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Bae S, Kim M, Jo N, Kim KM, Lee C, Kwon TH, Nam YS, Ryu J. Amine-Rich Hydrogels for Molecular Nanoarchitectonics of Photosystem II and Inverse Opal TiO 2 toward Solar Water Oxidation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:16086-16095. [PMID: 38506502 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c18289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Solar water oxidation is a crucial process in light-driven reductive synthesis, providing electrons and protons for various chemical reductions. Despite advances in light-harvesting materials and cocatalysts, achieving high efficiency and stability remains challenging. In this study, we present a simple yet effective strategy for immobilizing natural photosystems (PS) made of abundant and inexpensive elements, using amine-rich polyethylenimine (PEI) hydrogels, to fabricate organic/inorganic hybrid photoanodes. Natural PS II extracted from spinach was successfully immobilized on inverse opal TiO2 photoanodes in the presence of PEI hydrogels, leading to greatly enhanced solar water oxidation activity. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) analyses reveal that PS II can be immobilized in specific orientations through electrostatic interactions between the positively charged amine groups of PEI and the negatively charged stromal side of PS II. This specific orientation ensures efficient photogenerated charge separation and suppresses undesired side reactions such as the production of reactive oxygen species. Our study provides an effective immobilization platform and sheds light on the potential utilization of PS II in PEC water oxidation.
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- Sanghyun Bae
- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Emergent Hydrogen Technology R&D Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Emergent Hydrogen Technology R&D Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Center for Renewable Carbon, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Emergent Hydrogen Technology R&D Center, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
- Center for Renewable Carbon, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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Wu Y, Wang X, She T, Li T, Wang Y, Xu Z, Jin X, Song H, Yang S, Li S, Yan S, He H, Zhang L, Zou Z. Iron 3D-Orbital Configuration Dependent Electron Transfer for Efficient Fenton-Like Catalysis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2306464. [PMID: 37658488 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202306464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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Transition metals are excellent active sites to activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for water treatment, but the favorable electronic structures governing reaction mechanism still remain elusive. Herein, the authors construct typical d-orbital configurations on iron octahedral (FeOh ) and tetrahedral (FeTd ) sites in spinel ZnFe2 O4 and FeAl2 O4 , respectively. ZnFe2 O4 (136.58 min-1 F-1 cm2 ) presented higher specific activity than FeAl2 O4 (97.47 min-1 F-1 cm2 ) for tetracycline removal by PMS activation. Considering orbital features of charge amount, spin state, and orbital arrangement by magnetic spectroscopic analysis, ZnFe2 O4 has a larger bond order to decompose PMS. Using this descriptor, high-spin FeOh is assumed to activate PMS mainly to produce nonradical reactive oxygen species (ROS) while high-spin FeTd prefers to induce radical species. This hypothesis is confirmed by the selective predominant ROS of 1 O2 on ZnFe2 O4 and O2 •- on FeAl2 O4 via quenching experiments. Electrochemical determinations reveal that FeOh has superior capability than FeTd for feasible valence transformation of iron cations and fast interfacial electron transfer. DFT calculations further suggest octahedral d-orbital configuration of ZnFe2 O4 is beneficial to enhancing Fe-O covalence for electron exchange. This work attempts to understand the d-orbital configuration-dependent PMS activation to design efficient catalysts.
