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Liu J, Bergens SH. Electronically Conductive, Multifunctional Polymer Binder for Highly Active, Stable, and Abundant Composite Electrodes for Oxygen Evolution. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023. [PMID: 37184980 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c04573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The electrolysis of water to form hydrogen and oxygen is a promising method to store renewable energy. This method requires electrodes that convert water into protons, electrons, and oxygen. We report a multifunctional polymer that conducts electrons and ions and may coreact with the electrocatalyst in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The electrodes were prepared in two steps from off-the-shelf reagents. They operate with low loadings of abundant catalysts and are among the most active (100 mA cm-2 at 1.43 V vs RHE (1.41 V, iR-corrected)) and stable electrodes, reported to date under harsh conditions (85 °C, 6 M KOH, 120 h (0.69% loss over the first 14.5 h and then 0.61% loss over 105.5 h)). Control experiments on glassy carbon electrodes showed that the polycarbazole system significantly outperformed a Nafion system of the same catalyst loading. This simple strategy can be applied to other types of electrodes.
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- Jinkun Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11227 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, 11227 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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Muñoz-García AB, Benesperi I, Boschloo G, Concepcion JJ, Delcamp JH, Gibson EA, Meyer GJ, Pavone M, Pettersson H, Hagfeldt A, Freitag M. Dye-sensitized solar cells strike back. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:12450-12550. [PMID: 34590638 PMCID: PMC8591630 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01336f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) are celebrating their 30th birthday and they are attracting a wealth of research efforts aimed at unleashing their full potential. In recent years, DSCs and dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells (DSPECs) have experienced a renaissance as the best technology for several niche applications that take advantage of DSCs' unique combination of properties: at low cost, they are composed of non-toxic materials, are colorful, transparent, and very efficient in low light conditions. This review summarizes the advancements in the field over the last decade, encompassing all aspects of the DSC technology: theoretical studies, characterization techniques, materials, applications as solar cells and as drivers for the synthesis of solar fuels, and commercialization efforts from various companies.
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- Ana Belén Muñoz-García
- Department of Physics "Ettore Pancini", University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Chemistry Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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- School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, P.O. Box 523, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden.
- University Management and Management Council, Vice Chancellor, Uppsala University, Segerstedthuset, 752 37 Uppsala, Sweden
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- School of Natural and Environmental Science, Newcastle University, Bedson Building, NE1 7RU Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Wang D, Xu Z, Sheridan MV, Concepcion JJ, Li F, Lian T, Meyer TJ. Photodriven water oxidation initiated by a surface bound chromophore-donor-catalyst assembly. Chem Sci 2021; 12:14441-14450. [PMID: 34880995 PMCID: PMC8580115 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03896f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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In photosynthesis, solar energy is used to produce solar fuels in the form of new chemical bonds. A critical step to mimic photosystem II (PS II), a key protein in nature's photosynthesis, for artificial photosynthesis is designing devices for efficient light-driven water oxidation. Here, we describe a single molecular assembly electrode that duplicates the key components of PSII. It consists of a polypyridyl light absorber, chemically linked to an intermediate electron donor, with a molecular-based water oxidation catalyst on a SnO2/TiO2 core/shell electrode. The synthetic device mimics PSII in achieving sustained, light-driven water oxidation catalysis. It highlights the value of the tyrosine–histidine pair in PSII in achieving efficient water oxidation catalysis in artificial photosynthetic devices. We describe a single molecular assembly electrode that mimics PSII. Flash photolysis revealed the electron transfer steps between chromophore light absorption and the creation and storage of redox equivalents in the catalyst for water oxidation.![]()
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- Degao Wang
- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials, Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo Zhejiang 315201 China .,Qianwan Institute of CNiTECH Zhongchuangyi Road, Hangzhou Bay District Ningbo Zhejiang 315336 China.,Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27599 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University Atlanta GA 30322 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27599 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University Atlanta GA 30322 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC 27599 USA
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Shao Y, de Groot HJM, Buda F. Two-Channel Model for Electron Transfer in a Dye-Catalyst-Dye Supramolecular Complex for Photocatalytic Water Splitting. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:3155-3162. [PMID: 34097820 PMCID: PMC8453919 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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To improve the performance of dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cell (DS-PEC) devices for splitting water, the tailoring of the photocatalytic four-photon water oxidation half-reaction represents a principle challenge of fundamental significance. In this study, a Ru-based water oxidation catalyst (WOC) covalently bound to two 2,6-diethoxy-1,4,5,8-diimide-naphthalene (NDI) dye functionalities provides comparable driving forces and channels for electron transfer. Constrained ab initio molecular dynamics simulations are performed to investigate the photocatalytic cycle of this two-channel model for photocatalytic water splitting. The introduction of a second light-harvesting dye in the Ru-based dye-WOC-dye supramolecular complex enables two separate parallel electron-transfer channels, leading to a five-step catalytic cycle with three intermediates and two doubly oxidized states. The total spin S=1 is conserved during the catalytic process and the system with opposite spin on the oxidized NDI proceeds from the Ru=O intermediate to the final Ru-O2 intermediate with a triplet molecular 3 O2 ligand that is eventually released into the environment. The in-depth insight into the proposed photocatalytic cycle of the two-channel model provides a strategy for the development of novel high-efficiency supramolecular complexes for DS-PEC devices with buildup and conservation of spin multiplicity along the reaction coordinate as a design principle.
