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Sideri IK, Canton-Vitoria R, Ojeda-Galvan HJ, Quintana M, Tagmatarchis N. Sustainable Photocatalytic Acylation of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides with Atom Economy. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311045. [PMID: 38229547 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are promising 2D nanomaterials for diverse applications, but their intrinsic chemical inertness hinders their modification. Herein, a novel approach is presented for the photocatalytic acylation of 2H-MoS2 and 2H-MoSe2, utilizing tetrabutyl ammonium decatungstate ((nBu4N)4W10O32) polyoxometalate complex as a catalyst and a conventional halogen lamp as a source of irradiation. By harnessing the semiconducting properties of TMDs, new avenues emerge for the functionalization of these materials. This novel photocatalytic protocol constitutes the first report on the chemical modification of 2D nanomaterials based on a catalytic protocol and applies to both aliphatic and aromatic substrates. The scope of the decatungstate-photocatalyzed acylation reaction of TMDs is explored by employing an alkyl and an aromatic aldehyde and the success of the methodology is confirmed by diverse spectroscopic, thermal, microscopy imaging, and redox techniques. This catalytic approach on modifying 2D nanomaterials introduces the principles of atom economy in a functionalization protocol for TMDs. It marks a transformative shift toward more sustainable and efficient methodologies in the realm of TMD modification and nanomaterial chemistry.
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- Ioanna K Sideri
- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, Athens, 11635, Greece
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, Athens, 11635, Greece
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- High Resolution Microscopy-CICSaB and Faculty of Science, Universidad Autonóma de San Luis Potosi, Av. Sierra Leona 550, Lomas de San Luis Potosi, SLP, 78210, Mexico
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- High Resolution Microscopy-CICSaB and Faculty of Science, Universidad Autonóma de San Luis Potosi, Av. Sierra Leona 550, Lomas de San Luis Potosi, SLP, 78210, Mexico
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- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Avenue, Athens, 11635, Greece
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Liu XY, Chen WK, Fang WH, Cui G. Nonadiabatic Dynamics Simulations for Photoinduced Processes in Molecules and Semiconductors: Methodologies and Applications. J Chem Theory Comput 2023. [PMID: 37984502 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Nonadiabatic dynamics (NAMD) simulations have become powerful tools for elucidating complicated photoinduced processes in various systems from molecules to semiconductor materials. In this review, we present an overview of our recent research on photophysics of molecular systems and periodic semiconductor materials with the aid of ab initio NAMD simulation methods implemented in the generalized trajectory surface-hopping (GTSH) package. Both theoretical backgrounds and applications of the developed NAMD methods are presented in detail. For molecular systems, the linear-response time-dependent density functional theory (LR-TDDFT) method is primarily used to model electronic structures in NAMD simulations owing to its balanced efficiency and accuracy. Moreover, the efficient algorithms for calculating nonadiabatic coupling terms (NACTs) and spin-orbit couplings (SOCs) have been coded into the package to increase the simulation efficiency. In combination with various analysis techniques, we can explore the mechanistic details of the photoinduced dynamics of a range of molecular systems, including charge separation and energy transfer processes in organic donor-acceptor structures, ultrafast intersystem crossing (ISC) processes in transition metal complexes (TMCs), and exciton dynamics in molecular aggregates. For semiconductor materials, we developed the NAMD methods for simulating the photoinduced carrier dynamics within the framework of the Kohn-Sham density functional theory (KS-DFT), in which SOC effects are explicitly accounted for using the two-component, noncollinear DFT method. Using this method, we have investigated the photoinduced carrier dynamics at the interface of a variety of van der Waals (vdW) heterojunctions, such as two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and perovskites-related systems. Recently, we extended the LR-TDDFT-based NAMD method for semiconductor materials, allowing us to study the excitonic effects in the photoinduced energy transfer process. These results demonstrate that the NAMD simulations are powerful tools for exploring the photodynamics of molecular systems and semiconductor materials. In future studies, the NAMD simulation methods can be employed to elucidate experimental phenomena and reveal microscopic details as well as rationally design novel photofunctional materials with desired properties.
