INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2022
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IF 5.436
Zhi Hua Zhang,Li Xia Chen,Yun Qian Zhang,Qian Jiang Zhu,Kai Chen,Zhu Tao
The anion-induced outer surface interaction of Q[n]s is an important driving force in the construction of Q[n]-based supramolecular frameworks. In this work, a symmetric tetramethyl-substituted cucurbit[6]uril (TMeQ[6]) is selected as the basic structural block. Using the anion-induced outer surface interaction of Q[n]s derived from [CdxCly]n− anions formed by Cd2+ cations in a HCl medium, four different TMeQ[6]-[CdxCly]n−-based supramolecular frameworks are constructed. Three of the most common TMeQ[6]-[CdxCly]n−-based supramolecular frameworks are selected for further vulcanization, and three different CdS/TMeQ[6]-based framework catalysts with different structures and properties are obtained. The catalytic activities of these three CdS/TMeQ[6]-based framework catalysts are investigated by the coupling photocatalytic reaction of aminobenzyl, and the results showed that the catalytic activities of the three catalysts are all higher than that of pure CdS. Therefore, this work establishes that it is possible to establish a method for synthesizing the Q[n]-based framework-supported catalysts by first synthesizing TMeQ[6]-[CdxCly]n−-based supramolecular frameworks and then forming Q[n]-based framework supported catalysts by sulfurization or reduction.
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催化化学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHOTOENERGY
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2014
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IF 0
Sujing Yu,Juncheng Hu,Jinlin Li
Self assembly of TiO2/CdS mesoporous microspheres was synthesized via hydrothermal method. The samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy analysis (EDS), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and photoluminescence spectra (PL). The as-synthesized TiO2/CdS mesoporous microspheres showed superior photocatalytic activity for the degradation of RhB under either visible light or simulated sunlight irradiation; the 10 wt% TiO2/CdS sample showed the best performance. Moreover, this catalyst showed improved stability, and the activity did not decrease significantly after four recycles. The heterojunction between TiO2 and CdS may be favorable for the transport of photoinduced electrons from CdS to TiO2. In addition, the mesoporous structure could increase the utilization of light energy and facilitate the diffusion of reactants and products during the photocatalytic reaction.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2021
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IF 8.128
Peng Wang,Xibin Zhou,Yu Shao,Danzhen Li,Zhongfu Zuo,Xuezheng Liu
For the first time, CdS quantum dots (QDs)-decorated InOOH (CdS-In for short) was synthesized by a facile photodeposition method. The experiment results showed that CdS-In samples exhibited excellent activity and stability towards photocatalytic reduction of nitro aromatics. The conversion ratio of 4-nitroaniline (4-NA) over CdS-In sample that was prepared with photodeposition time of 120 min (CdS-In-120) reached up to 99.4% under visible light irradiation for 40 min, which was even higher than that achieved over commercial CdS (86.2%). Besides the significant enhancement of visible light absorption, quantum sized CdS were decorated evenly on the surface of InOOH, which was very beneficial for the high activity. Furthermore, the heterogeneous junction formed at the interface of CdS QDs and InOOH can significantly increase the separation efficiency of photogenerated charge carriers. Active species control experiment and electron spin resonance (ESR) technique have proved that photogenerated electrons are the main active species towards photocatalytic reduction of nitro aromatics. It is anticipated that our study would offer meaningful insights for exploring novel InOOH-based visible light photocatalysts towards efficient reduction of nitro aromatics.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2019
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IF 4.175
N’dri Dieudonné Diby,Yueqin Duan,Patrick Atheba Grah,Fengshi Cai,Zhihao Yuan
In the photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting for the hydrogen production, the fabrication of a stable and efficient photocatalyst semiconductor remains a challenge. CdS, which is one of most used chalcogenide materials, coupled with metal oxide semiconductor exhibit a generally low durability. TiO 2 nanorods arrays (TNR) sensitized with CdS were synthesized via hydrothermal method and denoted as TNR-CdS. CdS deposition on TNR surface was controlled by regulating the hydrothermal reaction time. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy , scanning electronmicroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and UV-visible absorption. A high PEC performance as well as a great CdS sensitized TNR photoanodes stability were exhibited. These results could be due to the intimate contact between CdS and TNR, favoring a fast separation of photogenerated charge carriers. The optimal PEC performance was achieved when CdS was deposited on TNR for 10 h. Under AM 1.5G illumination at applied potential of 0 V vs Ag/AgCl, TNR-CdS (10 h) is found to have a photocurrent density of 6.5 mA/cm 2 against 2.25 mA/cm 2 for TNR. Additionally, TNR-CdS (10 h) presented a photoconversion efficiency of 2.5% at −0.4 V vs Ag/AgCl, while that of TNR was 0.9% at-0.35 V vs Ag/AgCl. TNR-CdS showed great stability with and without sacrificial reagent. These results were confirmed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements, where the rapid transfer/transport and separation of photogenerated charge carriers were highlighted.