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- Yijie Wu
- School of Environment, Jiangsu Engineering Lab of Water and Soil Eco-remediation, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, P. R. China
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- School of Environment, Jiangsu Engineering Lab of Water and Soil Eco-remediation, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Eco-Materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- School of Environment, Jiangsu Engineering Lab of Water and Soil Eco-remediation, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Environment, Jiangsu Engineering Lab of Water and Soil Eco-remediation, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Environment, Jiangsu Engineering Lab of Water and Soil Eco-remediation, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Environment, Jiangsu Engineering Lab of Water and Soil Eco-remediation, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Environment, Jiangsu Engineering Lab of Water and Soil Eco-remediation, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Environment, Jiangsu Engineering Lab of Water and Soil Eco-remediation, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Eco-Materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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- School of Environment, Jiangsu Engineering Lab of Water and Soil Eco-remediation, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- Green Economy Development Institute, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, 210023, P. R. China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Eco-Materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China
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Liu D, Jiang T, Liu D, Zhang W, Qin H, Yan S, Zou Z. Silicon Photoanode Modified with Work-function-tuned Ni@Fe y Ni 1-y (OH) 2 Core-Shell Particles for Water Oxidation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:6037-6044. [PMID: 33022839 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting determines by the light absorption and charge extraction/injection. Here, we dispersedly modified the core-shell structured Ni@Niy Fe1-y (OH)2 on Si photoanodes and in-situ electrochemically converted it to Ni@Niy Fe1-y OOH to form a Si/SiOx /Ni@Niy Fe1-y OOH assembly, exhibiting the adjustable band bending and catalytic ability in water oxidation depending closely on the composition of Niy Fe1-y OOH. Combining with the island-like dispersed distribution to maximize the light absorption and the Ni@Niy Fe1-y shell as a high work function and a catalytic layer to simultaneously enlarge charge extraction and injection, the Si/SiOx /Ni@Ni0.7 Fe0.3 OOH assembly achieved an onset potential of 1.0 VRHE , a saturated current density of 35.4 mA cm-2 and a more than 50 h stability in an electrolyte with pH 9 under AM1.5G simulated sunlight irradiation. Our findings suggested that regulating the charge energetics at Si-electrolyte interface by discontinuously modifying a composition-adjustable core-shell structure is a potential route to develop highly efficient PEC devices.
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- Duanduan Liu
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, No. 22, Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, 22, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, 22, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, No. 22, Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, 22, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, No. 22, Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, 22, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, 22, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, 22, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Department of Physics, Nanjing University, No. 22, Hankou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Artificial Functional Materials, Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC), College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Hankou Road, 22, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210093, P. R. China
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Xiao J, Fan L, Huang Z, Zhong J, Zhao F, Xu K, Zhou SF, Zhan G. Functional principle of the synergistic effect of co-loaded Co-Pi and FeOOH on Fe2O3 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(20)63618-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Krysiak OA, Junqueira JR, Conzuelo F, Bobrowski T, Masa J, Wysmolek A, Schuhmann W. Importance of catalyst–photoabsorber interface design configuration on the performance of Mo-doped BiVO4 water splitting photoanodes. J Solid State Electrochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-020-04636-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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AbstractPhotoelectrochemical water splitting is mostly impeded by the slow kinetics of the oxygen evolution reaction. The construction of photoanodes that appreciably enhance the efficiency of this process is of vital technological importance towards solar fuel synthesis. In this work, Mo-modified BiVO4 (Mo:BiVO4), a promising water splitting photoanode, was modified with various oxygen evolution catalysts in two distinct configurations, with the catalysts either deposited on the surface of Mo:BiVO4 or embedded inside a Mo:BiVO4 film. The investigated catalysts included monometallic, bimetallic, and trimetallic oxides with spinel and layered structures, and nickel boride (NixB). In order to follow the influence of the incorporated catalysts and their respective properties, as well as the photoanode architecture on photoelectrochemical water oxidation, the fabricated photoanodes were characterised for their optical, morphological, and structural properties, photoelectrocatalytic activity with respect to evolved oxygen, and recombination rates of the photogenerated charge carriers. The architecture of the catalyst-modified Mo:BiVO4 photoanode was found to play a more decisive role than the nature of the catalyst on the performance of the photoanode in photoelectrocatalytic water oxidation. Differences in the photoelectrocatalytic activity of the various catalyst-modified Mo:BiVO4 photoanodes are attributed to the electronic structure of the materials revealed through differences in the Fermi energy levels. This work thus expands on the current knowledge towards the design of future practical photoanodes for photoelectrocatalytic water oxidation.
