduction process. Within the series, IMBA-rGO exhibited high proton conductivity (PrC), EnC, and optimized PWS capacity. The PrC of IMBA-rGO was from 10-4 to 10-3 S cm-1, which is only half an order less than that for pristine GO. The EnC was 1.25 μA/V. Though the PWS performances of MA-rGO, BA-rGO, and PA-rGO were comparatively lower, IMBA-rGO could generate about 1.5 times H2 compared with that for R-TiO2. The IR spectra indicate the association of IMBA and GO by chemical bonds. The Raman spectra show the transformation of GO's nonconductive sp3 carbon sites into electron-conductive sp2 carbon centers. The thermogravimetric analysis show improved water adsorbing capacity of IMBA-rGO, which resulted in higher PrC. Doping of the nitrogen atom at the graphitic sp2 system was confirmed from the presence of pyrrolic N in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy spectra. The resultant N-type semiconducting behavior is majorly responsible for the PWS process. The powder X-ray diffraction analysis indicates a more flexible interlayer space in IMBA-rGO, which facilitates both the reformation of hydrogen bonds during proton conduction and water dynamics during photocatalysis. The material indicates the possibility of devising graphene-based organic-only multifunctional hybrids.
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- Mohammad Razaul Karim
- Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
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- Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, GSST, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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Das GS, Bhatnagar A, Yli-Pirilä P, Tripathi KM, Kim T. Sustainable nitrogen-doped functionalized graphene nanosheets for visible-light-induced photocatalytic water splitting. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:6953-6956. [PMID: 32436553 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc01365j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nitrogen-doped functionalized graphene nanosheets (N-fGNS) were synthesized by a simple and green method and used for the visible-light-driven water splitting. Under visible light irradiation, N-fGNS produced H2 and O2 (1380 and 689 μM g-1 h-1, respectively) efficiently without co-catalysts. The excellent photocatalytic water splitting performance of N-fGNS is attributed to nitrogen doping and abundant surface defects as active sites.
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- Gouri Sankar Das
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-gu Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, South Korea.
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Xu L, Xiang H, Chen Z, Zhang X. In Situ Self-Assembly of Ultrastable Gold Nanoparticles on Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanofibrous Mats for Use as Highly Reusable Catalysts. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:20094-20100. [PMID: 31788644 PMCID: PMC6882113 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Designing highly stable and reusable catalytic systems based on Au nanoparticles (NPs) is a significant challenge in nanocatalysis research. Here, we have fabricated polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibrous mat/Au NP composite catalysts with NPs in uniform size and good distribution by use of a developed in situ growth approach. In this method, Au seeds were first adsorbed on PVA nanofibrous mat surfaces rather than on relatively large Au NPs and then used to grow NPs in Au seed solution; thus, the steric hindrance effect was alleviated and a high loading was used for Au NPs up to 11 wt %. Strong interfacial interactions between the Au NPs and the PVA nanofibrous mats due to introducing a large number of hydrogen bonds provide high thermal stability for the PVA side chains, long-term catalytic stability, and excellent reusability. Consequently, the proposed in situ grown PVA/Au NP nanofibrous mats produce high catalytic activity for at least 15 cycles over a 30 d period. This work provides a potential approach for fabricating highly stable and reusable metal NPs on polymer nanofibrous mats to facilitate a wide variety of applications.
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- Lin Xu
- Innovation
Center for Textile Science and Technology, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Tongji
University, 4800 Caoan Road, Shanghai 201804, Shanghai, P.
