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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Bo Su, Haowei Huang, Zhengxin Ding, Maarten B. J. Roeffaers, Sibo Wang, Jinlin Long
Summary: The article presents a S-scheme photocatalyst based on CoTiO3/Cd9.51Zn0.49S10, which can efficiently catalyze the reduction of CO2 and exhibits desirable optical and physicochemical properties.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yingying Song, Xiaojun Zhao, Xinyan Feng, Limiao Chen, Tiechui Yuan, Fuqin Zhang
Summary: In this work, a Z-scheme Cu3V2O7(OH)(2).2H(2)O/Cu/Cu2O heterojunction was fabricated for the first time and used as photocatalysts for CO2 reduction. The optimized CVO/Cu/Cu2O showed a significantly improved photocatalytic performance with a high CO evolution rate and maintained stability even after multiple reactions.
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
E. Luevano-Hipolito, Leticia M. Torres-Martinez, Manuel Alejandro Avila-Lopez
Summary: The 1D Cu2O/CuO heterostructures synthesized in this study exhibited promising catalytic activity for the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) and H2O splitting. The addition of sacrificial agents effectively suppressed photocorrosion during CO2RR, resulting in increased product yields.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Warisha Tahir, Sami Ullah, Ikram Ullah, Jing-Han Li, Cong Ling, Xiao-Jie Lu, Xiao-Jun Qian, Gang Wang, Yueyin Pan, An-Wu Xu
Summary: In this study, a WN/g-C3N4 nanohybrid photocatalyst, composed of plasmonic WN nanoparticles and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets, was developed for efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by water splitting in the visible and near-infrared light regions.
CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zhaoqi Shen, Yujie Zhang, Guang Zhang, Shiyong Liu
Summary: Due to their tunability, semiconductive conjugated polymers (CPs) are promising materials for photocatalytic water splitting. Researchers have established molecular donor-acceptor heterostructures to improve the charge carrier separation and introduced benzene and perylene diimide (PDI) as electron donors and acceptors. The prepared molecular heterostructure showed enhanced oxygen generation rate through visible light-driven water splitting.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Tina Skorjanc, Khaja Mohaideen Kamal, Ayesha Alkhoori, Gregor Mali, Abdul Khayum Mohammed, Zouhair Asfari, Kyriaki Polychronopoulou, Blaz. Likozar, Ali Trabolsi, Dinesh Shetty
Summary: Metal nanoparticles are effective catalysts, but prone to aggregation. This study uses a thiacalix[4]arene-based polymer as a porous support to prevent aggregation and enhance catalytic efficiency by coordinating with gold nanoparticles. The system demonstrates satisfactory catalytic activity in visible-light-driven CO2 reduction.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Parul Verma, Ashish Singh, Faruk Ahamed Rahimi, Pallavi Sarkar, Sukhendu Nath, Swapan Kumar Pati, Tapas Kumar Maji
Summary: This study developed a metal-organic hybrid material that efficiently converts solar energy to hydrogen and reduces CO2 to CO and CH4 through photocatalysis. The material exhibits high catalytic activity regulated by charge-transfer interactions.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Pavithra Muthukumar Sathya, Sethumathavan Vadivel, Taeho Shin, Harshavardhan Mohan
Summary: Significant progress has been made in the synthesis of sustainable photocatalysts, with the doping of tungsten oxide onto bismuth vanadate resulting in improved photocurrent response. The material exhibits excellent crystallographic properties and shows higher efficiency in CO2 reduction and hydrogen evolution.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jun Li, Baojing Huang, Qiang Guo, Sheng Guo, Zhikun Peng, Jin Liu, Qingyong Tian, Yongpeng Yang, Qun Xu, Zhongyi Liu, Bin Liu
Summary: In this study, atomically thin carbon nitride (CN) coupled with Bi9O2.5S6 (BOS) nanoplates to form a 2D/2D Van der Waals heterojunction for CO2 photocatalytic reduction, achieving a high CO generation rate. The 2D/2D VDW heterojunction can adsorb CO* more strongly on BOS than CN, leading to hydrogenation before desorption and explaining the product selectivity.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shuaiqi Gong, Xue Teng, Yanli Niu, Xuan Liu, Mingze Xu, Chen Xu, Lvlv Ji, Zuofeng Chen
Summary: The study describes the fabrication of a step-scheme (S-scheme) 0D/2D hetero-structure with InVO4 QDs and g-C3N4 (CN) ultrathin nanosheets for photocatalytic CO2 reduction, achieving a highly selective reduction of CO2 to CO with good photocatalytic performance. The formation of this heterostructure facilitates the separation of electron-hole pairs and reduces the recombination of charge carriers, contributing to efficient photocatalysis.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shiyan Wang, Xiaowan Bai, Qiang Li, Yixin Ouyang, Li Shi, Jinlan Wang
Summary: It has been demonstrated that two-dimensional Cu2S monolayers are promising photocatalysts for the reduction of CO2 into C2H5OH. The calculations show that these catalysts can greatly enhance the conversion efficiency of C2H5OH, while exhibiting satisfactory visible light absorption and band edge positions.
