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Wang X, Zhang H, Feng C, Wang Y. Engineering band structuring via dual atom modification for an efficient photoanode. Chem Sci 2024; 15:896-905. [PMID: 38239699 PMCID: PMC10793595 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05420a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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Efficient carrier separation is important for improving photoelectrochemical water splitting. Here, the morphology modification and band structure engineering of Ta3N5 are accomplished by doping it with Cu and Zr using a two-step method for the first time. The initially interstitially-doped Cu atoms act as anchors to interact with subsequently doped Zr atoms under the influence of differences in electronegativity. This interaction results in Cu,Zrg-Ta3N5 having a dense morphology and higher crystallinity, which helps to reduce carrier recombination at grain boundaries. Furthermore, the gradient doping of Zr generates a band edge energy gradient, which significantly enhances bulk charge separation efficiency. Therefore, a photoanode based on Cu,Zrg-Ta3N5 delivers an onset potential of 0.38 VRHE and a photocurrent density of 8.9 mA cm-2 at 1.23 VRHE. Among all the Ta3N5-based photoanodes deposited on FTO, a Cu,Zrg-Ta3N5-based photoanode has the lowest onset potential and highest photocurrent. The novel material morphology regulation and band edge position engineering strategies described herein provide new ideas for the preparation of other semiconductor nanoparticles to improve the photoelectrochemical water splitting performance.
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- Xiaodong Wang
- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, Chongqing University 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District Chongqing City 400044 P. R. China
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, Chongqing University 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District Chongqing City 400044 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University Huhehaote 010022 P. R. China
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, Chongqing University 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District Chongqing City 400044 P. R. China
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- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, National Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment Technology, Chongqing University 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District Chongqing City 400044 P. R. China
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Inner Mongolia Normal University Huhehaote 010022 P. R. China
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Vanadium-PEDOT-PANI hybrid nanocomposite modified glassy carbon electrode for enhanced electrochemical and photocatalytic activities. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sharan A, Lany S. Computational discovery of stable and metastable ternary oxynitrides. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:234706. [PMID: 34241270 DOI: 10.1063/5.0050356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Materials design from first principles enables exploration of uncharted chemical spaces. Extensive computational searches have been performed for mixed-cation ternary compounds, but mixed-anion systems are gaining increased interest as well. Central to computational discovery is the crystal structure prediction, where the trade-off between reliance on prototype structures and size limitations of unconstrained sampling has to be navigated. We approach this challenge by letting two complementary structure sampling approaches compete. We use the kinetically limited minimization approach for high-throughput unconstrained crystal structure prediction in smaller cells up to 21 atoms. On the other hand, ternary-and, more generally, multinary-systems often assume structures formed by atomic ordering on a lattice derived from a binary parent structure. Thus, we additionally sample atomic configurations on prototype lattices with cells up to 56 atoms. Using this approach, we searched 65 different charge-balanced oxide-nitride stoichiometries, including six known systems as the control sample. The convex hull analysis is performed both for the thermodynamic limit and for the case of synthesis with activated nitrogen sources. We identified 34 phases that are either on the convex hull or within a viable energy window for potentially metastable phases. We further performed structure sampling for "missing" binary nitrides whose energies are needed for the convex hull analysis. Among these, we discovered metastable Ce3N4 as a nitride analog of the tetravalent cerium oxide, which becomes stable under slightly activated nitrogen condition ΔμN > +0.07 eV. Given the outsize role of CeO2 in research and application, Ce3N4 is a potentially important discovery.
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- Abhishek Sharan
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
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- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401, USA
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Recent Developments in the Use of Heterogeneous Semiconductor Photocatalyst Based Materials for a Visible-Light-Induced Water-Splitting System—A Brief Review. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11020160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Visible-light-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) and photocatalytic water splitting systems featuring heterogeneous semiconductor photocatalysts (oxynitrides, oxysulfides, organophotocatalysts) signify an environmentally friendly and promising approach for the manufacturing of renewable hydrogen fuel. Semiconducting electrode materials as the main constituents in the PEC water splitting system have substantial effects on the device’s solar-to-hydrogen (STH) conversion efficiency. Given the complication of the photocatalysis and photoelectrolysis methods, it is indispensable to include the different electrocatalytic materials for advancing visible-light-driven water splitting, considered a difficult challenge. Heterogeneous semiconductor-based materials with narrower bandgaps (2.5 to 1.9 eV), equivalent to the theoretical STH efficiencies ranging from 9.3% to 20.9%, are recognized as new types of photoabsorbents to engage as photoelectrodes for PEC water oxidation and have fascinated much consideration. Herein, we spotlight mainly on heterogenous semiconductor-based photoanode materials for PEC water splitting. Different heterogeneous photocatalysts based materials are emphasized in different groups, such as oxynitrides, oxysulfides, and organic solids. Lastly, the design approach and future developments regarding heterogeneous photocatalysts oxide electrodes for PEC applications and photocatalytic applications are also discussed.