R. China
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- Zhuhai
Institute of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhuhai 519000, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, California State
University Northridge, Northridge, California 91330-8268, United States
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Ballestas‐Barrientos A, Li X, Yick S, Yuen A, Masters AF, Maschmeyer T. Interactions of Plasmonic Silver Nanoparticles with High Energy Sites on Multi‐Faceted Rutile TiO
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Photoanodes. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201901043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Alfonso Ballestas‐Barrientos
- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability School of ChemistryUniversity of Sydney NSW Sydney 2006 Australia
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- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability School of ChemistryUniversity of Sydney NSW Sydney 2006 Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing Lindfield NSW Sydney 2070 Australia
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- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability School of ChemistryUniversity of Sydney NSW Sydney 2006 Australia
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- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability School of ChemistryUniversity of Sydney NSW Sydney 2006 Australia
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- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability School of ChemistryUniversity of Sydney NSW Sydney 2006 Australia
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Mehdipour H, Smith BA, Rezakhani AT, Tafreshi SS, de Leeuw NH, Prezhdo OV, Moshfegh AZ, Akimov AV. Dependence of electron transfer dynamics on the number of graphene layers in π-stacked 2D materials: insights from ab initio nonadiabatic molecular dynamics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:23198-23208. [PMID: 31612886 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04100a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Recent time-resolved transient absorption studies demonstrated that the rate of photoinduced interfacial charge transfer (CT) from Zn-phthalocyanine (ZnPc) to single-layer graphene (SLG) is faster than to double-layer graphene (DLG), in contrast to the expectation from Fermi's golden rule. We present the first time-domain non-adiabatic molecular dynamics (NA-MD) study of the electron injection process from photoexcited ZnPc molecules into SLG and DLG substrates. Our calculations suggest that CT occurs faster in the ZnPc/SLG system than in the ZnPc/DLG system, with 580 fs and 810 fs being the fastest components of the observed CT timescales, respectively. The computed timescales are in close agreement with those reported in the experiment. The computed CT timescales are determined largely by the magnitudes of the non-adiabatic couplings (NAC), which we find to be 4 meV and 2 meV, for the ZnPc/SLG and ZnPc/DLG systems, respectively. The transitions are driven mainly by the ZnPc out-of-plane bending mode at 1100 cm-1 and an overtone of fundamental modes in graphene at 2450 cm-1. We find that dephasing occurs on the timescale of 20 fs and is similar in both systems, so decoherence does not notably change the qualitative trends in the CT timescales. We highlight the importance of proper energy level alignment for capturing the qualitative trends in the CT dynamics observed in experiment. In addition, we illustrate several methodological points that are important for accurately modeling nonadiabatic dynamics in the ZnPc/FLG systems, such as the choice of surface hopping methodology, the use of phase corrections, NAC scaling, and the inclusion of Hubbard terms in the density functional and molecular dynamics calculations.
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- Hamid Mehdipour
- Department of Physics, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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Bahramian A, Rezaeivala M, He K, Dionysiou DD. Enhanced visible-light photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution through degradation of methyl orange in a cell based on coral-like Pt-deposited TiO2 thin film with sub-2 nm pores. Catal Today 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2018.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Younis MR, An RB, Yin YC, Wang S, Ye D, Xia XH. Plasmonic Nanohybrid with High Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Simultaneously Effective Antibacterial/Anticancer Photothermal Therapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:3942-3953. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Muhammad Rizwan Younis
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Noreen H, Iqbal J, Arshad A, Faryal R, Ata-ur-Rahman, Khattak R. Sunlight induced catalytic degradation of bromophenol blue and antibacterial performance of graphene nanoplatelets/polypyrrole nanocomposites. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2019.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production: Role of Sacrificial Reagents on the Activity of Oxide, Carbon, and Sulfide Catalysts. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9030276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Photocatalytic water splitting is a sustainable technology for the production of clean fuel in terms of hydrogen (H2). In the present study, hydrogen (H2) production efficiency of three promising photocatalysts (titania (TiO2-P25), graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), and cadmium sulfide (CdS)) was evaluated in detail using various sacrificial agents. The effect of most commonly used sacrificial agents in the recent years, such as methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, ethylene glycol, glycerol, lactic acid, glucose, sodium sulfide, sodium sulfite, sodium sulfide/sodium sulfite mixture, and triethanolamine, were evaluated on TiO2-P25, g-C3N4, and CdS. H2 production experiments were carried out under simulated solar light irradiation in an immersion type photo-reactor. All the experiments were performed without any noble metal co-catalyst. Moreover, photolysis experiments were executed to study the H2 generation in the absence of a catalyst. The results were discussed specifically in terms of chemical reactions, pH of the reaction medium, hydroxyl groups, alpha hydrogen, and carbon chain length of sacrificial agents. The results revealed that glucose and glycerol are the most suitable sacrificial agents for an oxide photocatalyst. Triethanolamine is the ideal sacrificial agent for carbon and sulfide photocatalyst. A remarkable amount of H2 was produced from the photolysis of sodium sulfide and sodium sulfide/sodium sulfite mixture without any photocatalyst. The findings of this study would be highly beneficial for the selection of sacrificial agents for a particular photocatalyst.