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- Xiang-Yang Liu
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
- Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230088, P. R. China
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Yamagami M, Tajima T, Zhang Z, Kano J, Yashima KI, Matsubayashi T, Nguyen HK, Nishiyama N, Hayashi T, Takaguchi Y. Hot Electron Extraction in SWCNT/TiO 2 for Photocatalytic H 2 Evolution from Water. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:3826. [PMID: 36364601 PMCID: PMC9654061 DOI: 10.3390/nano12213826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)/TiO2 hybrids were synthesized using 1,10-bis(decyloxy)decane-core PAMAM dendrimer as a molecular glue. Upon photoirradiation of a water dispersion of SWCNT/TiO2 hybrids with visible light (λ > 422 nm), the hydrogen evolution reaction proceeded at a rate of 0.95 mmol/h·g in the presence of a sacrificial agent (1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide, BNAH). External quantum yields (EQYs) of the hydrogen production reaction photosensitized by (6,5), (7,5), and (8,3) tubes were estimated to be 5.5%, 3.6%, and 2.2%, respectively, using monochromatic lights corresponding to their E22 absorptions (570 nm, 650 nm, and 680 nm). This order of EQYs (i.e., (6,5) > (7,5) > (8,3)SWCNTs) exhibited the dependence on the C2 energy level of SWCNT for EQY and proved the hot electron extraction pathway.
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- Masahiro Yamagami
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Material Design and Engineering, Faculty of Sustainable Design, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Department of Material Design and Engineering, Faculty of Sustainable Design, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Department of Material Design and Engineering, Faculty of Sustainable Design, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Department of Material Design and Engineering, Faculty of Sustainable Design, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Department of Material Design and Engineering, Faculty of Sustainable Design, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Department of Material Design and Engineering, Faculty of Sustainable Design, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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Bhakta AK, Fiorenza R, Jlassi K, Mekhalif Z, Ali AMA, Chehimi MM. The emerging role of biochar in the carbon materials family for hydrogen production. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Xie BB, Jia PK, Wang KX, Chen WK, Liu XY, Cui G. Generalized Ab Initio Nonadiabatic Dynamics Simulation Methods from Molecular to Extended Systems. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:1789-1804. [PMID: 35266391 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c10195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Nonadiabatic dynamics simulation has become a powerful tool to describe nonadiabatic effects involved in photophysical processes and photochemical reactions. In the past decade, our group has developed generalized trajectory-based ab initio surface-hopping (GTSH) dynamics simulation methods, which can be used to describe a series of nonadiabatic processes, such as internal conversion, intersystem crossing, excitation energy transfer and charge transfer of molecular systems, and photoinduced nonadiabatic carrier dynamics of extended systems with and without spin-orbit couplings. In this contribution, we will first give a brief introduction to our recently developed methods and related numerical implementations at different computational levels. Later, we will present some of our latest applications in realistic systems, which cover organic molecules, biological proteins, organometallic compounds, periodic organic and inorganic materials, etc. Final discussion is given to challenges and outlooks of ab initio nonadiabatic dynamics simulations.
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- Bin-Bin Xie
- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou 311231, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou 311231, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou 311231, Zhejiang, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P. R. China
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This perspective article describes the application opportunities of carbon nanotube (CNT) films for the energy sector. Up to date progress in this regard is illustrated with representative examples of a wide range of energy management and transformation studies employing CNT ensembles. Firstly, this paper features an overview of how such macroscopic networks from nanocarbon can be produced. Then, the capabilities for their application in specific energy-related scenarios are described. Among the highlighted cases are conductive coatings, charge storage devices, thermal interface materials, and actuators. The selected examples demonstrate how electrical, thermal, radiant, and mechanical energy can be converted from one form to another using such formulations based on CNTs. The article is concluded with a future outlook, which anticipates the next steps which the research community will take to bring these concepts closer to implementation.