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Krisna Das P, Arunachalam M, Subhash KR, Seo YJ, Ahn KS, Ha JS, Kang SH. Nanoporous Ta 3N 5via electrochemical anodization followed by nitridation for solar water oxidation. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:15023-15033. [PMID: 33095219 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03056b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nanoporous tantalum nitride (Ta3N5) is a promising visible-light-driven photoanode for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting with a narrow band gap of approximately 2.0 eV. It can utilize a large portion of the solar spectrum up to 600 nm to improve the activity of photooxidation reactions because of enhanced light scattering and an overall increase of the surface area with high light absorption and carrier collection. Herein, we synthesized a new n-type nanoporous tantalum nitride film on Ta foil by electrochemical anodization with a fluorinated electrolyte. Post-annealing in a nitrogen/ammonia mixture gas environment then transformed amorphous TaOx to crystalline Ta3N5. Effects of annealing temperature on the microstructure, optical properties, and PEC properties of samples were then investigated under changeable stoichiometry of Ta and N elements in the Ta-based nitride film. Results showed that the film annealed at 1000 °C showed high crystallinity, high visible light absorption, and a highly conductive interlayer between the substrates, resulting in the highest photocurrent density (JSC) of ∼0.25 mA cm-2 at 1.23 VRHE in PEC water splitting. In addition, depending on the annealing temperature, it is possible to engineer band alignment in the nanoporous Ta3N5 layer, allowing a beneficial charge transfer process.
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- Pran Krisna Das
- Department of Advanced Chemicals and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Yongbong-ro 77, Yongbong-dong, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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Xiao Y, Feng C, Fu J, Wang F, Li C, Kunzelmann VF, Jiang CM, Nakabayashi M, Shibata N, Sharp ID, Domen K, Li Y. Band structure engineering and defect control of Ta3N5 for efficient photoelectrochemical water oxidation. Nat Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1038/s41929-020-00522-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Rao T, Saladino ML, Fang Y, Wang X, Giordano C. Multimetallic Oxynitrides Nanoparticles for a New Generation of Photocatalysts. Chemistry 2019; 25:16676-16682. [PMID: 31652376 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904033] [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] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Revised: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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A versatile synthetic strategy for the preparation of multimetallic oxynitrides has been designed and here exemplarily discussed considering the preparation of nanoscaled zinc-gallium oxynitrides and zinc-gallium-indium oxynitrides, two important photocatalysts of new generation, which proved to be active in key energy related processes from pollutant decomposition to overall water splitting. The synthesis presented here allows the preparation of small nanoparticles (less than 20 nm in average diameter), well-defined in size and shape, yet highly crystalline and with the highest surface area reported so far (up to 80 m2 g-1 ). X-ray diffraction studies show that the final material is not a mixture of single oxides but a distinctive compound. The photocatalytic properties of the oxynitrides have been tested towards the decomposition of an organic dye (as a model reaction for the decomposition of air pollutants), showing better photocatalytic performances than the corresponding pure phases (reaction constant 0.22 h-1 ), whereas almost no reaction was observed in absence of catalyst or in the dark. The photocatalysts have been also tested for H2 evolution (semi-reaction of the water splitting process) with results comparable to the best literature values but leaving room for further improvement.
