RSC Applied Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
1(1), P. 43 - 69
Published: Sept. 27, 2023
Semiconductor
heterojunctions
are
pivotal
in
determining
the
overall
photocatalytic
efficiency.
This
review
explores
recent
advances
diverse
heterojunction
types,
charge
transfer
mechanisms
and
materials.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
142(49), P. 20763 - 20771
Published: Nov. 23, 2020
Excitonic
effects
caused
by
Coulomb
interactions
between
electrons
and
holes
play
subtle
significant
roles
on
photocatalysis,
yet
have
been
long
ignored.
Herein,
porphyrinic
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs,
specifically
DhaTph-M),
in
the
absence
or
presence
of
different
metals
porphyrin
centers,
shown
as
ideal
models
to
regulate
excitonic
effects.
Remarkably,
incorporation
Zn2+
COF
facilitates
conversion
singlet
triplet
excitons,
whereas
Ni2+
introduction
promotes
dissociation
excitons
hot
carriers
under
photoexcitation.
Accordingly,
discriminative
behavior
DhaTph-Zn
DhaTph-Ni
enables
activation
O2
1O2
O2•–,
respectively,
visible
light
irradiation,
resulting
distinctly
activity
selectivity
photocatalytic
terpinene
oxidation.
Benefiting
from
these
results,
exhibits
excellent
O2•–-engaged
hydroxylation
boronic
acid,
while
possesses
superior
performance
1O2-mediated
selective
oxidation
sulfides.
This
work
provides
in-depth
insights
into
molecular
oxygen
opens
an
avenue
regulation
based
COFs.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
142(39), P. 16723 - 16731
Published: Sept. 7, 2020
While
catalysis
is
highly
dependent
on
the
electronic
structure
of
catalyst,
understanding
catalytic
performance
affected
by
electron
spin
regulation
remains
challenging
and
rare.
Herein,
we
have
developed
a
facile
strategy
to
manipulation
cobalt
state
over
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs),
COF-367-Co,
simply
changing
oxidation
Co
centered
in
porphyrin.
Density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations
together
with
experimental
results
confirm
that
CoII
CoIII
are
embedded
COF-367
S
=
1/2
0
ground
states,
respectively.
Remarkably,
photocatalytic
CO2
reduction
indicate
COF-367-CoIII
exhibits
favorable
activity
significantly
enhanced
selectivity
HCOOH,
accordingly
much
reduced
CO
CH4,
sharp
contrast
COF-367-CoII.
The
highlight
spin-state
transition
greatly
regulates
performance.
Theoretical
further
disclose
presence
COF-367-Co
preferable
formation
HCOOH
but
detrimental
its
conversion,
which
clearly
accounts
for
distinctly
different
photocatalysis
To
best
our
knowledge,
this
first
report
regulating
COFs.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
144(37), P. 17097 - 17109
Published: Sept. 6, 2022
Solar
carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
conversion
is
an
emerging
solution
to
meet
the
challenges
of
sustainable
energy
systems
and
environmental/climate
concerns.
However,
construction
isolated
active
sites
not
only
influences
catalytic
activity
but
also
limits
understanding
structure-catalyst
relationship
CO2
reduction.
Herein,
we
develop
a
universal
synthetic
protocol
fabricate
different
single-atom
metal
(e.g.,
Fe,
Co,
Ni,
Zn,
Cu,
Mn,
Ru)
anchored
on
triazine-based
covalent
organic
framework
(SAS/Tr-COF)
backbone
with
bridging
structure
metal-nitrogen-chlorine
for
high-performance
Remarkably,
as-synthesized
Fe
SAS/Tr-COF
as
representative
catalyst
achieved
impressive
CO
generation
rate
high
980.3
μmol
g-1
h-1
selectivity
96.4%,
over
approximately
26
times
higher
than
that
pristine
Tr-COF
under
visible
light
irradiation.
From
X-ray
absorption
fine
analysis
density
functional
theory
calculations,
superior
photocatalytic
performance
attributed
synergic
effect
atomically
dispersed
host,
decreasing
reaction
barriers
formation
*COOH
intermediates
promoting
adsorption
activation
well
desorption.
This
work
affords
rational
design
state-of-the-art
catalysts
at
molecular
level
provides
in-depth
insights
efficient
conversion.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
51(15), P. 6307 - 6416
Published: Jan. 1, 2022
This
review
highlights
the
recent
advances
of
metalated
covalent
organic
frameworks,
including
synthetic
strategies
and
applications,
discusses
current
challenges
future
directions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(5), P. 2975 - 2984
Published: Jan. 25, 2023
Multicomponent
reactions
(MCRs)
can
be
used
to
introduce
different
functionalities
into
highly
stable
covalent
organic
frameworks
(COFs).
In
this
work,
the
irreversible
three-component
Doebner
reaction
is
utilized
synthesize
four
chemically
quinoline-4-carboxylic
acid
DMCR-COFs
(DMCR-1-3
and
DMCR-1NH)
equipped
with
an
acid-base
bifunctionality.
These
show
superior
photocatalytic
H2O2
evolution
(one
of
most
important
industrial
oxidants)
compared
imine
COF
analogue
(Imine-1).
This
achieved
sacrificial
oxidants
but
also
in
pure
water
under
oxygen
or
air
atmosphere.
Furthermore,
high
photostability,
durability,
recyclability.
MCR-COFs
thus
provide
a
viable
materials'
platform
for
solar
chemical
energy
conversion.