INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2021
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IF 5.816
Peicheng Wei,Yan Wen,Kaifeng Lin,Xin Li
Developing novel photoanodes with high efficiency for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has become the key to solar energy conversion and storage realm. Herein, 3D worm-like bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4 ) is grafted on 2D thin tungsten trioxide (WO 3 ) underlayer by electrodeposition to form mixed–dimensional structured photoanode, resulting in significant improvement of the photocatalytic performance and the charge separation efficiency. Characterization results prove that the mixed–dimensional structured can boost the photocatalytic activity by suppressing back reaction and charge recombination of the bulk BiVO 4 . Simultaneously, the electrical conductivity of photoanode can be increased by W 6+ doping. Furthermore, a robust catalyst NiCo 2 O x is coated onto the surface of WO 3 /BiVO 4 photoanode, exhibiting a desirable photocurrent of 3.85 mA cm −2 at 1.23 V vs . RHE and an excellent stability over 3 h. Both the excellent photocurrent density and great operational stability of this 2D/3D WO 3 /BiVO 4 photoanode make it a promising material for practical applications.
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能源转换与存储
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 5.5
Dongxiao Wang,Zheng Lan,Yue Li,Ying Huang,Kun Yin,Lixia Yang,Liangjiu Bai,Donglei Wei,Huawei Yang,Hou Chen,Mingchuan Luo
Comprehensive Summary Photocatalytic aerobic oxidative desulfurization (PAODS) is a sustainable alternative technology to traditional, energy-intensive fuel desulfurization methods. Nonetheless, its advancement is hindered by the notable challenge of inadequate electron-hole separation efficiency within the existing catalytic systems. Herein, a Janus 2D/2D heterostructure composed of Co 3 O 4 and CoMoO 4 is reported for the PAODS of thiophenic sulfides. Through a combination of detailed experimental characterizations and density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we elucidate the formation of a type II p-n heterojunction in the catalyst, significantly enhancing electron-hole separation through electric field force and reducing the possibility of electron-hole recombination due to the spatial separation of redox centres. The photocatalyst exhibits exceptional activity and demonstrates an impressive performance of 10.4 mmol·g –1 ·h –1 in the oxidation of dibenzothiophene (DBT). Moreover, the photocatalyst demonstrates profound desulfurization capabilities in real diesel, reinforcing its promising prospects for industrial application. These discoveries provide invaluable insights, both scientifically and practically, towards the development of advanced photocatalysts for PAODS processes.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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化学工程
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Solar RRL
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2024
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IF 6
Xiya Zhao,Zhiyu Li,Xiaochao Zhang,Xiushuai Guan,Changming Zhang,Puqian Tian,Huiqiang Yue,Liyuan Wang,Yadong Bai,Yawen Wang,Song Yang,Caimei Fan
Photo-anode-driven photoelectrocatalytic reduction of CO 2 is an ideal way for solving problems such as the greenhouse effect and environmental crisis. In this study, a one-step hydrothermal method was successfully used for the preparation of BiVO 4 films doped with different mass fractions of Mo. The results show that when Mo was doped at 1.5 wt%, photocurrent densities of up to 4.11 mA·cm -2 were obtained, 3.36 times greater than those of undoped BiVO 4 , and there was a marked cathodic shifting of water oxidation reaction initiation potential. Subsequently, coupling it with the BiOBr nanosheet cathode, the generated CH 3 OH rate reached 45.67 μmol·L -1 ·h -1 ·cm -2 at a low applied voltage of 1.2 V RHE , with a Faraday efficiency of 60.68% for photoelectrocatalytic CO 2 reduction. This work is important for Bi-based thin film self-assembly coupled with photoelectrocatalytic CO 2 systems. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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IF 6.707
Wei Li,Fei Wang,Xiao-shan Chu,Xiao-yun Liu,Yan-yan Dang
Water splitting by photocatalysis technique is regarded as an eco-friendly hydrogen production strategy. However, the poor photoresponsivity and automatic electron-hole recombination greatly restrict the HER performance of conventional semiconductor photocatalyst. Here, to utilize the stable electrochemical property of hexagonal phase boron nitride (h-BN) and improve its defect of wide bandgap ( E g ≈ 4.2 eV), reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was applied to construct three-dimensional (3D) porous h-BN/rGO hybrid accompanied by a carbon-doping strategy without template assistance, then a carbon-doped 3D porous h-BN/rGO (C-BNRG) hybrid with large BET surface area was successfully prepared. As the synergistic effect of h-BN/rGO heterointerface and carbon-doping, the improved photoresponsivity and electrochemical property were presented, and the resultant 3D porous C 0.4 -BNRG hybrid presented not only greatly enhanced HER activity (157.63 μmol·g −1 ·h −1 ) but excellent durability in pH = 8.5, which was prominently higher than pristine h-BN (～36.7 times), C-BN (～12.1 times) and 3D porous BNRG hybrid (～7.0 times). This study offers a template-free approach to develop non-metallic based 3D porous hybrid for outstanding HER performance.