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- Yang Shao
- Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden UniversityEinsteinweg 552300 RALeidenThe Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden UniversityEinsteinweg 552300 RALeidenThe Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of ChemistryLeiden UniversityEinsteinweg 552300 RALeidenThe Netherlands
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Fontana LA, Rigolin VH, Braga CB, Ornelas C, Megiatto JD. Methodology for functionalization of water oxidation catalyst IrO x nanoparticles with hydrophobic and multi-functionalized chromophores. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:7398-7401. [PMID: 34225355 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02931b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We present a straightforward "click chemistry" methodology for the functionalization of water-oxidation catalyst iridium oxide nanoparticles (IrOx-NPs) with a multi-functionalized porphyrin-based photosynthetic model as sensitizer for the preparation of bioinspired photo-catalysts. This efficient method overcomes the usual aggregation issue found when decorating water oxidation nanocolloidal catalysts with hydrophobic sensitizers.
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- Liniquer A Fontana
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), POBox 6154, Campinas, 13083-970, Brazil.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), POBox 6154, Campinas, 13083-970, Brazil.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), POBox 6154, Campinas, 13083-970, Brazil.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), POBox 6154, Campinas, 13083-970, Brazil.
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), POBox 6154, Campinas, 13083-970, Brazil.
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Reilly CE, Dillon RJ, Nayak A, Brogan S, Moot T, Brennaman MK, Lopez R, Meyer TJ, Alibabaei L. Dye-Sensitized Nonstoichiometric Strontium Titanate Core-Shell Photocathodes for Photoelectrosynthesis Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:15261-15269. [PMID: 33745279 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c00933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A core-shell approach that utilizes a high-surface-area conducting core and an outer semiconductor shell is exploited here to prepare p-type dye-sensitized solar energy cells that operate with a minimal applied bias. Photocathodes were prepared by coating thin films of nanocrystalline indium tin oxide with a 0.8 nm Al2O3 seeding layer, followed by the chemical growth of nonstoichiometric strontium titanate. Films were annealed and sensitized with either a porphyrin chromophore or a chromophore-catalyst molecular assembly consisting of the porphyrin covalently tethered to the ruthenium complex. The sensitized photoelectrodes produced cathodic photocurrents of up to -315 μA/cm2 under simulated sunlight (AM1.5G, 100 mW/cm2) in aqueous media, pH 5. The photocurrent was increased by the addition of regenerative hole donors to the system, consistent with slow interfacial recombination kinetics, an important property of p-type dye-sensitized electrodes.
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- Caroline E Reilly
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Applied Physical Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Wang D, Huang Q, Shi W, You W, Meyer TJ. Application of Atomic Layer Deposition in Dye-Sensitized Photoelectrosynthesis Cells. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2020.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Pattengale B, Freeze JG, Guberman-Pfeffer MJ, Okabe R, Ostresh S, Chaudhuri S, Batista VS, Schmuttenmaer CA. A conductive metal-organic framework photoanode. Chem Sci 2020; 11:9593-9603. [PMID: 34094225 PMCID: PMC8162193 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04302h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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We report the development of photosensitizing arrays based on conductive metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) that enable light harvesting and efficient charge separation. Zn2TTFTB (TTFTB = tetrathiafulvalene tetrabenzoate) MOFs are deposited directly onto TiO2 photoanodes and structurally characterized by pXRD and EXAFS measurements. Photoinduced interfacial charge transfer dynamics are investigated by combining time-resolved THz spectroscopy and quantum dynamics simulations. Sub-600 fs electron injection into TiO2 is observed for Zn2TTFTB–TiO2 and is compared to the corresponding dynamics for TTFTB–TiO2 analogues that lack the extended MOF architecture. Rapid electron injection from the MOF into TiO2 is enhanced by facile migration of the hole away from the interfacial region. Holes migrate through strongly coupled HOMO orbitals localized on the tetrathiafulvalene cores of the columnar stacks of the MOF, whereas electrons are less easily transferred through the spiral staircase arrangement of phenyl substituents of the MOF. The reported findings suggest that conductive MOFs could be exploited as novel photosensitizing arrays in applications to slow, and thereby make difficult, photocatalytic reactions such as those required for water-splitting in artificial photosynthesis. We report the development of photosensitizing arrays based on conductive metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) that enable light harvesting and efficient charge separation.![]()
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- Brian Pattengale
- Department of Chemistry and Yale Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University New Haven Connecticut 06520-8107 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Yale Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University New Haven Connecticut 06520-8107 USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale Microbial Sciences Institute, Yale University New Haven Connecticut 06520-8107 USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale Microbial Sciences Institute, Yale University New Haven Connecticut 06520-8107 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Yale Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University New Haven Connecticut 06520-8107 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Yale Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University New Haven Connecticut 06520-8107 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Yale Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University New Haven Connecticut 06520-8107 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Yale Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University New Haven Connecticut 06520-8107 USA
