Journal of Materiomics
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2015
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Junwei Fu,Shaowen Cao,Jiaguo Yu
Photocatalytic hydrogen generation is one of the most promising solutions to convert solar power into green chemical energy. In this work, a multi-component TiO 2 –Ag–Cu 2 O composite was obtained through simple impregnation-calcination of Cu 2 O and subsequent photodeposition of Ag onto electrospun TiO 2 nanotubes. The resulting TiO 2 –Ag–Cu 2 O photocatalyst exhibits excellent photocatalytic H 2 evolution activity due to the synergetic effect of Ag and Cu 2 O on electrospun TiO 2 nanotubes. A dual Z-scheme charge transfer pathway for photocatalytic reactions over TiO 2 –Ag–Cu 2 O composite was proposed and discussed. This work provides a prototype for designing Z-scheme photocatalyst with Ag as an electron mediator.
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ChemCatChem
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2019
·Vol. 11
·期 24
·6372-6383
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IF 4.495
Wenhua Ye,Jisong Hu,Xiaofeng Hu,Wenhua Zhang,Xinguo Ma,Huihu Wang
Graphical Photocatalysis : The traditional p–n junction charges transfer mode at the interface of CuInS 2 /g-C 3 N 4 can be switched to Z-scheme mode in CuInS 2 /Au/g-C 3 N 4 heterostructure through Au integration by weakening the built-in electric field and improving the interfacial bonding. Two dimensional (2D) heterojunction based on g-C 3 N 4 and CuInS 2 (CIS) nanosheets has been successfully constructed with the assistance of biomolecules L-cysteine. We demonstrated that a typical p–n junction charges transfer mode of CIS/PCN (protonated g-C 3 N 4 ) can be switched to Z-scheme transfer mode through the integration of Au by weakening the role of built-in electric field. The morphology of CIS/Au/PCN can be well adjusted through the formation of Au−S covalent bond and the electrostatic adsorption between Au and PCN during the hydrothermal process. Furthermore, the intimate interface contact inside CIS/Au/PCN heterojunction was indeed constructed, which may promote the charges separation and transfer process at the interface as evidenced by ESR spectra and time-resolved PL spectra. Under visible light illumination, the CIS/Au/PCN exhibited an enhanced CO (19.46 μmol/g) and CH 4 (1.18 μmol/g) yield in CO 2 reduction, which was about 5.04 times and 2.03 times higher than pure PCN. The composite heterojunction also showed excellent photocatalytic activity for tetracycline degradation with a 87 % degradation efficiency in 1 hour, which was 2.07 times higher than pure PCN. The experimental and theoretical calculation results demonstrated that an all-solid-state Z-scheme heterojunction was formed in the CIS/Au/PCN system, which was different from the typical p–n junction charges transfer mechanism in CIS/PCN.