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- Tingke Rao
- School of Biological and Chemical Science, Chemistry Department, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK
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- Dipartimento Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, STEBICEF and INSTM UdR, Palermo, Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze pad. 17, Palermo, 90128, Italy
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, P. R. China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Science, Chemistry Department, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS, UK
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King J, Liu C, Chuang SSC. In situ infrared approach to unravel reaction intermediates and pathways on catalyst surfaces. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-019-04004-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Luo Y, Suzuki S, Wang Z, Yubuta K, Vequizo JJM, Yamakata A, Shiiba H, Hisatomi T, Domen K, Teshima K. Construction of Spatial Charge Separation Facets on BaTaO 2N Crystals by Flux Growth Approach for Visible-Light-Driven H 2 Production. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:22264-22271. [PMID: 31150579 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b03747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Low charge separation efficiencies are regarded as obstacles that limit the improvement in the photocatalytic performance of BaTaO2N. In this study, we demonstrated that the anisotropic facets ({100} and {110} facets) of BaTaO2N for efficient spatial charge separation were successfully constructed using the one-pot flux-assisted nitridation approach. As a result, the photocatalytic activity for H2 production on BaTaO2N with coexposed {100} and {110} facets was nearly 10-fold over that of BaTaO2N with only {100} facets and that of the conventional irregularly shaped sample. This finding provides an innovative approach to the development of efficient (oxy)nitride photocatalysts for solar energy conversion.
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- Ying Luo
- Department of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology , Shinshu University , 4-17-1 Wakasato , Nagano 380-8553 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Shinshu University , 4-17-1 Wakasato , Nagano 380-8553 , Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials , Shinshu University , 4-17-1 Wakasato , Nagano 380-8553 , Japan
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- Institute for Materials Research , Tohoku University , Sendai 980-8577 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering , Toyota Technological Institute , 2-12-1 Hisakata , Tempaku, Nagoya 468-8511 , Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering , Toyota Technological Institute , 2-12-1 Hisakata , Tempaku, Nagoya 468-8511 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Shinshu University , 4-17-1 Wakasato , Nagano 380-8553 , Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials , Shinshu University , 4-17-1 Wakasato , Nagano 380-8553 , Japan
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- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials , Shinshu University , 4-17-1 Wakasato , Nagano 380-8553 , Japan
- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering , The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo , Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656 , Japan
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- Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering , Shinshu University , 4-17-1 Wakasato , Nagano 380-8553 , Japan
- Research Initiative for Supra-Materials , Shinshu University , 4-17-1 Wakasato , Nagano 380-8553 , Japan
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Segev G, Beeman JW, Greenblatt JB, Sharp ID. Hybrid photoelectrochemical and photovoltaic cells for simultaneous production of chemical fuels and electrical power. NATURE MATERIALS 2018; 17:1115-1121. [PMID: 30374204 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-018-0198-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Harnessing solar energy to drive photoelectrochemical reactions is widely studied for sustainable fuel production and versatile energy storage over different timescales. However, the majority of solar photoelectrochemical cells cannot drive the overall photosynthesis reactions without the assistance of an external power source. A device for simultaneous and direct production of renewable fuels and electrical power from sunlight is now proposed. This hybrid photoelectrochemical and photovoltaic device allows tunable control over the branching ratio between two high-value products of solar energy conversion, requires relatively simple modification to existing photovoltaic technologies, and circumvents the photocurrent mismatches that lead to significant loss in tandem photoelectrochemical systems comprising chemically stable photoelectrodes. Our proof-of-concept device is based on a transition metal oxide photoanode monolithically integrated onto silicon that possesses both front- and backside photovoltaic junctions. This integrated assembly drives spontaneous overall water splitting with no external power source, while also producing electricity near the maximum power point of the backside photovoltaic junction. The concept that photogenerated charge carriers can be controllably directed to produce electricity and chemical fuel provides an opportunity to significantly increase the energy return on energy invested in solar fuels systems and can be adapted to a variety of architectures assembled from different materials.
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- Gideon Segev
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division, , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Now at Emerging Futures, LLC, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA.
- Walter Schottky Institut and Physik Department, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany.
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Lee HM, Jeong HJ, Ok KC, Rim YS, Park JS. Near-Infrared Photoresponsivity of ZnON Thin-Film Transistor with Energy Band-Tunable Semiconductor. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:30541-30547. [PMID: 30130393 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b08568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Amorphous oxide semiconductors have attracted attention in electronic device applications because of their high electrical uniformity over large areas, high mobility, and low-temperature process. However, photonic applications of oxide semiconductors are highly limited because of their larger band gap (over 3.0 eV). Here, we propose low band gap zinc oxynitride semiconductors not only because of their high electrical performance but also their high photoresponsivity in the vis-NIR regions. The optical band gap of zinc oxynitride films, which is in the range of 0.95-1.24 eV, could be controlled easily by changing oxygen and nitrogen ratios during reactive sputtering. Band gap tuned zinc oxynitride-based phototransistors showed significantly different photoresponse following both threshold voltage and drain current changes due to variation in nitrogen-related defect sites.
