Dual role of g-C3N4 microtubes in enhancing photocatalytic CO2 reduction of Co3O4 nanoparticles

Carbon, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 201, P. 415 - 424

Published: Sept. 14, 2022

Language: Английский

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Mixed Metal Sulfides for the Application of Photocatalytic Energy Conversion

Energy & Fuels, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 36(19), P. 11308 - 11322

Published: June 10, 2022

Benefiting from suitable band energy and outstanding redox reversibility, metal sulfides have drawn extensive research attention in photocatalysis, especially conversion. This review overviews the progress of sulfide semiconductors recent five years for photocatalytic First, modifications on morphologies structures are introduced. Then, applications conversion outlined, which include H2 production, CO2 reduction, N2 fixation. Especially, correlations between modification activity elaborated. Finally, challenges perspectives provided.

Language: Английский

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ZnIn₂S₄‐Based Nanostructures in Artificial Photosynthesis: Insights into Photocatalytic Reduction toward Sustainable Energy Production

Small Structures, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 3(11)

Published: April 22, 2022

As one of the most attractive technologies, photocatalysis arouses tremendous interest to directly harvest, convert, and store renewable solar energy for solving crisis. Zinc indium sulfide (ZnIn 2 S 4 ), a novel ternary metal chalcogenide, is highly desired owing its non‐toxicity, low cost, easy fabrication. However, it still suffers from some problems, including charge‐carrier transfer rate ultrafast electron–hole recombination. Hence, various efficient modification methods are developed enhancing photocatalytic performance ZnIn nanomaterials. Herein, applications ‐based nanocomposites systematically summarized, followed by thorough discussion on synthesis micro/nanostructures. Furthermore, special attention paid design strategies, dimensionality tuning, element doping, vacancy control, cocatalyst loading, heterojunction construction. Many important conversion also addressed, such as water splitting, carbon dioxide reduction, nitrogen fixation. The influence physicochemical properties, structure, optical, electronic, adsorption, charge dynamics boosted concluded unravel property–application relationship. Through reviewing significant state‐of‐the‐art advances this topic, current challenges crucial issues photocatalysts prospected.

Language: Английский

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Boosting light harvesting and charge separation in 3D porous WS2@C@ZnIn2S4 skeleton heterojunction for efficient solar fuels production

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 447, P. 137568 - 137568

Published: June 16, 2022

Language: Английский

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Understanding the role of Zn vacancy induced by sulfhydryl coordination for photocatalytic CO₂reduction on ZnIn₂S₄

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11(4), P. 1793 - 1800

Published: Dec. 20, 2022

Zn vacancy ZnIn 2 S 4 tuned Gibbs free energy of *COOH which is the rate determining step phototcatalytic CO reduction from endothermic to exothermic process.

Language: Английский

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