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Albero J, Mateo D, García H. Graphene-Based Materials as Efficient Photocatalysts for Water Splitting. Molecules 2019; 24:E906. [PMID: 30841539 PMCID: PMC6429481 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24050906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Photocatalysis has been proposed as one of the most promising approaches for solar fuel production. Among the photocatalysts studied for water splitting, graphene and related materials have recently emerged as attractive candidates due to their striking properties and sustainable production when obtained from biomass wastes. In most of the cases reported so far, graphene has been typically used as additive to enhance its photocatalytic activity of semiconductor materials as consequence of the improved charge separation and visible light harvesting. However, graphene-based materials have demonstrated also intrinsic photocatalytic activity towards solar fuels production, and more specifically for water splitting. The photocatalytic activity of graphene derives from defects generated during synthesis or their introduction through post-synthetic treatments. In this short review, we aim to summarize the most representative examples of graphene based photocatalysts and the different approaches carried out in order to improve the photocatalytic activity towards water splitting. It will be presented that the introduction of defects in the graphenic lattice as well as the incorporation of small amounts of metal or metal oxide nanoparticles on the graphene surface improve the photocatalytic activity of graphene. What is more, a simple one-step preparation method has demonstrated to provide crystal orientation to the nanoparticles strongly grafted on graphene resulting in remarkable photocatalytic properties. These two features, crystal orientation and strong grafting, have been identified as a general methodology to further enhance the photocatalytic activity in graphenebased materials for water splitting. Finally, future prospects in this filed will be also commented.
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- Josep Albero
- Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV (ITQ), Avda. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV (ITQ), Avda. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV (ITQ), Avda. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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Younis MR, Wang C, An R, Wang S, Younis MA, Li ZQ, Wang Y, Ihsan A, Ye D, Xia XH. Low Power Single Laser Activated Synergistic Cancer Phototherapy Using Photosensitizer Functionalized Dual Plasmonic Photothermal Nanoagents. ACS NANO 2019; 13:2544-2557. [PMID: 30730695 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b09552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Combination therapy, especially photodynamic/photothermal therapy (PDT/PTT), has shown promising applications in cancer therapy. However, sequential irradiation by two different laser sources and even the utilization of single high-power laser to induce either combined PDT/PTT or individual PTT will be subjected to prolonged treatment time, complicated treatment process, and potential skin burns. Thus, low power single laser activatable combined PDT/PTT is still a formidable challenge. Herein, we propose an effective strategy to achieve synergistic cancer phototherapy under low power single laser irradiation for short duration. By taking advantage of dual plasmonic PTT nanoagents (AuNRs/MoS2), a significant increase in temperature up to 60 °C with an overall photothermal conversion efficiency (PCE) of 68.8% was achieved within 5 min under very low power (0.2 W/cm2) NIR laser irradiation. The enhanced PCE and PTT performance is attributed to the synergistic plasmonic PTT effect (PPTT) of dual plasmonic nanoagents, promoting simultaneous release (85%) of electrostatically bonded indocyanine green (ICG) to induce PDT effects, offering simultaneous PDT/synergistic PPTT. Both in vitro and in vivo investigations reveal complete cell/tumor eradication, implying that simultaneous PDT/synergistic PPTT effects induced by AuNRs/MoS2-ICG are much superior over individual PDT or synergistic PPTT. Notably, synergistic PPTT induced by dual plasmonic nanoagents also demonstrates higher in vivo antitumor efficacy than either individual PDT or PTT agents. Taken together, under single laser activation with low power density, the proposed strategy of simultaneous PDT/synergistic PPTT effectively reduces the treatment time, achieves high therapeutic index, and offers safe treatment option, which may serve as a platform to develop safer and clinically translatable approaches for accelerating cancer therapeutics.