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- Hyun-Mo Lee
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering , Hanyang University , 222, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu , Seoul 04763 , Republic of Korea
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering , Hanyang University , 222, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu , Seoul 04763 , Republic of Korea
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering , Hanyang University , 222, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu , Seoul 04763 , Republic of Korea
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- School of Intelligent Mechatronics Engineering , Sejong University , Seoul 05006 , Republic of Korea
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- Division of Materials Science and Engineering , Hanyang University , 222, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu , Seoul 04763 , Republic of Korea
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Wang Y, Suzuki H, Xie J, Tomita O, Martin DJ, Higashi M, Kong D, Abe R, Tang J. Mimicking Natural Photosynthesis: Solar to Renewable H 2 Fuel Synthesis by Z-Scheme Water Splitting Systems. Chem Rev 2018; 118:5201-5241. [PMID: 29676566 PMCID: PMC5968435 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 351] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Visible light-driven water splitting using cheap and robust photocatalysts is one of the most exciting ways to produce clean and renewable energy for future generations. Cutting edge research within the field focuses on so-called "Z-scheme" systems, which are inspired by the photosystem II-photosystem I (PSII/PSI) coupling from natural photosynthesis. A Z-scheme system comprises two photocatalysts and generates two sets of charge carriers, splitting water into its constituent parts, hydrogen and oxygen, at separate locations. This is not only more efficient than using a single photocatalyst, but practically it could also be safer. Researchers within the field are constantly aiming to bring systems toward industrial level efficiencies by maximizing light absorption of the materials, engineering more stable redox couples, and also searching for new hydrogen and oxygen evolution cocatalysts. This review provides an in-depth survey of relevant Z-schemes from past to present, with particular focus on mechanistic breakthroughs, and highlights current state of the art systems which are at the forefront of the field.
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- Yiou Wang
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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- Graduate
School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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- Graduate
School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Van’t
Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University
of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94720, 1090 GS Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Graduate
School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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- Graduate
School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College
London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, U.K.
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Suram SK, Fackler SW, Zhou L, N’Diaye AT, Drisdell WS, Yano J, Gregoire JM. Combinatorial Discovery of Lanthanum-Tantalum Oxynitride Solar Light Absorbers with Dilute Nitrogen for Solar Fuel Applications. ACS COMBINATORIAL SCIENCE 2018; 20:26-34. [PMID: 29178778 DOI: 10.1021/acscombsci.7b00143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Oxynitrides with the photoelectrochemical stability of oxides and desirable band energetics of nitrides comprise a promising class of materials for solar photochemistry. Challenges in synthesizing a wide variety of oxynitride materials has limited exploration of this class of functional materials, which we address using a reactive cosputtering combined with rapid thermal processing method to synthesize multi-cation-multi-anion libraries. We demonstrate the synthesis of a LaxTa1-xOyNz thin film composition spread library and its characterization by both traditional thin film materials characterization and custom combinatorial optical spectroscopy and X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES) techniques, ultimately establishing structure-chemistry-property relationships. We observe that over a substantial La-Ta composition range the thin films crystallize in the same perovskite LaTaON2 structure with significant variation of anion chemistry. The relative invariance in optical band gap demonstrates a remarkable decoupling of composition and band energetics so that the composition can be optimized while retaining the desirable 2 eV band gap energy. We also demonstrate the intercalation of diatomic nitrogen into the La3TaO7 structure, which gives rise to a direct-allowed optical transition at 2.2 eV, less than half the value of the oxide's band gap. These findings motivate further exploration of the visible light response of this material that is predicted to be stable over a wide range of electrochemical potential.
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- Santosh K. Suram
- Joint
Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Joint
Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Advanced
Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Molecular
Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Joint
Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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Black AP, Suzuki H, Higashi M, Frontera C, Ritter C, De C, Sundaresan A, Abe R, Fuertes A. New rare earth hafnium oxynitride perovskites with photocatalytic activity in water oxidation and reduction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:1525-1528. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc08965a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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RHfO2N perovskites with R = La, Nd, and Sm represent the first examples of quaternary hafnium oxynitrides and are active as photocatalysts in the overall water splitting reaction.