NANOSCALE HORIZONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Yuhan Xie, Boyu Dong, Xuemin Wang, Siyuan Wang, Jinxi Chen, Yongbing Lou
Summary: This study successfully fabricated visible-light-responsive three-dimensional core-shell CoSe2/ZnIn2S4 heterostructures and achieved attractive activity in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. The presence of CoSe2 improved light absorption and accelerated charge transfer kinetics. The strong interaction between CoSe2 and ZnIn2S4 reduced charge recombination, further enhancing photocatalytic activity for hydrogen evolution.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2024)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yiqiang He, Chunguang Li, Xiao-Bo Chen, Zhan Shi, Shouhua Feng
Summary: Understanding the relationship between atomic-level structure and properties is crucial for catalyst design. However, the role of structure in catalytic activity remains challenging due to a lack of understanding of specific active site species. In this study, researchers synthesized all-solid-state frustrated Lewis pairs in a metal-organic framework catalyst and revealed the atomic-level mechanism of its catalytic activity.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yunling Deng, Sudharsan Dwaraknath, Wenhao O. Ouyang, Cory J. Matsumoto, Stephanie Ouchida, Yi Lu
Summary: Researchers have synthesized cobalt porphyrin substituted myoglobin (CoMb) as a homogeneous catalyst for photo-driven CO2 to CO conversion in water. By optimizing the activity and product selectivity through varying pH and concentrations of the enzyme and the photosensitizer, they achieved high efficiency of CO generation. They further enhanced the CO2-reducing performance by introducing positively charged residues near the active site of CoMb.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Bifang Li, Fen Wei, Bo Su, Zheng Guo, Zhengxin Ding, Min-Quan Yang, Sibo Wang
Summary: Mesoporous ternary cobalt tungstate nanostructures were synthesized as advanced cocatalysts for photocatalytic CO2 reduction, with their crystallinity and microstructure modulated by changing the synthesis temperature. The optimal cocatalyst exhibited excellent activity and stability, significantly enhancing the CO2-yielding rate in a visible-light-sensitized system.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gaofeng Chen, Olga A. Syzgantseva, Maria A. Syzgantseva, Shuliang Yang, Guihua Yan, Li Peng, Changyan Cao, Wenxing Chen, Zhiwei Wang, Fengjuan Qin, Tingzhou Lei, Xianhai Zeng, Lu Lin, Weiguo Song, Buxing Han
Summary: By anchoring Co and Cu sites onto a hierarchical porous N-doped carbon matrix, we designed a diatomic catalyst (Co/Cu-N-C) that exhibits outstanding performance in higher alcohol synthesis. With a CO conversion of 81.7%, it achieves a C(2+)OH selectivity of 58.5% and a remarkable C2+OH STY of 851.8 mg/g center dot h. The N-4-Co-1 and Cu-1-N-4 sites demonstrate excellent synergistic effects, with CO adsorbing on the Co site and surrounding nitrogen sites acting as a hydrogen reservoir for CO reduction reactions to form CHxCo. Simultaneously, the Cu sites stabilize a CHOCu species to interact with CHxCo, promoting barrier-free formation of C-2 species and enhancing the selectivity of higher alcohols.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jingjing Song, Shaomian Liu, Yongjun Ji, Wenqing Xu, Jian Yu, Bing Liu, Wenxing Chen, Jianling Zhang, Lihua Jia, Tingyu Zhu, Ziyi Zhong, Guangwen Xu, Fabing Su
Summary: The dual single-atom Ce-Ti/MnO2 catalyst prepared via ball-milling and calcination processes exhibited better catalytic performance at low temperatures, with higher NO conversion and enhanced resistance to H2O and SO2.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yongjun Ji, Xiaoli Chen, Shaomian Liu, Liwen Xing, Xingyu Jiang, Bin Zhang, Huifang Li, Wenxing Chen, Ziyi Zhong, Ligen Wang, Guangwen Xu, Fabing Su
Summary: This study demonstrates a facile strategy to enhance the catalytic performance of CuO-ZnO catalyst by introducing defects such as oxygen vacancies and localized amorphous regions. Theoretical calculations reveal the influence of defects on the generation of active phases and electronic structures, providing new insights for improving catalyst structure and catalytic performance.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yongjun Ji, Xiaoli Chen, Shaomian Liu, Shaojia Song, Wenqing Xu, Ruihuan Jiang, Wenxing Chen, Huifang Li, Tingyu Zhu, Zhenxing Li, Ziyi Zhong, Dingsheng Wang, Guangwen Xu, Fabing Su
