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2022
·Vol. 18
·期 34
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IF 15.153
Yuxin Liu,Cailing Chen,Yiqiang He,Zhe Zhang,Mingbian Li,Chunguang Li,Xiao-Bo Chen,Yu Han,Zhan Shi
Design and development of highly efficient photocatalytic materials are key to employ photocatalytic technology as a sound solution to energy and environment related challenges. This work aims to significantly boost photocatalytic activity through rich indium vacancies (V In ) In 2 S 3 with atomic p–n homojunction through a one-pot preparation strategy. Positron annihilation spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance reveal existence of V In in the prepared photocatalysts. Mott–Schottky plots and surface photovoltage spectra prove rich V In In 2 S 3 can form atomic p–n homojunction. It is validated that p–n homojunction can effectively separate carriers combined with photoelectrochemical tests. V In decreases carrier transport activation energy (CTAE) from 0.64 eV of V In -poor In 2 S 3 to 0.44 eV of V In -rich In 2 S 3 . The special structure endows defective In 2 S 3 with multifunctional photocatalysis properties, i.e., hydrogen production (872.7 µmol g −1 h −1 ), degradation of methyl orange (20 min, 97%), and reduction in heavy metal ions Cr(VI) (30 min, 98%) under simulated sunlight, which outperforms a variety of existing In 2 S 3 composite catalysts. Therefore, such a compositional strategy and mechanistic study are expected to offer new insights for designing highly efficient photocatalysts through defect engineering.
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材料科学
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环境科学
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能源科学
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ACS Catalysis
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2024
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IF 11.3
Xiaohui Leng,Xin Zhou,Lu Ma,Yonghua Du,Ouwen Peng,Zhongxin Chen,Jinhui Pan,Ming-Yu Qi,Jian-Hui Zheng,Yi-Jun Xu,Kian Ping Loh
Visible light induced oxidative C–C and C–N coupling provides a milder alternative to the current synthetic strategies. However, the photochemical C–C coupling of benzylamine and chromoselective C–C/C–N conversion are not widely reported. Herein, we demonstrate that the introduction of indium vacancies in ZnIn2S4 improves the catalytic activity for C–C coupling of benzylamine and imparts a strong chromoselectivity for C–C or C–N coupled products. A high C–C selectivity of ∼80% is achieved with a benzylamine conversion of ∼80%. Mechanistic studies unveil the switchable reaction routes between kinetically favored C–C coupling and thermodynamically favored C–N coupling under specific illumination conditions.
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化学
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材料科学
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光催化
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APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
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2019
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IF 14.229
Bingbing Hu,Maocong Hu,Qiang Guo,Kang Wang,Xitao Wang
In this work, a series of In(OH) 3 with abundant indium vacancies were synthesized by hydrothermal method using mixed solvent of ethylenediamine(En) and water for photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 with H 2 O vapor. The morphology, particle size, crystallinity, pore structure, and vacancy concentration of photocatalysts were successfully regulated by adjusting the ratio of En and water in mixed solvent, which were characterized by XRD, FT-IR, TG-DTA, SEM, HRTEM, UV–vis DRS, PL spectra, XPS, and EPR. Moreover, the effect of En/water ratio on the adsorption capacity to CO 2 and photo-electrical properties of In(OH) 3 were further investigated by in-situ FTIR, PL spectra, UV–vis DRS, CV, and EIS. In(OH) 3 prepared in mixed solution exhibited much higher photocatalytic activity for CO 2 reduction with H 2 O vapor compared to that prepared with water only solvent. The enhanced photocatalytic performance can be attributed to the special morphology, smaller particle size, larger BET surface area, and especially generated indium vacancies creating defect energy levels in the bandgap, which improved visible light absorption, carrier separation, and CO 2 chemisorption. This work paves the way to enable a non-visible-light response material with high visible-light photocatalytic activity by regulating vacancy concentration via a facile method.
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环境科学
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2023
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IF 8.6
Yuxin Liu,Yiqiang He,Chunguang Li,Zhan Shi,Shouhua Feng
Photocatalytic technology is considered a sound solution to exploit hydrogen energy. Currently, photocatalytic hydrogen production and organic synthesis under simulated sunlight simultaneously have enormous practical significance. Herein, we synthesized Ni@C metal nanoparticles cocatalyst to form a composite photocatalyst with Indium-vacancy-rich In 2 S 3 by the electrostatic self-assembly method. The composite exhibited a hydrogen production rate of 3.52 mmol·g −1 ·h −1 and coupling of benzylamine 8.37 mmol·g −1 ·h −1 . X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory explored the reaction process and mechanism. The charge density difference of the heterojunction surface revealed that the Ni@C interacted with the substrate via both electrostatic interaction and chemical bonds. This confirmed that the electrons rapidly transferred to the cocatalyst under the irradiation of visible light, which was conducive to the surface reduction reaction and greatly inhibited the photogenerated carrier recombination. Moreover, hydrogen adsorption energy further explained the synergistic effect of co-modification of the defect and the fact that noble-metal-free cocatalyst could improve photocatalytic efficiency. This work offers insights into the preparation of new types of photocatalysts which produce hydrogen and high-value chemicals in the future.
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材料科学
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化学工程
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催化
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能源材料
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光化学
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