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APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
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2021
·Vol. 127
·期 1
·1-8
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IF 2.584
Zhou Chenglin,Liao Gengcheng,Qiao Hui,Qi Xiang
A novel MoS 2 /Ag 2 CO 3 Z-scheme system was synthesized by a simple chemical depositing method. The morphology and material components of MoS 2 /Ag 2 CO 3 Z-scheme system were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) tests demonstrated that the photocurrent density of MoS 2 /Ag 2 CO 3 Z-scheme system can reach up to 13 µA/cm 2 in 0.5 M Na 2 SO 4 solution at a bias voltage of 0.5 V, which is 44 times more than pure MoS 2 , as well as 13 times higher than pure Ag 2 CO 3 . Lastly, the stability measurement of MoS 2 /Ag 2 CO 3 Z-scheme system in 0.5 M Na 2 SO 4 solution was carried out showing no obvious difference after processing 50 cycles. This work demonstrates that the MoS 2 /Ag 2 CO 3 Z-scheme system may have a great potential application in photocatalytic water splitting.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2020
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IF 4.65
Yi Ma,Pan Lv,Fang Duan,Jialiang Sheng,Shuanglong Lu,Han Zhu,Mingliang Du,Mingqing Chen
Reasonable design of heterojunctions is considered to be an effective way to construct highly efficient photocatalysts . In this work, Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 heterojunction nanofibers with tightly integrated interface were prepared by electrospinning technique and in-situ anion exchange method. Various characterizations were conducted to analyze the structure and morphology of Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 composites. The photocatalytic activities of the obtained Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 heterojunctions were evaluated by photodegradation of tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) under visible light irradiation. It can be found that Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 heterojunctions showed enhanced photocatalytic degradation performance, and their photocatalytic activities can be easily optimized by changing the amount of thioacetamide (TAA). When the amount of TAA was 0.1 mmol, the obtained Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 (TAA-2) sample exhibited the best photocatalytic performance, which was 5 and 6 times of pure BiFeO 3 and Bi 2 S 3 , respectively. Besides, the photocatalytic mechanism was systematically studied by monitoring the active species and radicals, and by performing the optical and photoelectrochemical tests. Accordingly, a direct Z-scheme charge migration mechanism for Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 heterojunctions was proposed. The enhanced photocatalytic performance of Bi 2 S 3 /BiFeO 3 heterojunctions can be attributed to the improved visible light response and efficient charge separation and transfer.
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APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
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2025
·Vol. 39
·期 3
·e70041
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IF 0
Yanzhi Zheng,Yu Sun,Zihan Yang,Yuqing Liu,Xiaotong Sun,Lixia Li,Wanning Cao,Jingkai Yang
There are still challenges to eliminate and reduce the harmful persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the water, especially the dye-based POPs. Two big obstacles the Ag 3 PO 4 photocatalyst faces are serious carrier recombination and photocorrosion, which presents a limitation for its application in water purification. Therefore, in this work, a novel Ag 3 PO 4 /SrTiO 3 heterojunction was synthesized by a simple in situ deposition method. Ag 3 PO 4 /SrTiO 3 10:1 exhibits the highest photocatalytic activity with rhodamine B (RhB) degradation of 98.8% in only 20 min and methyl orange (MO) degradation of 97.5% in 80 min under simulated sunlight irradiation, which is much higher than that of pure Ag 3 PO 4 and the mixed photocatalysts. During the photocatalytic reaction, h + and •O 2 − are the main active species, and the charge transfer path is satisfied with the Z-scheme mechanism. Additionally, the possible degradation pathways of RhB and MO were proposed by analyzing the intermediate products via HPLC-MS.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2022
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Yuxiang Hua,Chengyao Hu,Muhammad Arif,Shen-ming Chen,Min Zhang,Xiaoheng Liu
The design of efficient and stable photocatalysts for the removal of heavy metals in the environment has become a research hotspot. Here, a composite photocatalyst with three-dimensional In 2 S 3 microspheres supported by WO 3 nanoparticles was synthesized for the photoreduction of Cr(VI) for the first time. The constructed composite catalyst has a direct Z-scheme electron transport mechanism without any precious metals (Au, Pt, and Ag), quantum dots (TiO 2 QDs) or carbon materials (Graphene) as electronic media. Constructing a direct Z-scheme WO 3 /In 2 S 3 photocatalyst can greatly retain the reduction and oxidation reaction sites on the surface of the heterojunction and accelerate the reduction reaction. Under visible light irradiation, it greatly promotes the photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI), which is 67.7 times and 3.6 times the reduction rates of WO 3 and In 2 S 3 , respectively. The favorable photocatalytic performance of WO 3 /In 2 S 3 should be attributed to the effective interfacial contact between the semiconductors in the Z-scheme system, thereby realizing effective electron transfer and charge separation. In addition, the stability of WO 3 /In 2 S 3 was studied, and a possible mechanism in the photoreduction process of Cr(VI) was proposed.