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- Muhammad Rizwan Younis
- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
- Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Science , China Pharmaceutical University , Nanjing 210009 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- Department of Radiology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing 210000 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering , Zhejiang University , 38 Zheda Road , Hangzhou 310058 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) , P.O. Box No. 577, Jhang Road , Faisalabad 38000 , Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Nanjing University , Nanjing 210023 , China
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Chen X, Liang Y, Wan L, Xie Z, Easton CD, Bourgeois L, Wang Z, Bao Q, Zhu Y, Tao S, Wang H. Construction of porous N-doped graphene layer for efficient oxygen reduction reaction. Chem Eng Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Niu J, Domenech-Carbó A, Primo A, Garcia H. Uniform nanoporous graphene sponge from natural polysaccharides as a metal-free electrocatalyst for hydrogen generation. RSC Adv 2019; 9:99-106. [PMID: 35521620 PMCID: PMC9059284 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08745h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Structuring of graphene as graphene sponges in the submicrometric scale has been achieved by using silica spheres (80 nm diameter) as hard templates and chitosan or alginate as precursor of defective N-doped or undoped graphene, respectively. The resulting defective N-doped graphene sponge exhibits a remarkable activity and stability for hydrogen evolution reaction with onset at 203 mV for a current density of 0.5 mA cm−2 with a small Tafel plot slope of 69.7 mV dec−1. In addition, the graphene sponge also exhibits a high double layer capacitance of 11.65 mF cm−2. Comparison with an analogous N-doped graphene sample shows that this electrochemical properties derive from the spatial structuring and large surface area. Structuring of graphene as graphene sponges in the submicrometric scale has been achieved by using silica spheres (80 nm diameter) as hard templates and chitosan or alginate as precursor of defective N-doped or undoped graphene, respectively.![]()
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- Jinan Niu
- Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica CSIC-UPV
- Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
- Valencia 46022
- Spain
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Universitat de Valencia
- Burjassot
- Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica CSIC-UPV
- Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
- Valencia 46022
- Spain
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica CSIC-UPV
- Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
- Valencia 46022
- Spain
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Jiang Q, Ji C, Riley DJ, Xie F. Boosting the Efficiency of Photoelectrolysis by the Addition of Non-Noble Plasmonic Metals: Al & Cu. NANOMATERIALS 2018; 9:nano9010001. [PMID: 30577444 PMCID: PMC6359664 DOI: 10.3390/nano9010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 12/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Solar water splitting by semiconductor based photoanodes and photocathodes is one of the most promising strategies to convert solar energy to chemical energy to meet the high demand for energy consumption in modern society. However, the state-of-the-art efficiency is too low to fulfill the demand. To overcome this challenge and thus enable the industrial realization of a solar water splitting device, different approaches have been taken to enhance the overall device efficiency, one of which is the incorporation of plasmonic nanostructures. Photoanodes and photocathodes coupled to the optimized plasmonic nanostructures, matching the absorption wavelength of the semiconductors, can exhibit a significantly increased efficiency. So far, gold and silver have been extensively explored to plasmonically enhance water splitting efficiency, with disadvantages of high cost and low enhancement. Instead, non-noble plasmonic metals such as aluminum and copper, are earth-abundant and low cost. In this article, we review their potentials in photoelectrolysis, towards scalable applications.
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- Qianfan Jiang
- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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- Department of Materials and London Centre for Nanotechnology, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Bai J, Lu B, Han Q, Li Q, Qu L. (111) Facets-Oriented Au-Decorated Carbon Nitride Nanoplatelets for Visible-Light-Driven Overall Water Splitting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:38066-38072. [PMID: 30360075 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b13371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Development of a simple and stable photocatalyst for overall water splitting is a promising avenue for solar energy conversion. Here, carbon nitride (CN) nanosheet panels decorated with in situ-formed (111) facets-oriented Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been prepared by vapor-deposition polymerization followed by an easy immersion technique. Benefiting from the enhanced visible light absorption, the surface plasmon resonance effect of AuNPs, rapid transportation and separation of charge carriers, as well as better-aligned valence band levels, the as-obtained photocatalyst shows effective overall water splitting with stoichiometric H2 and O2 evolution even without any sacrificial agent, distinct from the half-reaction of Pt-decorated CN. This work opens up a brand-new route for facet self-selective growth of metal on two-dimensional conjugated carbon nitride materials, which has been demonstrated to be effective for artificial photosynthesis applications.