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材料科学
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能源化学
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光电催化
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2025
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IF 3.9
He Xianhong,Tian Wei,Ahmed Jahangeer,Bai Zhengyu,Yang Lin
Bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4 , BVO) is an ideal photoabsorber for the photoelectrocatalytic water splitting, but its performance and photostability limit its commercial application. Therefore, enhancing the catalytic performance and stability becomes an increasingly crucial issue. In this study, we report a composite catalytic material poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene, EDOT) (PEDOT)-modified β-FeOOH nanosheets loading onto the surface of BVO through the hydrolysis of Fe 3+ in BVO semiconductor film and the catalytic polymerization of EDOT form the conductive polymer. The structure facilitates the catalytic process, and when it is used in photoelectrocatalysis oxygen evolution reaction, it exhibits a photocurrent density of 3.3 mA cm −2 at 1.23 V versus standard hydrogen electrodes. Mechanistic studies show that the introduction of PEDOT-modified β-FeOOH optimized the electrode/electrolyte contact interface, adjusted the defect state, and provided catalytically active sites during the catalytic process. This study provides a feasible idea for exploring the catalytic mechanism of BVO-based photoelectrode and designing catalysts.
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电化学
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ACS Nano
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2024
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IF 15.8
Chen Liao,Zhizhong He,Feng Wang,Ya Liu,Liejin Guo
Photocatalytic CO2 conversion is a promising approach to simultaneously mitigate climate change and alleviate the energy crisis. However, infrared light, which constitutes nearly half of the solar energy, has not been effectively utilized yet. In this work, we discover a photogenerated charge transition mechanism in CuInS2 with intrinsic InCu antisite defects for synergistic utilization of full-spectrum photons. Femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and DFT calculation unveil an intermediate band induced by the intrinsic antisite defects, where cascaded sub-band transition could be realized by high-energy photons (UV–vis) and low-energy (IR), thus improving the absorption range of infrared light as well as the utilization efficiency of photogenerated carriers. In situ Kelvin probe force microscopy demonstrates that the generation of photoexcited electrons could be greatly enhanced through this synergistic utilization of full spectrum light. Moreover, in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and in situ diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy reveal that infrared photons could also enhance the adsorption and activation of CO2 and H2O on the catalyst surface. As a result, the CO production rate under full spectrum light reaches 19.9 μmol g–1 h–1, which is more than a 7-fold increase over that under UV–vis irradiation.
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物理化学
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ACS ES&T Engineering
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2022
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IF 0
Jiazhen Cao,Yao Chen,Hengjun Shang,Xiang Chen,Qianyu Qiao,Hexing Li,Zhenfeng Bian
Gold and palladium are the most widely used precious metal materials in the field of electronic devices and industrial catalysis. How to realize the green recycling of gold and palladium is important and challenging. In this work, we found that gold and palladium in wastes, such as electronic devices and industrial catalysts, can be completely dissolved and recycled by photocatalysis. Gold and palladium are oxidized to the ionic state in water, which does not involve strong acids, strong alkalis, toxic cyanides, or an organic medium. More interestingly, the dissolution of gold and palladium in different halogen aqueous solutions has special selectivity, which depends on the coordination stability constants between gold and palladium with halide ions. Therefore, gold and palladium can be selectively dissolved in iodine ion solution and bromine ion solution, respectively, then gold and palladium can be obtained by a one-step reduction. This work opens up a new direction for optimizing the photocatalytic dissolution technology and promoting the green recycling of precious metals.