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Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
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2022
·Vol. 32
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·2371-2383
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Dai Xiaojun,Feng Sheng,Wu Wei,Zhou Yun,Ye Zhiwei,Wang Yang,Cao Xun
To improve the photocatalytic activity of Bi 2 WO 6 , ZIF-8 was successfully introduced with the in-situ growth for the first time. The addition of ZIF-8 effectively inhibited the recombination of photogenerated electron–hole pairs with further improved electron utilization efficiency. The superoxide anion, .O 2 − , generated, greatly improved the photocatalytic activity. The performance of Bi 2 WO 6 /ZIF-8 in the photodegradation of tetracycline (TC) was studied under different conditions, including the proportions of ZIF-8, the dosage of catalyst, and the concentration of TC. The results indicated that 10 mg of B/Z/5/1 offered the best photocatalytic activity under UV light, achieving 97.8% degradation of TC (20 mg/L) within 80 min. The measured rate constant (k) for TC degradation was almost 3 times that of pure Bi 2 WO 6 . The effects of pH, HA, and inorganic anions on the degradation of TC were also studied for the simulated real water. Further, B/Z/5/1 could be reutilized up to five cycles without reduction of the catalysis performance. Therefore, the Bi 2 WO 6 /ZIF-8 heterojunction composite material can be utilized as an efficient photocatalyst for remediation of environmental pollution.
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JOURNAL OF RHEOLOGY
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2023
·Vol. 67
·期 5
·1031-1046
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IF 3.3
Xia Bin,Li Shoubo,Wang Xiaorong
For physically gelled colloidal suspensions, there are two routes to transform the gel from solid to liquid. One is to raise the temperature, and the other is to increase the shear deformation. In this investigation, we found that the phase boundary of this solid-to-liquid transformation exhibits a surprising Z-shaped curve in the strain-temperature plane. This nonmonotonic feature in phase transition appears to be present in various nanoparticle-filled colloidal gels with significant differences in chemical composition, filler type, structure, particle shape, average diameter, and particle size distribution. By applying the Kraus model to the breakage and restoration of filler networks and comparing our findings to nonequilibrium glassy behavior, we found that this nonmonotonic phenomenon can be theoretically predicted by combining the glassy melting kinetics of filler networks at high temperatures with the viscosity-retarded dissociation between particles at low temperatures.
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胶体科学
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2024
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Wuxi zhang,Yingzhu Zi,Xinmin Bai,Imarn Khan,Asad ullah,Yue Liu,Anjun Huang,Jianbei Qiu,Yangke Cun,Zhengwen Yang
ABSTRACT The narrow band gap semiconductor LaFeO 3 with ABO 3 perovskite structure has been deeply studied in the field of photocatalysis due to its good thermal stability, chemical stability, photoelectric properties and suitable band position. The inverse opal structure gives the material a large specific surface area and increases the adsorption area and active site of the catalyst. In this work, it is reported for the first time that perovskite LaFeO 3 inverse opal was applied to photocatalytic hydrogen production. The Cd 0.7 Zn 0.3 S QDs were deposited on the skeleton wall of LaFeO 3 inverse opal to construct LaFeO 3 /Cd 0.7 Zn 0.3 S binary heterojunction catalyst. The LaFeO 3 3DOM can effectively increase the contact area with Cd 0.7 Zn 0.3 S QDs with an increase in specific surface area, and the multiple scattering effect improves the efficiency of light utilization. The introduction of Zn 2+ ions regulate the band gap position of Cd 0.7 Zn 0.3 S QDs and increases the thermodynamic reduction ability of photo generated electrons. The Z-type heterojunction effect formed by LaFeO 3 inverse opal and Cd 0.7 Zn 0.3 S QDs facilitates the separation and transmission of photo generated charges. The LaFeO 3 /Cd 0.7 Zn 0.3 S heterojunction catalysts achieved a hydrogen production performance of 277.48 μmol/g/h due to the large specific surface area of 3DOM, good light capture ability, band gap regulation of element doping, and efficient charge separation synergistic effect of heterojunction. This work provides new insights into the design and manufacture of perovskite-type 3DOM heterojunction photocatalysts.
