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Gao J, Tian W, Zhang H, Wang S. Engineered inverse opal structured semiconductors for solar light-driven environmental catalysis. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:14341-14367. [PMID: 36148646 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03924a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Inverse opal (IO) macroporous semiconductor materials with unique physicochemical advantages have been widely used in solar-related environmental areas. In this minireview, we first summarize the synthetic methods of IO materials, emphasizing the two-step and three-step approaches, with the typical physicochemical properties being compared where applicable. We subsequently discuss the application of IO semiconductors (e.g., TiO2, ZnO, g-C3N4) in various photo-related environmental techniques, including photo- and photoelectro-catalytic organic pollutant degradation in water, optical sensors for environmental monitoring, and water disinfection. The engineering strategies of these hierarchical structures for optimizing the activities for different catalytic reactions are discussed, ranging from heterojunction construction, cocatalyst loading, and heteroatom doping, to surface defect construction. Structure-activity relationships are established correspondingly. With a systematic understanding of the unique properties and catalytic activities, this review is expected to orient the design and structure optimization of IO semiconductor materials for photo-related performance improvement in various environmental techniques. Finally, the challenges of emerging IO structured semiconductors and future development directions are proposed.
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- Junxian Gao
- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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Liu D, Liang H, Xu T, Bai J, Li C. Construction of ternary hollow TiO2-ZnS@ZnO heterostructure with enhanced visible-light photoactivity. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Nasrollahzadeh M, Akbari R, Sakhaei S, Nezafat Z, Banazadeh S, Orooji Y, Hegde G. Polymer supported copper complexes/nanoparticles for treatment of environmental contaminants. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.115668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Lv C, Lan X, Wang L, Dai X, Zhang M, Cui J, Yuan S, Wang S, Shi J. Rapidly and highly efficient degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride in wastewater by 3D IO-TiO 2-CdS nanocomposite under visible light. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2021; 42:377-387. [PMID: 31180796 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2019.1629183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Tetracycline hydrochloride as an environmental pollutant is biologically toxic and highly difficult to degrade. To solve this problem, an efficient catalyst IO-TiO2-CdS composite with honeycomb-like three-dimensional (3D) inverse opal TiO2 (IO-TiO2) and cadmium sulphide (CdS) was synthesized and applied in the degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride in this paper. More than 99% of the tetracycline hydrochloride (30 mg/L) can be degraded by IO-TiO2-CdS (30 mg) within 20 min under visible light irradiation. Surprisingly, the naphthol rings can be opened and degraded to alkane with a minimum molecular weight of 60, which is the smallest fragment among all publications. The three-dimensional ordered macroporous (3DOM) structure of IO-TiO2 improves the utilization of light via the slow photon effect. Meanwhile, the addition of CdS enhances the degradation efficiency of tetracycline by broadening the range of absorption spectrum and improving the separation of charge carrier on the catalyst. In addition to the degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride, IO-TiO2-CdS also shows a good degradation efficiency of Rhodamine B (RhB). This work provides a promising approach to construct visible light response photocatalysts with non-noble metal for efficient degradation of wastewater pollutants.
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- Chao Lv
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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Hou J, Lan X, Shi J, Xin L, Wang L. The synergistic effect of fullerene and 3D ordered macroporous structure on promoting photocatalytic performance. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang Y, Ma Y, Shin I, Jung YK, Lee BR, Wu S, Jeong JH, Lee BH, Kim JH, Kim KH, Park SH. Lead Acetate Assisted Interface Engineering for Highly Efficient and Stable Perovskite Solar Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:7186-7197. [PMID: 31944647 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b19691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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High power conversion efficiency (PCE) and long-term stability are inevitable issues faced in practical device applications of perovskite solar cells. In this paper, significant enhancements in the device efficiency and stability are achieved by using a surface-active lead acetate (Pb(OAc)2) at the top or bottom of CH3NH3PbI3 (MAPbI3)-based perovskite. When a saturated Pb(OAc)2 solution is introduced on the top of the MAPbI3 perovskite precursor, the OAc- in Pb(OAc)2 participates in lattice restructuring of MAPbI3 to form MAPbI3-x(OAc)x, thereby producing a high-quality perovskite film with high crystallinity, large grain sizes, and uniform and pinhole-free morphology. Moreover, when Pb(OAc)2 solution is mixed in the poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT-PSS) solution in the bottom way, the OAc- in Pb(OAc)2 improves the water resistance of PEDOT-PSS. As the OAc- easily bonds with the Pb2+, the deposition of MAPbI3 precursor onto the Pb(OAc)2 mixed with PEDOT-PSS results in a reduction of the uncoordinated Pb, leading to strong stabilization of the perovskite layer. Both the top- and bottom-treated devices exhibit enhanced PCE values of 18.93% and 18.28%, respectively, compared to the conventional device with a PCE of 16.47%, which originates from decreased trap sites and reduced energy barriers. In particular, the bottom-treated device exhibits long-term stability, with more than 84% of its initial PCE over 800 h in an ambient environment.
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- Yuanyuan Zhang
- Department of Physics , Pukyong National University , Busan 48513 , South Korea
- Hybrid Interface Materials Global Frontier Research Group , Pusan National University , Busan 608-737 , South Korea
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- Department of Physics , Pukyong National University , Busan 48513 , South Korea
- Hybrid Interface Materials Global Frontier Research Group , Pusan National University , Busan 608-737 , South Korea
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- Department of Physics , Pukyong National University , Busan 48513 , South Korea
- Hybrid Interface Materials Global Frontier Research Group , Pusan National University , Busan 608-737 , South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering , Inje University , Gimhae 50834 , South Korea
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- Department of Physics , Pukyong National University , Busan 48513 , South Korea
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- Department of Physics , Pukyong National University , Busan 48513 , South Korea
- Hybrid Interface Materials Global Frontier Research Group , Pusan National University , Busan 608-737 , South Korea
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- Department of Physics , Pukyong National University , Busan 48513 , South Korea
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- Division of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science , Ewha Womans University , Seoul 03760 , South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering , Pukyong National University , Busan 608-739 , South Korea
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- Hybrid Interface Materials Global Frontier Research Group , Pusan National University , Busan 608-737 , South Korea
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- Department of Physics , Pukyong National University , Busan 48513 , South Korea
- Hybrid Interface Materials Global Frontier Research Group , Pusan National University , Busan 608-737 , South Korea
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Xie K, Zhang H, Sun S, Gao Y. Functions of boric acid in fabricating TiO2 for photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants and hydrogen evolution. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2019.110614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Zhang Y, Wang L, Dong F, Chen Q, Jiang H, Xu M, Shi J. Non-additional carbon source one-step synthesis of Bi2O2CO3-based ternary composite for efficient Z-scheme photocatalysis. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 536:575-585. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.10.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Lv C, Lan X, Wang L, Yu Q, Zhang M, Sun H, Shi J. Alkaline-earth-metal-doped TiO2 for enhanced photodegradation and H2 evolution: insights into the mechanisms. Catal Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cy01687b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The doping strategy of TiO2 with an AM (alkali earth metal) for photocatalysis applications has been reported in several literature reports.
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- Chao Lv
- Qingdao Agricultural University
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science
- Qingdao
- China
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- Qingdao Agricultural University
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science
- Qingdao
- China
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- Qingdao Agricultural University
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science
- Qingdao
- China
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- Qingdao Agricultural University
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science
- Qingdao
- China
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- Qingdao Agricultural University
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science
- Qingdao
- China
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- Qingdao Agricultural University
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science
- Qingdao
- China
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- Qingdao Agricultural University
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science
- Qingdao
- China
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