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环境科学
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2024
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IF 9.4
Dong Li,Renyi Li,Yizhou Zhao,Kaixuan Wang,Ke Fan,Wei Guo,Qi Chen,Yujing Li
Perovskite CsPbBr 3 quantum dot shows great potential in artificial photosynthesis, attributed to its outstanding optoelectronic properties. Nevertheless, its photocatalytic activity is hindered by insufficient catalytic active sites and severe charge recombination. In this work, a CsPbBr 3 @Ag-C 3 N 4 ternary heterojunction photocatalyst is designed and synthesized for high-efficiency CO 2 reduction. The CsPbBr 3 quantum dots and Ag nanoparticles are chemically anchored on the surface of g-C 3 N 4 sheets, forming an electron transfer tunnel from CsPbBr 3 quantum dots to Ag nanoparticles via g-C 3 N 4 sheets. The resulting CsPbBr 3 @Ag-C 3 N 4 ternary photocatalyst, with spatial separation of photogenerated carriers, achieves a remarkable conversion rate of 19.49 μmol·g −1 ·h −1 with almost 100 % CO selectivity, a 3.13-fold enhancement in photocatalytic activity as compared to CsPbBr 3 quantum dots. Density functional theory calculations reveal the rapid CO 2 adsorption/activation and the decreased free energy (0.66 eV) of *COOH formation at the interface of Ag nanoparticles and g-C 3 N 4 in contrast to the g-C 3 N 4 , leading to the excellent photocatalytic activity, while the thermodynamically favored CO desorption contributes to the high CO selectivity. This work presents an innovative strategy of constructing perovskite-based photocatalyst by modulating catalyst structure and offers profound insights for efficient CO 2 conversion.
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材料科学
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催化化学
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环境科学
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2024
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IF 5.8
Fei Wang,Guangcai Ma,Guofeng Cheng,Wenqing Hu,Zengtao Lv,Bin Chen,Wenbin Li,Yumeng Zang,Pengshan Liu,Zhuo Zhang
In this work, an efficient and stable photo-assisted electrocatalyst of N-doped CoNiOOH for overall seawater splitting are proposed. The doped N atoms triggered local contractions of lattice, thereby, promoted the morphologies of products to evolve from nanoflowers to nanowires (NWs), and the obvious electrocatalytic enhancements. Especially under the illumination of AM 1.5 G, the U30-NWs exhibited a photo-assisted cathodic current density from −2.0 to −4.0 mA cm −2 at −0.05 V vs RHE, and also an anodic stability for more than 48 hours in seawater . Our studies reveal that the doped N atom could accumulate more electrons than O atom, leading to the degradation of Co and Ni 3d and O 2p states on either side of Fermi level , thus a p-type feature with the widened band gap and improved UV–visible light absorption. Meanwhile, the corrosion resistance was thus improved due to the chemical stable N-Co(Ni)-N bonds. This work provides a practical strategy towards the H 2 production via photo-assisted electrocatalytic seawater splitting.