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能源科学
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Nano Research
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2021
·Vol. 16
·期 4
·4531-4538
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IF 8.897
Liu Guangyu,Gao Feng,Zhang Hongwei,Wang Lei,Gao Chao,Xiong Yujie
Synergistically combining biological whole-cell bacteria with man-made semiconductor materials innovates the way for sustainable solar-driven CO 2 fixation, showing great promise to break through the bottleneck in traditional chemical photocatalyst systems. However, most of the biohybrids require uneconomical organic nutrients and anaerobic conditions for the successful cultivation of the bacteria to sustain the CO 2 fixation, which severely limits their economic viability and applicability for practical application. Herein, we present an inorganic-biological hybrid system composed of obligate autotrophic bacteria Thiobacillus thioparus ( T. thioparus ) and CdS nanoparticles (NPs) biologically precipitated on the bacterial surface, which can achieve efficient CO 2 fixation based entirely on cost-effective inorganic salts and without the restriction of anaerobic conditions. The optimized interface between CdS NPs and T. thioparus formed by biological precipitation plays an essential role for T. thioparus efficiently receiving photogenerated electrons from CdS NPs and thus changing the autotrophic way from chemoautotroph to photoautotroph. As a result, the CdS- T. thioparus biohybrid realizes the solar-driven CO 2 fixation to produce multi-carbon glutamate synthase and biomass under visible-light irradiation with CO 2 as the only carbon source. This work provides significant inspiration for the further exploration of the solar-driven self-replicating biocatalytic system to achieve CO 2 fixation and conversion.
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微生物学
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Materials
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2021
·Vol. 14
·期 20
·5959
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IF 3.623
Jing Zhang,Weijie Zhao,Jiaqi Pan,Ruimin Tang
The Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/g-C3N4/CdS nanofiber sono-photocatalysts were successfully synthesized by an ordinary electrospining-chemical deposition method. The PAN/g-C3N4/CdS heterojunction nanofibers constructed with the CdS nanoparticles deposited on the PAN/g-C3N4nanofibers. The g-C3N4/CdS heterojunction increase of light absorption and the construction of heterojunction can depress recombination of charge carrier and PAN nanofibers improve the recyclability successfully. Finally, a highly effective photocatalytic activity was performed by degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) in visible light irradiation. Furthermore, an ultrasonic method is introduced into the sono-photocatalytic system to enhance the degradation efficiency of RhB ascribed to the synergistic effect of ultrasound.Keywords:PAN/g-C3N4/CdS heterojunction;low power ultrasound;sono-photocatalytic activity;nanofibers
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化学
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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
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2023
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IF 5.2
Ziyu Zhang,Xiaoli Dong,Yu Wang,Nan Zheng,Hongchao Ma,Xiufang Zhang
Because of its superior coupling and composition matching, narrow band gap semiconductor heterojunction can increase redox activity, reduce carrier recombination, and enhance light absorption. When heterojunction photocatalysts are constructed properly, it is thought to be an efficient technique to boost photocatalytic activity. The Co 9 S 8 /CdS heterostructures in this study were created using a two-step solvothermal technique. The as-prepared Co 9 S 8 /CdS heterostructures exhibit outstanding photocatalytic degradation performance of methyl orange (MO) owing to their unique structure and compositional properties. Co 9 S 8 /CdS heterostructures can offer a remarkable MO degradation rate that can reach 97% in 25 min when illuminated by visible light. In addition to demonstrating better long-term stability after numerous cycling photocatalytic tests, experiments with radical trapping have shown that ·O 2 − is crucial for the photocatalytic degradation of MO. The pertinent photogenerated charge transfer and catalytic mechanisms of Co 9 S 8 /CdS heterostructures are suggested and examined.