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He J, Janáky C. Recent Advances in Solar-Driven Carbon Dioxide Conversion: Expectations versus Reality. ACS ENERGY LETTERS 2020; 5:1996-2014. [PMID: 32566753 PMCID: PMC7296618 DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c00645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Solar-driven carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion to fuels and high-value chemicals can contribute to the better utilization of renewable energy sources. Photosynthetic (PS), photocatalytic (PC), photoelectrochemical (PEC), and photovoltaic plus electrochemical (PV+EC) approaches are intensively studied strategies. We aimed to compare the performance of these approaches using unified metrics and to highlight representative studies with outstanding performance in a given aspect. Most importantly, a statistical analysis was carried out to compare the differences in activity, selectivity, and durability of the various approaches, and the underlying causes are discussed in detail. Several interesting trends were found: (i) Only the minority of the studies present comprehensive metrics. (ii) The CO2 reduction products and their relative amount vary across the different approaches. (iii) Only the PV+EC approach is likely to lead to industrial technologies in the midterm future. Last, a brief perspective on new directions is given to stimulate discussion and future research activity.
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Jani NA, Haw C, Chiu W, Rahman SA, Khiew P, Lim Y, Abd-Shukor R, Hamid MAA. Photodeposition of Ag Nanocrystals onto TiO 2 Nanotube Platform for Enhanced Water Splitting and Hydrogen Gas Production. JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS 2020; 2020:1-11. [DOI: 10.1155/2020/7480367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Current work reports the study of Ag nanocrystals (NCs) decorated doubly anodized (DA) TiO2 nanotubes (NTs) thin film as an efficient photoelectrode material for water splitting and photocatalytic hydrogen gas production. DA process has been shown to be capable of producing less defective NTs and creating additional spacious gaps in between NT bundles to allow efficient and uniform integration of Ag NCs. By employing photoreduction method, Ag NCs can be deposited directly onto NTs, where the size and density of coverage can be maneuvered by merely varying the concentration of Ag precursors. Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) images show that the Ag NCs with controllable size are homogeneously decorated onto the walls of NTs with random yet uniform distribution. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results confirm the formation of anatase TiO2 NTs and Ag NCs, which can be well indexed to standard patterns. The decoration of metallic Ag NCs onto the surface of NTs demonstrates a significant enhancement in the photoconversion efficiency as compared to that of pristine TiO2 NTs. Additionally, the as-prepared nanocomposite film also shows improved efficiency when used as a photocatalyst platform in the production of hydrogen gas. Such improvement in the performance of water splitting and photocatalytic hydrogen gas production activity can be credited to the surface plasmonic resonance of Ag NCs present on the surface of the NTs, which renders improved light absorption and better charge separation. The current work can serve as a model of study for designing more advanced nanoarchitecture photoelectrode for renewable energy application.
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- Nur Aimi Jani
- Low Dimensional Materials Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, 40450 Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan 43900, Malaysia
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Low Dimensional Materials Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Low Dimensional Materials Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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- Center of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, 40450 Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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Shao Y, de Groot HJ, Buda F. Proton Acceptor near the Active Site Lowers Dramatically the O-O Bond Formation Energy Barrier in Photocatalytic Water Splitting. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:7690-7697. [PMID: 31763842 PMCID: PMC6926955 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The O-O bond formation process via water nucleophilic attack represents a thermodynamic and kinetic bottleneck in photocatalytic water oxidation because of the considerably high activation free energy barrier. It is therefore of fundamental significance and yet challenging to find strategies to facilitate this reaction. The microscopic details of the photocatalytic water oxidation step involving the O-O bond formation in a catalyst-dye supramolecular complex are here elucidated by density functional theory-based Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics simulations in the presence of an extra proton acceptor. Introducing a proton acceptor group (OH-) in the hydration shell near the catalytic active site accelerates the rate-limiting O-O bond formation by inducing a cooperative event proceeding via a concerted proton-coupled electron-transfer mechanism and thus significantly lowering the activation free energy barrier. The in-depth insight provides a strategy for facilitating the photocatalytic water oxidation and for improving the efficiency of dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells.