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Nishioka S, Oshima T, Hirai S, Saito D, Hojo K, Mallouk TE, Maeda K. Excited Carrier Dynamics in a Dye-Sensitized Niobate Nanosheet Photocatalyst for Visible-Light Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c04803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Shunta Nishioka
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-2 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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Yang JJ, Li ZW, Liu XY, Fang WH, Cui G. Photoinduced electron transfer from carbon nanotubes to fullerenes: C 60versus C 70. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:19542-19548. [PMID: 32844829 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03622f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Hybrid carbon materials are found to exhibit novel optoelectronic properties at their interfaces, but the related interfacial carrier dynamics is rarely explored theoretically. In this contribution, we have employed density functional theory (DFT) and DFT-based nonadiabatic dynamics methods to explore photoinduced interfacial electron transfer processes at interfaces between a single-walled carbon nanotube with chiral index (6,5) and C60 or C70 (C60@CNT65 and C70@CNT65). We have found that with low E11 excitation, electron transfer takes place from CNT65 to C60 and C70 in both heterojunctions. This process is ultrafast and completed within about 200 fs, which is consistent with recent experiments. Differently, high E22 excitation does not induce electron injection to C60 in C60@CNT65; instead, "hot" electrons produced within CNT65 will be trapped in its higher conduction band for a while because of slow inter-band relaxation. By contrast, in C70@CNT65, high E22 excitation still can lead to ultrafast electron transfer to C70, but only a comparable amount of electrons are transferred (ca. 30%). Interestingly, electrons either remaining on CNT65 or transferred to C70 are trapped in the higher conduction band for a while, similarly, due to slow inter-band relaxation. The present results could be useful to guide the design of excellent interfaces of mixed-dimensional hybrid carbon materials for various optoelectronic applications.
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- Jia-Jia Yang
- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Photochemistry, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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Tajima T, Okabe S, Takaguchi Y. Photoinduced Electron Transfer in a MoS 2/Anthracene Mixed-Dimensional Heterojunction in Aqueous Media. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2020. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20200026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Tomoyuki Tajima
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Ghiat I, Boudjemaa A, Saadi A, Bachari K, Coville NJ. Efficient hydrogen generation over a novel Ni phyllosilicate photocatalyst. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2019.111952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Izawa T, Kalousek V, Miyamoto D, Murakami N, Miyake H, Tajima T, Kurashige W, Negishi Y, Ikeue K, Ohkubo T, Takaguchi Y. Carbon-nanotube-based Photocatalysts for Water Splitting in Cooperation with BiVO 4 and [Co(bpy) 3] 3+/2+. CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.180999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Takumi Izawa
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Advanced Materials Research Institute, Sanyo-onoda City University, 1-1-1 Daigakudori, Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi 756-0884, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, 2-16-1 Tokiwadai, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8611, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division I, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division I, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Sanyo-onoda City University, 1-1-1 Daigakudori, Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi 756-0884, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Takaguchi Y, Miyake H, Izawa T, Miyamoto D, Sagawa R, Tajima T. Molecular design of benzothiadiazole-based dyes for working with carbon nanotube photocatalysts. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/10426507.2019.1603716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Yutaka Takaguchi
- Graduate School of Environmental Science & Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences & Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science & Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science & Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science & Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Science & Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Kapranov SV, Kouzaev GA. Nonlinear dynamics of dipoles in microwave electric field of a nanocoaxial tubular reactor. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2018.1524526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Sergey V. Kapranov
- Department of Electronic Systems, Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU, Gløshaugen, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Electronic Systems, Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU, Gløshaugen, Trondheim, Norway
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Yamagami M, Tajima T, Ishimoto K, Miyake H, Michiue H, Takaguchi Y. Physical modification of carbon nanotubes with a dendrimer bearing terminal mercaptoundecahydrododecaborates (Na