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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers
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2020
·Vol. 7
·期 14
·2692-2701
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IF 5.958
Shuangshuang Kai,Baojuan Xi,Haibo Li,Shenglin Xiong
Z-scheme photocatalytic systems, consisting of semiconductor/semiconductor heterostructures, mimic the natural photosynthesis and enhance the photocatalytic activity dramatically. Herein, we have for the first time synthesized unique all-solid-state Z-scheme ternary heterostructures by growing CdS nano-hemispheres radially assembled with nanorods as the core and CoS hexagonal nanoflakes as the shell on graphene sheets (CdS/Co9S8-RGO) through a facile one-pot hydrothermal method and subsequent annealing treatment. Furthermore, the growth mechanism is explored and analyzed by monitoring the intermediates in terms of structure and composition. The heterostructures form three paths available for charge carrier transfer and separation, wherein a redox-mediator-free Z-scheme constitutes CdS and Co9S8 and upgrades to an all-solid-state Z-scheme system by combination with RGO. Moreover, due to the excellent photon capture capability and electric conductivity, RGO also made great contribution to the effective separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers. Benefiting from efficient charge transfer and separation, CdS/Co9S8-RGO exhibits a H2 evolution rate up to 4.82 mmol h−1 g−1 and remarkable activity stability even after 20 h of photocatalytic reaction. We believe that the design philosophy via the plain synthesis merges multiple structural interfaces and transfer paths in a system reported here, shedding an insight into the design of other photocatalysts.
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Catalysts
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2025
·Vol. 15
·期 1
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Jinghong Fang,Min Wang,Xiaotong Yang,Qiong Sun,Liyan Yu
In this study, a novel Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst was developed by integrating g-C3N4nanoplates into ZnIn2S4microspheres. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis revealed a directional electron transfer from g-C3N4to ZnIn2S4upon heterojunction formation. Under irradiation, electrochemical tests and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy demonstrated significantly enhanced charge generation and separation efficiencies in the ZnIn2S4/g-C3N4composite, accompanied by reduced charge transfer resistance. In photocatalytic CO2reduction, the ZnIn2S4/g-C3N4composite achieved the highest CO yield, 1.92 and 5.83 times higher than those of pristine g-C3N4and ZnIn2S4, respectively, with a notable CO selectivity of 91.3% compared to H2(8.7%). The Z-scheme heterojunction mechanism, confirmed in this work, effectively preserved the strong redox capabilities of the photoinduced charge carriers, leading to superior photocatalytic performance and excellent long-term stability. This study offers valuable insights into the design and development of g-C3N4-based heterojunctions for efficient solar-driven CO2reduction.
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Electronic Materials Letters
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2022
·Vol. 19
·期 1
·94-107
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IF 3.151
Luo Menghao,Feng Hange,Hu Yuechuan,Chen Keke,Dong Zibo,Xue Shaolin
Abstract Photocatalytic degradation has received considerable emphasis since it shows significant possibilities in environmental pollution. In this work, ternary Z-scheme heterojunction g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 /Ti 3 C 2 photocatalysts are designed and fabricated. The Z-scheme heterojunctions formed on the surfaces of g-C 3 N 4 and TiO 2 dramatically modify the photocatalytic performances of the compound under illumination. Meanwhile, in this process, multilayer Ti 3 C 2 , as the transport medium of Z-scheme heterojunction, is tightly bonded to TiO 2 generated by hydrothermal oxidation and g-C 3 N 4 with large specific surface area, which effectively facilitates the space charge separation and depresses the charge recombination. When the addition amount of TiO 2 /Ti 3 C 2 is 80 mg and calcined at 450 ℃ for 4 h, g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 /Ti 3 C 2 has the greatest photocatalytic performance, and the kinetic constant for degradation methyl orange (MO) was about 3.62 times that of g-C 3 N 4 and 14.55 times that of Ti 3 C 2 , respectively. This work illustrates that g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 /Ti 3 C 2 has outstanding potential and offers novel insights for designing and synthesizing new ternary heterojunction materials. Graphical Abstract
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