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Krysiak OA, Junqueira JRC, Conzuelo F, Bobrowski T, Wilde P, Wysmolek A, Schuhmann W. Tuning Light-Driven Water Oxidation Efficiency of Molybdenum-Doped BiVO 4 by Means of Multicomposite Catalysts Containing Nickel, Iron, and Chromium Oxides. Chempluschem 2020; 85:327-333. [PMID: 32048799 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mo-doped BiVO4 has emerged as a promising material for photoelectrodes for photoelectrochemical water splitting, however, still shows a limited efficiency for light-driven water oxidation. We present the influence of an oxygen-evolution catalyst composed of Ni, Fe, and Cr oxides on the activity of Mo:BiVO4 photoanodes. The photoanodes are prepared by spray-coating, enabling compositional and thickness gradients of the incorporated catalyst. Two different configurations are evaluated, namely with the catalyst embedded into the Mo:BiVO4 film or deposited on top of it. Both configurations provide a significantly different impact on the photoelectrocatalytic efficiency. Structural characterisation of the materials by means of SEM, TEM and XRD as well as the photoelectrocatalytic activity investigated by means of an optical scanning droplet cell and in situ detection of oxygen using scanning photoelectrochemical microscopy are presented.
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- Olga A Krysiak
- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätstrasse 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany.,College of Inter-Faculty Individual Studies in Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Warsaw, Banacha 2c, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätstrasse 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätstrasse 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätstrasse 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätstrasse 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Physics Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 5, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland
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- Analytical Chemistry - Center for Electrochemical Sciences (CES) Faculty of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Universitätstrasse 150, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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Kinetic analysis of the synergistic effect of NaBH4 treatment and Co-Pi coating on Fe2O3 photoanodes for photoelectrochemical water oxidation. J Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2019.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Controlled synthesis and exceptional photoelectrocatalytic properties of Bi2S3/MoS2/Bi2MoO6 ternary hetero-structured porous film. J Colloid Interface Sci 2019; 555:214-223. [PMID: 31382140 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2019.07.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Qi J, Chen M, Zhang W, Cao R. Hierarchical‐dimensional Material: A Co(OH)
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- Jing Qi
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education and School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 P. R. China
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- Department of ChemistryRenmin University of China Beijing 100872 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education and School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry Ministry of Education and School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringShaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710119 P. R. China
- Department of ChemistryRenmin University of China Beijing 100872 P. R. China
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Liu G, Zhao Y, Li N, Yao R, Wang M, Wu Y, Zhao F, Li J. Ti-doped hematite photoanode with surface phosphate ions functionalization for synergistic enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.03.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zhang X, Li H, Kong W, Liu H, Fan H, Wang M. Reducing the surface recombination during light-driven water oxidation by core-shell BiVO4@Ni:FeOOH. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2019.01.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Bae S, Kim H, Jeon D, Ryu J. Catalytic Multilayers for Efficient Solar Water Oxidation through Catalyst Loading and Surface-State Passivation of BiVO 4 Photoanodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:7990-7999. [PMID: 30757899 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b20785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We studied the kinetics of photoelectrochemical (PEC) water oxidation using a model photoanode BiVO4 modified with various water oxidation catalysts (WOCs) by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. In particular, we prepared BiVO4 photoanodes with catalytic multilayers (CMs), where cationic polyelectrolytes and anionic polyoxometalate (POM) WOCs were assembled in a desired amount at a nanoscale precision, and compared their performance with those with well-known WOCs such as cobalt phosphate (CoPi) and NiOOH. Our comparative kinetics analysis suggested that the deposition of the CMs improved the kinetics of both the photogenerated charge carrier separation/transport in bulk BiVO4 due to passivation of surface recombination centers and water oxidation at the electrode/electrolyte interface due to deposition of efficient molecular WOCs. On the contrary, the conventional WOCs were mostly effective in the former and less effective in the latter, which is consistent with previous reports. These findings explain why the CMs exhibit an outstanding performance. We also found that separated charge carriers can be efficiently transported to POM WOCs via a hopping mechanism due to the delicate architecture of the CMs, which is reminiscent of natural photosynthetic systems. We believe that this study can not only broaden our understanding on the underlying mechanism of PEC water oxidation but also provide insights for the design and fabrication of novel electrochemical and PEC devices, including efficient water oxidation photoanodes.