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S). HETEROATOM CHEMISTRY 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/hc.21467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Masahiro Yamagami
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life ScienceOkayama University Okayama Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life ScienceOkayama University Okayama Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life ScienceOkayama University Okayama Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for InnovationYamaguchi University Yamaguchi Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life ScienceOkayama University Okayama Japan
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Zhao X, Yang F, Chen J, Ding L, Liu X, Yao F, Li M, Zhang D, Zhang Z, Liu X, Yang J, Liu K, Li Y. Selective growth of chirality-enriched semiconducting carbon nanotubes by using bimetallic catalysts from salt precursors. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:6922-6927. [PMID: 29594289 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr07855b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Bimetallic catalysts play important roles in the selective growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). Using the simple salts (NH4)6W7O24·6H2O and Co(CH3COO)2·4H2O as precursors, tungsten-cobalt catalysts were prepared. The catalysts were composed of W6Co7 intermetallic compounds and tungsten-dispersed cobalt. With the increase of the W/Co ratio in the precursors, the content of W6Co7 was increased. Because the W6Co7 intermetallic compound can enable the chirality specified growth of SWNTs, the selectivity of the resulting SWNTs is improved at a higher W/Co ratio. At a W/Co ratio of 6 : 4 and under optimized chemical vapor deposition conditions, we realized the direct growth of semiconducting SWNTs with the purity of ∼96%, in which ∼62% are (14, 4) tubes. Using salts as precursors to prepare tungsten-cobalt bimetallic catalysts is flexible and convenient. This offers an efficient pathway for the large-scale preparation of chirality enriched semiconducting SWNTs.
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- Xiulan Zhao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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Murakami N, Miyake H, Tajima T, Nishikawa K, Hirayama R, Takaguchi Y. Enhanced Photosensitized Hydrogen Production by Encapsulation of Ferrocenyl Dyes into Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:3821-3824. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b12845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Noritake Murakami
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, 2-16-1 Tokiwadai, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8611, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Ishimoto K, Tajima T, Miyake H, Yamagami M, Kurashige W, Negishi Y, Takaguchi Y. Photo-induced H 2 evolution from water via the dissociation of excitons in water-dispersible single-walled carbon nanotube sensitizers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:393-396. [PMID: 29250643 DOI: 10.1039/c7cc07194a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To observe a clear-cut example of the formation of mobile carriers from excitons on semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (s-SWCNTs) surrounded by a medium with a high dielectric constant, water-dispersible s-SWCNT nanocomposites were fabricated by physical modifications using poly(amidoamine) dendrimers that contain an aliphatic core. The evolution of H2 from water using these s-SWCNT/dendrimer nanocomposites as photosensitizers under irradiation with visible light demonstrated a photo-induced electron transfer from the s-SWCNTs to the co-catalysts.
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- Kango Ishimoto
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima-Naka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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Kurniawan K, Tajima T, Kubo Y, Miyake H, Kurashige W, Negishi Y, Takaguchi Y. Incorporating a TiOx shell in single-walled carbon nanotube/fullerodendron coaxial nanowires: increasing the photocatalytic evolution of H2 from water under irradiation with visible light. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra05412b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
The SWCNT/fullerodendron/TiOx coaxial nanowire shows an enhanced photocatalytic activity (Φ = 0.47) for the evolution of hydrogen from water under irradiation with visible light (λ = 450 nm).
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Affiliation(s)
- K. Kurniawan
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science
- Okayama University
- Okayama
- Japan
| | - T. Tajima
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science
- Okayama University
- Okayama
- Japan
| | - Y. Kubo
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science
- Okayama University
- Okayama
- Japan
| | - H. Miyake
- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation
- Yamaguchi University
- Ube
- Japan
| | - W. Kurashige
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science Division I
- Tokyo University of Science
- Tokyo 162-8601
- Japan
| | - Y. Negishi
- Department of Applied Chemistry
- Faculty of Science Division I
- Tokyo University of Science
- Tokyo 162-8601
- Japan
| | - Y. Takaguchi
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science
- Okayama University
- Okayama
- Japan
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