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能源化学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2019
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IF 8.355
Xuefeng Liu,Hao Zhou,Shuzhao Pei,Shupo Xie,Shijie You
Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) represents a promising method for water decontamination, but the overall performance is limited by slow interfacial charge transfer. In this study, we address this limitation by creating an efficient PEC system with oxygen-deficient WO 3−x nanoplate array film serving as photoanode through surface reduction method. Oxygen vacancy had a slight impact to catalytic activity of photoanode, but exhibited an enhanced performance when anodic polarization was imposed. Based on a front-side illumination and potential of 1.2 V vs standard hydrogen electrode (SHE), the WO 3−x photoanode produced a photocurrent being 7.3 times as WO 3 photoanode, indicating a substantially enhanced interfacial charge transfer. Both WO 3 and WO 3−x electrodes showed an insignificant removal of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) and dechlorination under individual photocatalytic condition. When anodic polarization was applied at 1.2 V vs SHE, 85.5% removal of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) and 48% dechlorination efficiency could be obtained for WO 3−x photoanode, accounting for the values being 32.7% and 25.8% higher than that for WO 3 photoanode. The corresponding first-order kinetic constant for 4-CP removal by WO 3−x ( k = 0.0157 min −1 ) was approximately 2.53 times as that by WO 3 ( k = 0.0062 min −1 ). The improved PEC performance of WO 3−x photoanode under low potential bias should result from faster interfacial charge transfer, mitigation of electron-hole recombination, and production of higher amount of hydroxyl radical ( OH). This study not only suggests the important role of oxygen vacancy in PEC system, but also provides a new strategy to develop a full solar-energy-based water purification system.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 4.821
Ruilin Liu,Xiaoping Wei,Jianping Li
An amperometric method with synergistic electrocatalysis on photoelectrocatalysis was proposed, and it was used for the detection of trace glucose concentrations for the first time. Under illumination of an external xenon lamp light source, the electrocatalytic oxidation reaction of glucose on a Co 3 O 4 -modified electrode produced a synergistic effect on the photoelectrochemical reaction of glucose. The separation of electron–hole pairs generated by the photoelectrochemical reaction was promoted, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency was improved. As a result, the photoelectric current increased, and the sensitivity of the amperometric method was enhanced by about 9 times. The mechanism of synergistic electrocatalysis on photoelectrocatalysis was studied. The method can be used for the determination of glucose with a linear concentration range of 1.0 × 10 −8 M to 3.5 × 10 −7 M. The sensitivity was 7,753 μA cm −2 mM −1 , and the detection limit was 3.6 × 10 −9 M. Compared with conventional photoelectrochemical analysis methods, the chronoamperometric method has higher sensitivity and lower detection limit. The method has been used for the direct determination of trace amounts of glucose in saliva and sweat.
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分析化学
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生物医学工程
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2025
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IF 8.3
Yufei Hu,Jiashou Lv,Danqin Li,Meisi Yu,Wenjing Zhou,Furui Lin,Weiqiang Zhou,Jie Li,Caiqin Wang,Jingkun Xu
To facilitate the commercialization of methanol fuel cells, the development of catalysts that exhibit both high activity and durability is of paramount importance. Nevertheless, the widespread application of current Pt-based catalysts is limited by their high cost and susceptibility to CO poisoning, among other drawbacks. Research has shown that introducing suitable support materials can enhance their anti-poisoning, making support development a key focus. In this research, we suggest a new strategy based on the template method to successfully synthesize oxygen vacancies neodymium-doped TiO 2 hollow spheres (OV-Nd-THS). The platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) were successfully loaded onto the OV-Nd-THS support to form the OV-Nd-THS/Pt nanocomposite. This innovative nanocomposite serves as a highly efficient catalyst, converting solar energy and chemical energy into electrical energy. The results indicated that the catalyst exhibited an electrocatalytic performance of 2686 mA mg −1 under alkaline conditions, which significantly increased to 5252 mA mg −1 under illumination. After 400 cycle tests, the mass activity maintained approximately 62 % of its highest value, demonstrating excellent durability. This remarkable performance is attributed to Nd doping, which introduces abundant oxygen vacancies, facilitating oxygen adsorption and consequently generating more active sites. The separation efficacy of photogenerated carriers is improved by the presence of surface oxygen vacancies, which in turn improves photoelectrocatalytic performance. Moreover, the hollow structure of titanium dioxide enhances light-harvesting capabilities, thereby promoting charge separation efficiency and facilitating the kinetics of the methanol oxidation reaction. This study presents a novel approach and establishes a significant experimental foundation for the development of high-performance catalysts for direct methanol fuel cells.
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