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- Jiaxin Bai
- Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Beijing Institute of Technology , Beijing 100081 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Beijing Institute of Technology , Beijing 100081 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Beijing Institute of Technology , Beijing 100081 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Beijing Institute of Technology , Beijing 100081 , P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, Key Laboratory of Cluster Science, Ministry of Education of China, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Beijing Institute of Technology , Beijing 100081 , P. R. China
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Indra A, Menezes PW, Driess M. Photocatalytic and photosensitized water splitting: A plea for well-defined and commonly accepted protocol. CR CHIM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Fang J, Gu J, Liu Q, Zhang W, Su H, Zhang D. Three-Dimensional CdS/Au Butterfly Wing Scales with Hierarchical Rib Structures for Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:19649-19655. [PMID: 29771489 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b03064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of plasmonic metals (e.g., Au) can help semiconductors improve their photocatalytic hydrogen (H2) production performance. However, an artificial synthesis of hierarchical plasmonic structures down to nanoscales is usually difficult. Here, we adopt the butterfly wing scales from Morpho didius to fabricate three-dimensional (3D) CdS/Au butterfly wing scales for plasmonic photocatalysis. The as-prepared materials well-inherit the pristine hierarchical biostructures. The 3D CdS/Au butterfly wing scales exhibit a high H2 production rate (221.8 μmol·h-1 within 420-780 nm), showing a 241-fold increase over the CdS butterfly wing scales. This is attributed to the effective potentiation effect of LSPR introduced by multilayer metallic rib structures and a good interface bonding state between Au and CdS nanoparticles. Thus, our study provides a relatively simple method to learn from nature and inspiration for preparing highly efficient plasmonic photocatalysts.
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- Jing Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
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Kasap H, Godin R, Jeay-Bizot C, Achilleos DS, Fang X, Durrant JR, Reisner E. Interfacial Engineering of a Carbon Nitride–Graphene Oxide–Molecular Ni Catalyst Hybrid for Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b01969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Hatice Kasap
- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, U.K
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for Sustainable SynGas Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K
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Han X, He X, Sun L, Han X, Zhan W, Xu J, Wang X, Chen J. Increasing Effectiveness of Photogenerated Carriers by in Situ Anchoring of Cu2O Nanoparticles on a Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Yolk–Shell Cuboctahedral Framework. ACS Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b04219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xiguang Han
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, People’s Republic of China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Green Synthetic Chemistry for Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, People’s Republic of China
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Xin W, De Rosa IM, Ye P, Severino J, Li C, Yin X, Goorsky MS, Carlson L, Yang JM. Graphene template-induced growth of single-crystalline gold nanobelts with high structural tunability. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:2764-2773. [PMID: 29323364 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr07514f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Assembling Au nanocrystals with tunable dimensions and shapes on graphene templates has attracted increasing attention recently. However, directly growing anisotropic Au nanobelts on a graphene support has been rarely reported. Here, a facile, one-pot, and surfactant-free route is demonstrated to synthesize well-defined Au nanobelts with the induction of a multilayer graphene (mlG) template. The obtained Au nanobelts are single-crystalline with a preferable (111) orientation. More importantly, their structural evolution starting from Au clusters is systematically investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results confirm that mlG consistently induces the growth of Au nanobelts from nucleation to the growth completion. The interfacial interaction between Au atoms and the graphene lattice is a predominant factor to direct the shapes and structures of Au nanocrystals, which makes the structures of Au nanobelts highly tunable with the surface modification of the mlG template. The assembly of mlG-Au nanobelts also presents extraordinary detection sensitivity when employed as a flexible surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate, suggesting their great potential application in high-performance sensors. This report strengthens the fundamental understanding of the interactions between noble metals and carbon interfaces, which paves the way to construct and manipulate the complex structures of metals on graphitic substrates.