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- Ashley P. Black
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
- 08193 Bellaterra
- Spain
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
- 08193 Bellaterra
- Spain
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit and New Chemistry Unit. International Centre for Materials Science, Jawaharal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
- Bangalore-560064
- India
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- Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit and New Chemistry Unit. International Centre for Materials Science, Jawaharal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
- Bangalore-560064
- India
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- Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
- Kyoto 615-8510
- Japan
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- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC)
- 08193 Bellaterra
- Spain
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Ambreen S, Danish M, Pandey ND, Pandey A. Investigation of the photocatalytic efficiency of tantalum alkoxy carboxylate-derived Ta 2O 5 nanoparticles in rhodamine B removal. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 8:604-613. [PMID: 28462062 PMCID: PMC5372746 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.8.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Ta2O5 nanoparticles have been synthesized from alkoxy carboxylates of tantalum via the sol-gel route. Tantalum alkoxides were reacted with chlorocarboxylic acids in order to lower the susceptibility hydrolysis. When these modified alkoxy carboxylates were used in the sol-gel synthesis, they yielded Ta2O5 nanoparticles of better properties than those of the alkoxide-derived Ta2O5 nanoparticles. These nanoparticles efficiently removed rhodamine B under UV light irradiation.
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- Subia Ambreen
- Department of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, 211004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, 211004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, 211004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, 211004, India
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Adhikari SP, Lachgar A. Effect of particle size on the photocatalytic activity of BiNbO4under visible light irradiation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/758/1/012017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Fuzzy nanostructure growth on Ta/Fe by He plasma irradiation. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30380. [PMID: 27452729 PMCID: PMC4958992 DOI: 10.1038/srep30380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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In this study, we show from helium (He) plasma irradiation to tantalum and iron surfaces that morphology changes in nanoscale occur on the both metals. In particular, from systematic irradiation experiments, it is identified that fuzzy nanostructures are grown on the both metals. The necessary conditions for the morphology changes are discussed based on the experimental results in terms of the helium migration, the physical sputtering, and the shear modulus of materials. Because oxides or oxinitrides of iron and tantalum are thought of as visible light responsive photocatalytic materials, the present work shows wide potential of usage of plasmas as a tool to tailor photocatalytic materials.
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Adhikari SP, Hood ZD, More KL, Chen VW, Lachgar A. A Visible-Light-Active Heterojunction with Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2016; 9:1869-79. [PMID: 27282318 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201600424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A visible-light-active carbon nitride (CN)/strontium pyroniobate (SNO) heterojunction photocatalyst was fabricated by deposition of CN over hydrothermally synthesized SNO nanoplates by a simple thermal decomposition process. The microscopic study revealed that nanosheets of CN were anchored to the surface of SNO resulting in an intimate contact between the two semiconductors. Diffuse reflectance UV/Vis spectra show that the resulting CN/SNO heterojunction possesses intense absorption in the visible region. The structural and spectral properties endowed the CN/SNO heterojunction with remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activity. Specifically, the photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate per mole of CN was found to be 11 times higher for the CN/SNO composite compared to pristine CN. The results clearly show that the composite photocatalyst not only extends the light absorption range of SNO but also restricts photogenerated charge-carrier recombination, resulting in significant enhancement in photocatalytic activity compared to pristine CN. The relative band positions of the composite allow the photogenerated electrons in the conduction band of CN to migrate to that of SNO. This kind of charge migration and separation leads to the reduction in the overall recombination rate of photogenerated charge carriers, which is regarded as one of the key factors for the enhanced activity. A plausible mechanism for the enhanced photocatalytic activity of the heterostructured composite is proposed based on observed activity, photoluminescence, time-resolved fluorescence emission decay, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and band position calculations.
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- Shiba P Adhikari
- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, 27109, USA
- Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES), Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 27109, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831, USA
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC, 27109, USA.
- Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES), Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 27109, USA.
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Adhikari SP, Hood ZD, More KL, Ivanov I, Zhang L, Gross M, Lachgar A. Visible light assisted photocatalytic hydrogen generation by Ta2O5/Bi2O3, TaON/Bi2O3, and Ta3N5/Bi2O3 composites. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra06563a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Bi2O3/TaON or Ta3N5 heterojunctions show significant enhancement in photocatalytic H2 production under visible light irradiation compared to individual components.
