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Naciri Y, Ghazzal MN, Paineau E. Nanosized tubular clay minerals as inorganic nanoreactors for energy and environmental applications: A review to fill current knowledge gaps. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 326:103139. [PMID: 38552380 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Modern society pays further and further attention to environmental protection and the promotion of sustainable energy solutions. Heterogeneous photocatalysis is widely recognized as one of the most economically viable and ecologically sound technologies to combat environmental pollution and the global energy crisis. One challenge is finding a suitable photocatalytic material for an efficient process. Inorganic nanotubes have garnered attention as potential candidates due to their optoelectronic properties, which differ from their bulk equivalents. Among them, clay nanotubes (halloysite, imogolite, and chrysotile) are attracting renewed interest for photocatalysis applications thanks to their low production costs, their unique physical and chemical properties, and the possibility to functionalize or dope their structure to enhance charge-carriers separation into their structure. In this review, we provide new insights into the potential of these inorganic nanotubes in photocatalysis. We first discuss the structural and morphological features of clay nanotubes. Applications of photocatalysts based on clay nanotubes across a range of photocatalytic reactions, including the decomposition of organic pollutants, elimination of NOx, production of hydrogen, and disinfection of bacteria, are discussed. Finally, we highlight the obstacles and outline potential avenues for advancing the current photocatalytic system based on clay nanotubes. Our aim is that this review can offer researchers new opportunities to advance further research in the field of clay nanotubes-based photocatalysis with other vital applications in the future.
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- Yassine Naciri
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Orsay 91405, France; Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, UMR8000, Institut de Chimie Physique, Orsay 91405, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, UMR8000, Institut de Chimie Physique, Orsay 91405, France.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Orsay 91405, France.
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Wang K, Yoshiiri K, Rosa L, Wei Z, Juodkazis S, Ohtani B, Kowalska E. TiO2/Au/TiO2 plasmonic photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability under visible-light irradiation. Catal Today 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2021.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Xu Q, Knezevic M, Laachachi A, franger S, Colbeau-Justin C, Ghazzal MN. Insight into Interfacial charge transfer during photocatalytic H2 evolution through Fe, Ni, Cu and Au embedded in a mesoporous TiO2@SiO2 core‐shell. ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202200102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- qian Xu
- Université Paris-Saclay UFR Sciences: Universite Paris-Saclay Faculte des Sciences d'Orsay Institut de Chimie Physique FRANCE
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- Université Paris-Saclay Faculté des Sciences d'Orsay: Universite Paris-Saclay Faculte des Sciences d'Orsay institut de chimie physique FRANCE
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- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology Environmental Research and Innovation Research Department Materials Research and Technology Department LUXEMBOURG
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- Université Paris-Saclay Faculté des Sciences d'Orsay: Universite Paris-Saclay Faculte des Sciences d'Orsay Institut de chimie moléculaire et des matériaux d'Orsay FRANCE
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- Université Paris-Saclay UFR Sciences: Universite Paris-Saclay Faculte des Sciences d'Orsay institut de chimie physique FRANCE
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- Universite Paris-Sud Institut de chimie physique UMR8000 - Université Paris-Saclay Bâtiment 349 - Campus d’Orsay15, avenue Jean Perrin 91405 Orsay FRANCE
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Gogoi H, Maddala BG, Ali F, Datta A. Role of Solvent in Electron-Phonon Relaxation Dynamics in Core-Shell Au-SiO 2 Nanoparticles. Chemphyschem 2021; 22:2201-2206. [PMID: 34402561 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Relaxation dynamics of plasmons in Au-SiO2 core-shell nanoparticles have been followed by femtosecond pump-probe technique. The effect of excitation pump energy and surrounding medium on the time constants associated with the hot electron relaxation has been elucidated. A gradual increase in the electron-phonon relaxation time with pump energy is observed and can be attributed to the higher perturbation of the electron distribution in AuNPs at higher pump energy. Variation in time constants for the electron-phonon relaxation in different solvents is rationalized on the basis of their thermal conductivities, which govern the rate of dissipation of heat of photoexcited electrons in the nanoparticles. On the other hand, phonon-phonon relaxation is found to be much less effective than electron-phonon relaxation for the dissipation of energy of the excited electron and the time constants associated with it remain unaffected by thermal conductivity of the solvent.