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- Sanghyun Bae
- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering , Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) , Ulsan 44919 , Republic of Korea
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Yu C, Zhang X. Synthesis of a Cu
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- Chunlin Yu
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemical and Biological EngineeringZhejiang University Hangzhou
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Xu X, Pan L, Zhang X, Wang L, Zou J. Rational Design and Construction of Cocatalysts for Semiconductor-Based Photo-Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution: A Comprehensive Review. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1801505. [PMID: 30693190 PMCID: PMC6343073 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201801505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Revised: 10/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Photo-electrochemical (PEC) water splitting, as an essential and indispensable research branch of solar energy applications, has achieved increasing attention in the past decades. Between the two photoelectrodes, the photoanodes for PEC water oxidation are mostly studied for the facile selection of n-type semiconductors. Initially, the efficiency of the PEC process is rather limited, which mainly results from the existing drawbacks of photoanodes such as instability and serious charge-carrier recombination. To improve PEC performances, researchers gradually focus on exploring many strategies, among which engineering photoelectrodes with suitable cocatalysts is one of the most feasible and promising methods to lower reaction obstacles and boost PEC water splitting ability. Here, the basic principles, modules of the PEC system, evaluation parameters in PEC water oxidation reactions occurring on the surface of photoanodes, and the basic functions of cocatalysts on the promotion of PEC performance are demonstrated. Then, the key progress of cocatalyst design and construction applied to photoanodes for PEC oxygen evolution is emphatically introduced and the influences of different kinds of water oxidation cocatalysts are elucidated in detail. Finally, the outlook of highly active cocatalysts for the photosynthesis process is also included.
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- Xiao‐Ting Xu
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of the Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemical Engineering and TechnologyTianjin UniversityTianjin300072China
- Collaborative Innovative Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin)Tianjin300072China
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Chen X, Fu Y, Kong T, Shang Y, Niu F, Diao Z, Shen S. Protected Hematite Nanorod Arrays with Molecular Complex Co-Catalyst for Efficient and Stable Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201801200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Xiangyan Chen
- International Research Centre for Renewable Energy; State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering; Xi'an Jiaotong University; Xi'an 710049 Shaanxi China
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- International Research Centre for Renewable Energy; State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering; Xi'an Jiaotong University; Xi'an 710049 Shaanxi China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Xi′an Shiyou University; 710054 Xi′an China
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- International Research Centre for Renewable Energy; State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering; Xi'an Jiaotong University; Xi'an 710049 Shaanxi China
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- International Research Centre for Renewable Energy; State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering; Xi'an Jiaotong University; Xi'an 710049 Shaanxi China
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- International Research Centre for Renewable Energy; State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering; Xi'an Jiaotong University; Xi'an 710049 Shaanxi China
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- International Research Centre for Renewable Energy; State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow in Power Engineering; Xi'an Jiaotong University; Xi'an 710049 Shaanxi China
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Sharma P, Jang J, Lee JS. Key Strategies to Advance the Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting Performance of α‐Fe2O3Photoanode. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Pankaj Sharma
- Department of Energy Engineering School of Energy and Chemical EngineeringUlsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering School of Energy and Chemical EngineeringUlsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering School of Energy and Chemical EngineeringUlsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) Ulsan 44919 Republic of Korea
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Chen J, Xu G, Wang C, Zhu K, Wang H, Yan S, Yu Z, Zou Z. High‐Performance and Stable Silicon Photoanode Modified by Crystalline Ni@ Amorphous Co Core‐Shell Nanoparticles. ChemCatChem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jie Chen
- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC) National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures College of Engineering and Applied SciencesNanjing University Nanjing 210093 P.R. China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC) National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures College of Engineering and Applied SciencesNanjing University Nanjing 210093 P.R. China
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- College of Engineering and Applied SciencesNanjing University Nanjing 210093 P.R. China
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- School of Information Science and EngineeringNanjing University Jinling College Nanjing 210089 P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures School of PhysicsNanjing University Nanjing 210093 P.R. China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC) National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures College of Engineering and Applied SciencesNanjing University Nanjing 210093 P.R. China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC) National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures College of Engineering and Applied SciencesNanjing University Nanjing 210093 P.R. China
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- Eco-materials and Renewable Energy Research Center (ERERC) National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures College of Engineering and Applied SciencesNanjing University Nanjing 210093 P.R. China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Nano Technology Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures School of PhysicsNanjing University Nanjing 210093 P.R. China
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