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- Shiba P. Adhikari
- Department of Chemistry
- Wake Forest University
- Winston-Salem
- USA
- Center for Energy
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- Oak Ridge
- USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- Oak Ridge
- USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- Oak Ridge
- USA
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- Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
- North Carolina A&T State University
- Greensboro
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Wake Forest University
- Winston-Salem
- USA
- Center for Energy
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- Department of Chemistry
- Wake Forest University
- Winston-Salem
- USA
- Center for Energy
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Kiss B, Didier C, Johnson T, Manning TD, Dyer MS, Cowan AJ, Claridge JB, Darwent JR, Rosseinsky MJ. Photocatalytic Water Oxidation by a Pyrochlore Oxide upon Irradiation with Visible Light: Rhodium Substitution Into Yttrium Titanate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201407179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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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Kiss B, Didier C, Johnson T, Manning TD, Dyer MS, Cowan AJ, Claridge JB, Darwent JR, Rosseinsky MJ. Photocatalytic Water Oxidation by a Pyrochlore Oxide upon Irradiation with Visible Light: Rhodium Substitution Into Yttrium Titanate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:14480-4. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201407179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Revised: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Feng J, Cao D, Wang Z, Luo W, Wang J, Li Z, Zou Z. Ge-Mediated Modification in Ta3N5Photoelectrodes with Enhanced Charge Transport for Solar Water Splitting. Chemistry 2014; 20:16384-90. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201402760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Du Y, Zhao L, Zhang Y. Roles of TaON and Ta(3)N(5) in the visible-Fenton-like degradation of atrazine. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2014; 267:55-61. [PMID: 24413052 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.12.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2013] [Revised: 11/26/2013] [Accepted: 12/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this study, the roles of TaON and Ta3N5 in the degradation of atrazine by the visible-Fenton-like system were examined in detail. The TaON and Ta3N5 samples prepared by the nitridation of Ta2O5 and characterized by XRD, DRS, BET and PL analyses. The results showed that the TaON sample had weaker absorption in the visible region but higher specific surface area than the Ta3N5 sample. The degradation rate of atrazine in visible-TaON-Fenton-like system was 2.64 times than that in visible-Ta3N5-Fenton-like system. Both Fe(2+) and H2O2 could be reduced by eCB (electrons in the conduction band) in TaON or Ta3N5, while atrazine could not be oxidized by hVB (holes in the valance band). OH is the active species for the degradation of atrazine in visible-TaON/Ta3N5-Fenton-like systems. Majority of OH originated from Fenton reaction. After Fe(3+) was reduced by eCB to Fe(2+), Fe(2+) reacted quickly with H2O2 to generate OH. In addition, by capturing eCB, a little of H2O2 was reduced to yield OH, which contributed a small fraction of atrazine degradation. Based on the experimental results, the roles of TaON and Ta3N5 in the visible-Fenton-like system were proposed. And the higher photocatalytic activity of TaON than Ta3N5 was suggested to be due to the higher separation efficiency of electrons and holes, which may be related to the larger specific surface area.
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- Yingxun Du
- Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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Zhang P, Zhang J, Gong J. Tantalum-based semiconductors for solar water splitting. Chem Soc Rev 2014; 43:4395-422. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cs60438a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 367] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This review describes the current status of the design, synthesis, and applications of tantalum-based semiconductors, including tantalum oxides, tantalates and tantalum (oxy)nitrides, for photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical water splitting.
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- Peng Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering
- Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering
- Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology
- Tianjin University
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering
- Tianjin 300072, China
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Reddy KH, Parida K. Fabrication, Characterization, and Photoelectrochemical Properties of Cu-Doped PbTiO3and Its Hydrogen Production Activity. ChemCatChem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201300462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Schliehe C, Giordano C. Bottom-up synthesis of Zn(1.7)GeN(1.8)O nanoparticles for photocatalytic application. NANOSCALE 2013; 5:3235-3239. [PMID: 23508215 DOI: 10.1039/c3nr33561e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Via a simple bottom-up approach, a complex quaternary oxynitride system (Zn1.7GeN1.8O) was prepared in the form of small nanoparticles (d~ 15 nm), which were stable and morphologically well-defined. The Zn1.7GeN1.8O nanoparticles exhibited a band gap of 2.4 eV and were active towards photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes.