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- Wenbo Xin
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 410 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
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He J, Fernández C, Primo A, Garcia H. One-Step Preparation of Large Area Films of Oriented MoS₂ Nanoparticles on Multilayer Graphene and Its Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution. MATERIALS 2018; 11:ma11010168. [PMID: 29361756 PMCID: PMC5793666 DOI: 10.3390/ma11010168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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MoS₂ is a promising material to replace Pt-based catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), due to its excellent stability and high activity. In this work, MoS₂ nanoparticles supported on graphitic carbon (about 20 nm) with a preferential 002 facet orientation have been prepared by pyrolysis of alginic acid films on quartz containing adsorbed (NH₄)₂MoS₄ at 900 °C under Ar atmosphere. Although some variation of the electrocatalytic activity has been observed from batch to batch, the MoS₂ sample exhibited activity for HER (a potential onset between 0.2 and 0.3 V vs. SCE), depending on the concentrations of (NH₄)₂MoS₄ precursor used in the preparation process. The loading and particle size of MoS₂, which correlate with the amount of exposed active sites in the sample, are the main factors influencing the electrocatalytic activity.
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- Jinbao He
- Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Av. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Av. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Av. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Química CSIC-UPV, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Av. de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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Huang K, Hou J, Zhang Q, Ou G, Ning D, Hussain N, Xu Y, Ge B, Liu K, Wu H. Ultrathin two-dimensional metals with fully exposed (111) facets. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:160-163. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc07923k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Large-size ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) metals with a fully exposed (111) surface have been synthesized by a heat-pressing process.
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Cheng Z, Wang F, Shifa TA, Jiang C, Liu Q, He J. Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution via Band Alignment Tailoring: Controllable Transition from Type-I to Type-II. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2017; 13:1702163. [PMID: 28898570 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201702163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Considering the sizable band gap and wide spectrum response of tin disulfide (SnS2 ), ultrathin SnS2 nanosheets are utilized as solar-driven photocatalyst for water splitting. Designing a heterostructure based on SnS2 is believed to boost their catalytic performance. Unfortunately, it has been quite challenging to explore a material with suitable band alignment using SnS2 nanomaterials for photocatalytic hydrogen generation. Herein, a new strategy is used to systematically tailor the band alignment in SnS2 based heterostructure to realize efficient H2 production under sunlight. A Type-I to Type-II band alignment transition is demonstrated via introducing an interlayer of Ce2 S3 , a potential photocatalyst for H2 evolution, between SnS2 and CeO2 . Subsequently, this heterostructure demonstrates tunability in light absorption, charge transfer kinetics, and material stability. The optimized heterostructure (SnS2 -Ce2 S3 -CeO2 ) exhibits an incredibly strong light absorption ranging from deep UV to infrared light. Significantly, it also shows superior hydrogen generation with the rate of 240 µmol g-1 h-1 under the illumination of simulated sunlight with a very good stability.
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- Zhongzhou Cheng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, 100083, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, 100083, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, 100083, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, 100190, China
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Wang SL, Li J, Wang S, Wu J, Wong TI, Foo ML, Chen W, Wu K, Xu GQ. Two-Dimensional C/TiO2 Heterogeneous Hybrid for Noble-Metal-Free Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b02331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Song Ling Wang
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR, 3 Research Link, 117602, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR, 3 Research Link, 117602, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- College
of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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Wang S, Gao Y, Miao S, Liu T, Mu L, Li R, Fan F, Li C. Positioning the Water Oxidation Reaction Sites in Plasmonic Photocatalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:11771-11778. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b04470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 239] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shengyang Wang
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Fasciani C, Lanterna AE, Giorgi JB, Scaiano JC. Visible Light Production of Hydrogen by Ablated Graphene: Water Splitting or Carbon Gasification? J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:11024-11027. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Chiara Fasciani
- Department of Chemistry and
Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biomolecular Sciences and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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Candu N, Dhakshinamoorthy A, Apostol N, Teodorescu C, Corma A, Garcia H, Parvulescu VI. Oriented Au nanoplatelets on graphene promote Suzuki-Miyaura coupling with higher efficiency and different reactivity pattern than supported palladium. J Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2017.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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