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- Yang Shao
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2300
RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2300
RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2300
RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Shan B, Nayak A, Williams OF, Yost DC, Polizzi NF, Liu Y, Zhou N, Kanai Y, Moran AM, Therien MJ, Meyer TJ. Excitation energy-dependent photocurrent switching in a single-molecule photodiode. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:16198-16203. [PMID: 31366631 PMCID: PMC6697812 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1907118116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The direction of electron flow in molecular optoelectronic devices is dictated by charge transfer between a molecular excited state and an underlying conductor or semiconductor. For those devices, controlling the direction and reversibility of electron flow is a major challenge. We describe here a single-molecule photodiode. It is based on an internally conjugated, bichromophoric dyad with chemically linked (porphyrinato)zinc(II) and bis(terpyridyl)ruthenium(II) groups. On nanocrystalline, degenerately doped indium tin oxide electrodes, the dyad exhibits distinct frequency-dependent, charge-transfer characters. Variations in the light source between red-light (∼1.9 eV) and blue-light (∼2.7 eV) excitation for the integrated photodiode result in switching of photocurrents between cathodic and anodic. The origin of the excitation frequency-dependent photocurrents lies in the electronic structure of the chromophore excited states, as shown by the results of theoretical calculations, laser flash photolysis, and steady-state spectrophotometric measurements.
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- Bing Shan
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, 116024 Dalian, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599;
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- Jiao Deng
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Troian-Gautier L, Sampaio RN, Piechota EJ, Brady MD, Meyer GJ. Barriers for interfacial back-electron transfer: A comparison between TiO2 and SnO2/TiO2 core/shell structures. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:041719. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5054604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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- Ludovic Troian-Gautier
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Laskowski FAL, Nellist MR, Qiu J, Boettcher SW. Metal Oxide/(oxy)hydroxide Overlayers as Hole Collectors and Oxygen-Evolution Catalysts on Water-Splitting Photoanodes. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 141:1394-1405. [PMID: 30537811 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Solar water splitting provides a mechanism to convert and store solar energy in the form of stable chemical bonds. Water-splitting systems often include semiconductor photoanodes, such as n-Fe2O3 and n-BiVO4, which use photogenerated holes to oxidize water. These photoanodes often exhibit improved performance when coated with metal-oxide/(oxy)hydroxide overlayers that are catalytic for the water-oxidation reaction. The mechanism for this improvement, however, remains a controversial topic. This is, in part, due to a lack of experimental techniques that are able to directly track the flow of photogenerated holes in such multicomponent systems. In this Perspective, we illustrate how this issue can be addressed by using a second working electrode to make direct current/voltage measurements on the catalytic overlayer during operation in a photoelectrochemical cell. We discuss examples where the second working electrode is a thin metallic film deposited on the catalyst layer, as well as where it is the tip of a conducting atomic-force-microscopy probe. In applying these techniques to multiple semiconductors (Fe2O3, BiVO4, Si) paired with various metal-(oxy)hydroxide overlayers (e.g., Ni(Fe)O xH y and CoO xH y), we found in all cases investigated that the overlayers collect photogenerated holes from the semiconductor, charging to potentials sufficient to drive water oxidation. The overlayers studied thus form charge-separating heterojunctions with the semiconductor as well as serve as water-oxidation catalysts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Forrest A L Laskowski
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Oregon , Eugene , Oregon 97403 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Oregon , Eugene , Oregon 97403 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Oregon , Eugene , Oregon 97403 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of Oregon , Eugene , Oregon 97403 , United States
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Han XB, Tang XY, Lin Y, Gracia-Espino E, Liu SG, Liang HW, Hu GZ, Zhao XJ, Liao HG, Tan YZ, Wagberg T, Xie SY, Zheng LS. Ultrasmall Abundant Metal-Based Clusters as Oxygen-Evolving Catalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 141:232-239. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b09076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Xin-Bao Han
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Physics, Umeå University, Umeå 90187, Sweden
- Key Laboratory of Chemistry of Plant Resources in Arid Regions, State Key Laboratory Basis of Xinjiang Indigenous Medicinal Plants Resource Utilization, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Department of Physics, Umeå University, Umeå 90187, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Interfacial design of new generation of dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells for water oxidation. Sci China Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-018-9339-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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