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CATALYSIS LETTERS
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2025
·Vol. 155
·期 5
·1-13
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IF 2.4
Lu Xingyu,Sun Jiahao,Yang Pengfei,Yang Xianjun,Hu Qin,Chen Liuyun,Qin Zuzeng,Su Tongming
CdS photocatalysts have attracted extensive attention in the area of photocatalytic hydrogen generation, yet their limited light absorption and charge transfer efficiencies still restrict their photocatalytic performance. In this study, NiS was grown on CdS to synthesize xNiS/CdS composites via a hydrothermal method and was used for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. The introduction of NiS increased the light absorption intensity and broadened the light absorption range in the visible light region. In addition, a close contact interface formed between NiS and CdS, which accelerated the transfer and separation of photogenerated electrons and holes. Furthermore, NiS acts as the electron aggregation center and active site for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Therefore, the photocatalytic performance of the xNiS/CdS composites was greatly enhanced. Among the xNiS/CdS composites, the 0.5NiS/CdS composite exhibited the optimal photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate of 36.75 mmol·h − 1 ·g − 1 , which was 7.84 times greater than that of CdS. A possible mechanism of photocatalytic H 2 production over xNiS/CdS is also proposed. This work provides new inspiration for the rational design of high-efficiency cocatalyst/CdS composites. Graphical
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能源化学
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2025
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Ya-Nan Wang,Yaxin Guo,Jinsong Peng,Jianwei Zhao,Lei Yang,Haiyan Song,Chunxia Chen
s Photocatalytic H 2 O 2 production represents a sustainable and promising avenue for energy and environment. Photoproduction of H 2 O 2 in seawater is potentially an alternative to meet the needs of H 2 O 2 utilization in ocean, while with challenges of competitive ions influence and unsolved photocatalytic mechanism. Herein, we constructed a S-scheme heterojunction with the lamellated WO 3 coated CdS semiconductors for photoproduction of H 2 O 2 in actual seawater. Fragmented WO 3 uniformly spread on surface of dispersed CdS spheres by two steps including calcination and ultrasound. Photocatalyst achieved considerable 1.00 mmol·g cat −1 ·h −1 of H 2 O 2 productivity in seawater without electron-proton donors and pure O 2 , 9.3 % of apparent quantum yield (AQY), as well as good reusability. A co-catalysis concept was proposed to explore specific role of ions in seawater on H 2 O 2 photoproduction. S-scheme heterojunction contributed to migration of electrons and holes on interface between WO 3 and CdS, and further promoted separation of photocarriers, and further opened another channel for H 2 O 2 generation. Accumulated electrons in conduction band (CB) of CdS involved in the main route of two-electron reduction of O 2 for H 2 O 2 production, also promoted generation of •O 2 - for opening the auxiliary route. WO 3 /CdS heterojunction provided fundamentals and opportunities for H 2 O 2 production and applications in abundant seawater as a sustainable way.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2020
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IF 7.489
Yi Xiao,Ting Wang,Ganhua Qiu,Kun Zhang,Changguo Xue,Benxia Li