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- Constanze Schliehe
- Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Ma SSK, Maeda K, Hisatomi T, Tabata M, Kudo A, Domen K. A Redox-Mediator-Free Solar-Driven Z-Scheme Water-Splitting System Consisting of Modified Ta3N5as an Oxygen-Evolution Photocatalyst. Chemistry 2013; 19:7480-6. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201300579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Kim ES, Nishimura N, Magesh G, Kim JY, Jang JW, Jun H, Kubota J, Domen K, Lee JS. Fabrication of CaFe2O4/TaON Heterojunction Photoanode for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:5375-83. [DOI: 10.1021/ja308723w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 262] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Eun Sun Kim
- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro,
Nam-gu, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical System
Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1
Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro,
Nam-gu, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro,
Nam-gu, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro,
Nam-gu, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro,
Nam-gu, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical System
Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1
Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemical System
Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1
Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Division of Advanced Nuclear Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77 Cheongam-ro,
Nam-gu, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
- School of Nano-Bio Science and
Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 689-798
Republic of Korea
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Sekizawa K, Maeda K, Domen K, Koike K, Ishitani O. Artificial Z-scheme constructed with a supramolecular metal complex and semiconductor for the photocatalytic reduction of CO2. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:4596-9. [PMID: 23470246 PMCID: PMC3679556 DOI: 10.1021/ja311541a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A hybrid
for the visible-light-driven photocatalytic reduction
of CO2 using methanol as a reducing agent was developed
by combining two different types of photocatalysts: a Ru(II) dinuclear
complex (RuBLRu′) used for CO2 reduction
is adsorbed onto Ag-loaded TaON (Ag/TaON) for methanol oxidation.
Isotope experiments clearly showed that this hybrid photocatalyst
mainly produced HCOOH (TN = 41 for 9 h irradiation) from CO2 and HCHO from methanol. Therefore, it converted light energy into
chemical energy (ΔG° = +83.0 kJ/mol).
Photocatalytic reaction proceeds by the stepwise excitation of Ag/TaON
and the Ru dinuclear complex on Ag/TaON, similar to the photosynthesis
Z-scheme.
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- Keita Sekizawa
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-NE-1, O-okayama, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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Du Y, Zhao L, Su Y. Tantalum (oxy)nitrides: preparation, characterisation and enhancement of photo-Fenton-like degradation of atrazine under visible light. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2011; 195:291-297. [PMID: 21885191 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.08.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2011] [Revised: 07/16/2011] [Accepted: 08/13/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Tantalum (oxy)nitrides were prepared by the nitridation of Ta(2)O(5) and were added to a photo-Fenton-like system to enhance Fe(3+) reduction and atrazine degradation under visible light. The samples were characterized by XRD, XPS, DRS and BET analyses. XPS analysis showed that the nitrogen content of the tantalum (oxy)nitride samples increased noticeably with the nitridation temperature and nitridation time but slightly with the flow rate of NH(3). XRD results showed Ta(2)O(5) was first converted to TaON and then to Ta(3)N(5) when the nitridation temperature increased. DRS analysis showed that the sample obtained at 800°C displayed the strongest absorption of visible light. However, the ability of the tantalum (oxy)nitrides to reduce Fe(3+) did not increase continuously with the nitrogen content. Sample 7 (700°C, [Formula: see text] , 6h) showed the highest level of photocatalytic activity for Fe(3+) reduction. This is because the photocatalytic activity of TaON for Fe(3+) reduction is higher than that of Ta(3)N(5). And a slight synergetic effect was observed between TaON and Ta(3)N(5). With the addition of sample 7, H(2)O(2) decomposition and atrazine degradation were significantly accelerated in a photo-Fenton-like system under visible light. The regenerated tantalum (oxy)nitrides catalyst displayed considerably stable performance for atrazine degradation.
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- Yingxun Du
- Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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Maeda K, Takata T, Domen K. (Oxy)nitrides and Oxysulfides as Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysts for Overall Water Splitting. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-0-85729-638-2_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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LI K, MARTIN D, TANG J. Conversion of Solar Energy to Fuels by Inorganic Heterogeneous Systems. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(10)60209-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Synthesis of Ordered Porous Graphitic-C3N4 and Regularly Arranged Ta3N5 Nanoparticles by Using Self-Assembled Silica Nanospheres as a Primary Template. Chem Asian J 2010; 6:103-9. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201000523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Visible-light hydrogen generation using as photocatalysts layered titanates incorporating in the intergallery space ruthenium tris(bipyridyl) and methyl viologen. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010; 346:172-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.02.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2009] [Revised: 02/23/2010] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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