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- Hemen Gogoi
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay, IITB-Monash Research Academy, Mumbai, 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India
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Czelej K, Colmenares JC, Jabłczyńska K, Ćwieka K, Werner Ł, Gradoń L. Sustainable hydrogen production by plasmonic thermophotocatalysis. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2021.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cui Z, Zhao M, Que X, Wang J, Xu Y, Ghazzal MN, Colbeau-Justin C, Pan D, Wu W. Facile Vacuum Annealing-Induced Modification of TiO 2 with an Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:27121-27128. [PMID: 34693132 PMCID: PMC8529652 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c03762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this work, the photocatalytic performance enhancement of hydrothermally prepared TiO2 was achieved by facile vacuum annealing treatment. Calcination of TiO2 powder in air (CA-TiO2) maintained its white color, while gray powder was obtained when the annealing was performed under vacuum (CV-TiO2). Fourier transform infrared, total organic carbon, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic resonance analyses proved that vacuum annealing transformed ethanol adsorbed on the surface of TiO2 into carbon-related species accompanied by the formation of surface oxygen vacancies (Vo). The residual carbon-related species on the surface of CV-TiO2 favored its adsorption of organic dyes. Compared with TiO2 and CA-TiO2, CV-TiO2 exhibited an improved charge carrier separation with surface Vo as trapping sites for electrons. Vacuum annealing-induced improvement of crystallinity, enhancement of adsorption capacity, and formation of surface Vo contributed to the excellent photocatalytic activity of CV-TiO2, which was superior to that of commercial TiO2 (P25, Degussa). Obviously, vacuum annealing-triggered decomposition of ethanol played an important role in the modification of TiO2. In the presence of ethanol, vacuum annealing was also suitable for the introduction of Vo into P25. Therefore, the current work offers an easy approach for the modification of TiO2 to enhance its photocatalytic performance by facile vacuum annealing in the presence of ethanol.
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- Zhenpeng Cui
- Frontiers
Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- College
of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institue
de Chimie Physique, UMR 8000 CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay 91405, France
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- Frontiers
Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Frontiers
Science Center for Rare Isotopes, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School
of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou
University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Gesesse GD, Wang C, Chang BK, Tai SH, Beaunier P, Wojcieszak R, Remita H, Colbeau-Justin C, Ghazzal MN. A soft-chemistry assisted strong metal-support interaction on a designed plasmonic core-shell photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen production. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:7011-7023. [PMID: 32100773 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr09891g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Engineering photocatalysts based on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has attracted great attention for the solar energy conversion due to their multiple and unique properties. However, boosting the photocatalytic performance of plasmonic materials for H2 generation has some limitations. In this study, we propose a soft-chemistry method for the preparation of a strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) to enhance the photocatalytic production of H2. The TiO2 thin overlayer covering finely dispersed AuNPs (forming an SMSI) boosts the photocatalytic generation of hydrogen, compared to AuNPs deposited at the surface of TiO2 (labelled as a classical system). The pathway of the charge carriers' dynamics regarding the system configuration is found to be different. The photogenerated electrons are collected by AuNPs in a classical system and act as an active site, while, unconventionally, they are injected back in the titania surface for an SMSI photocatalyst making the system highly efficient. Additionally, the adsorption energy of methanol, theoretically estimated using the density functional theory (DFT) methodology, is lower for the soft-chemistry SMSI photocatalyst accelerating the kinetics of photocatalytic hydrogen production. The SMSI obtained by soft-chemistry is an original concept for highly efficient photocatalytic materials, where the photon-to-energy conversion remains a major challenge.
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- Getaneh Diress Gesesse
- Institut de chimie Physique, UMR 8000 CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405, Orsay, France.
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Metal Chalcogenides Based Heterojunctions and Novel Nanostructures for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Catalysts 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/catal10010089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The photo-conversion efficiency is a key issue in the development of new photocatalysts for solar light driven water splitting applications. In recent years, different engineering strategies have been proposed to improve the photogeneration and the lifetime of charge carriers in nanostructured photocatalysts. In particular, the rational design of heterojunctions composites to obtain peculiar physico-chemical properties has achieved more efficient charge carriers formation and separation in comparison to their individual component materials. In this review, the recent progress of sulfide-based heterojunctions and novel nanostructures such as core-shell structure, periodical structure, and hollow cylinders is summarized. Some new perspectives of opportunities and challenges in fabricating high-performance photocatalysts are also discussed.
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Photonic titanium dioxide film obtained from hard template with chiral nematic structure for environmental application. Catal Today 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2019.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Interfacial engineering of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)-based metal sulfide heterojunction photocatalysts for energy conversion: A review. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(19)63293-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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