Photocatalytic reactions represent a kind of green and sustainable chemical processes for organic transformations, but the efficiency is limited by the severe recombination and/or inadequate redox potentials of photoinduced charge carriers in photocatalysts . To address these issues, herein, the CdS-EDTA/g-C 3 N 4 heterostructures were designed according to Z-scheme photocatalytic mechanism and synthesized by the hydrothermal growth of CdS on g-C 3 N 4 nanoflakes with assistance of EDTA chelating agent. EDTA played multiple roles in the formation of CdS-EDTA/g-C 3 N 4 heterostructure photocatalysts, such as controlling the morphology of CdS nanostructures , linking CdS and g-C 3 N 4 together, and boosting the charge transfer between two semiconductors. The optimized CdS-EDTA/g-C 3 N 4 (10%) photocatalyst exhibited much higher activities toward the selective reduction of nitrophenol and the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol , than those of CdS/g-C 3 N 4 heterostructures without EDTA. The enhanced photocatalysis of CdS-EDTA/g-C 3 N 4 can be ascribed to the efficient separation and suitable photoredox potentials of photoexcited charge carriers in the EDTA-bridged Z-scheme system. This work provides the inspiration for exploring inexpensive organic electron mediators for constructing all-solid-state Z-scheme photocatalysts and demonstrates the enhanced performance of Z-scheme photocatalysts for photoredox reactions of organic transformations.
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光化学
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
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2019
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IF 4.084
Qianqian Ba,Xinjia Jia,Li Huang,Xiying Li,Li Gao,Liqun Mao
PtNi x hollow nanoparticles (HNPs) as a cocatalyst was synthesized by a galvanic replacement method at room temperature , and then was loaded on CdS. The hollow structure of PtNi x alloy was confirmed by TEM and STEM . Photocatalytic hydrogen production reaction was performed for PtNi x /CdS catalyst under 300 W Xe lamp (λ ≥ 420 nm). It is noteworthy that PtNi 0.5 /CdS shows the highest hydrogen evolution activity of 2.9 mmol/h with QE = 51.24% at 420 nm, which is higher than that of situ-photodeposited Pt onto CdS (0.57 mmol/h). The enhancement of hydrogen evolution performance of PtNi 0.5 /CdS could be attributed to the porous shell and hollow structure of PtNi 0.5 NPs, as well as the strong electronic coupling effect between Pt and Ni. Besides, the sheet structure of CdS in some degree promoted the hydrogen production rate. Therefore, the PtNi x HNPs could be a promising cocatalyst of CdS for solar driven hydrogen evolution.
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Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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2015
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IF 4.772
Junwei Yang,Jin Wang,Ke Zhao,Takuya Izuishi,Yan Li,Qing Shen,Xinhua Zhong
Surface trap defects are the limited factor for quantum dots (QDs) application in solar cells. The trapping states can be efficiently suppressed by coating a shell of wider band gap material around the core QDs. We choose CdSe0.65Te0.35 (simplified as CdSeTe) as a model core material, and CdS shell was then overcoated around the CdSeTe core QD to decrease surface defect density and to increase the stability of the core QDs. By optimizing the thickness of the CdS shell, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the CdSeTe/CdS quantum dots sensitized solar cells (QDSCs) is enhanced by 13% in comparison with that of plain CdSeTe QDSCs. Transient absorption (TA), incident-photo-to-carrier conversion efficiency (IPCE), open-circuit voltage decay (OVCD), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements confirmed the suppressed charge recombination process in internal QDs and QD/TiO2/electrolyte interfaces with the overcoating of CdS shell around CdSeTe core QDs. With the further overcoating of a-TiO2 and SiO2 barrier layers around the QD-sensitized photoanode, the PCE of champion CdSeTe QDSCs achieved 9.48% (Jsc = 20.82 mA/cm2, Voc = 0.713 V, FF = 0.639) with average PCE 9.39 ± 0.09% under AM 1.5 G one full sun illumination.
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