Summary: Developing efficient catalysts for CO-SCR is crucial for commercializing this technology. This study demonstrates that atomically dispersed Ag supported on ordered mesoporous WO3 can serve as a highly active catalyst for CO-SCR. By altering the amount of the Ag precursor, the local environment of the Ag atom coordinated with the O atom can be tailored.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yongjun Ji, Shaomian Liu, Shaojia Song, Wenqing Xu, Liang Li, Yu Zhang, Wenxing Chen, Huifang Li, Jingang Jiang, Tingyu Zhu, Zhenxing Li, Ziyi Zhong, Dingsheng Wang, Guangwen Xu, Fabing Su
Summary: This study reports a novel Pt catalyst for CO-SCR, which consists of negatively charged single-atom Pt embedded on CuO squares supported on CoAlO nanosheets. This catalyst showed excellent performance in terms of NO conversion, N-2 selectivity, and tolerance toward SO2 poisoning, owing to the unique structure and electronic properties.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiangyuan Jin, Xiaowei Feng, Guo Wang, Renjian Tan, Yi Peng, Lirong Zheng, Wenxing Chen, Zhengbo Chen
Summary: In this research, a Zn-Y dual single-atom catalyst was constructed using a host-guest strategy, which showed Zn-Y interactions. The catalyst exhibited outstanding peroxidase-like activity by generating hydroxyl radicals on adjacent Zn and Y atoms under H2O2, indicating synergistic effects between the two atoms.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Biomaterials
Guoyuan Ren, Mingju Lu, Zhiqiang Zhao, Fengjuan Qin, Kai Li, Wenxing Chen, Yuqing Lin
Summary: The elevated antioxidant defense system in cancer cells can lead to resistance to treatments involving ROS. Breaking the redox balance of the cell system through an open up the source and regulate the flow strategy can inhibit the growth of cancer cells and thus design a cancer treatment strategy.
ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hanlin Liu, Wei Liu, Guangxin Xue, Ting Tan, Caoyu Yang, Pengfei An, Wenxing Chen, Wenshi Zhao, Ting Fan, Chengqian Cui, Zhiyong Tang, Guodong Li
Summary: Fabrication of Cu(I) single sites in pristine multivariate metal-organic frameworks (CuCo-MOF-74) via partial reduction of Cu(II) to Cu(I) ions during solvothermal reaction enhances the selectivity of styrene oxide to 87.6% using air as an oxidant, with good catalytic stability. Cu(I) sites contribute to the enhanced selectivity of Co(II) catalyzed epoxide formation by facilitating O2 activation and C=C bond epoxidation.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shengshu Yang, Fang Zhang, Haifa Qiu, Ming Yang, Fengjuan Qin, Hao Tang, Wenxing Chen, Zhengang Liu
Summary: This study reports a rational strategy to achieve efficient hydrogen production by anchoring atomically dispersed nickel on vacancy-abundant boron nitride nanosheets. The study provides a novel approach for developing high-performance and stable single-atom nickel catalysts for sustainable hydrogen production.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Xiaoxiao Huang, Ruihu Lu, Yaping Cen, Dunchao Wang, Shao Jin, Wenxing Chen, I. Geoffrey, N. Waterhouse, Ziyun Wang, Shubo Tian, Xiaoming Sun
Summary: A study successfully synthesized different-sized Ru-based catalysts and evaluated their performance for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The results showed that the Ru nanocluster catalyst had the optimal catalytic performance under alkaline, neutral, and acidic conditions. The exceptional performance was attributed to the strong interaction between the Ru nanoclusters and the N-doped carbon support, which weakened the *H adsorption ability of Ru sites.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yue Yu, Yinuo Zhang, Yu Wang, Wenxing Chen, Zhanjun Guo, Ningning Song, Minmin Liang
Summary: Rational design of metallic active sites and its microenvironment is critical for constructing superoxide dismutase (SOD) nanozymes. Here, a novel SOD nanozyme design was reported, using graphene oxide (GO) as the framework and delta-MnO2 as the active sites to mimic natural Mn-SOD. The nanozyme achieved superlative SOD-like catalytic performance with a 95.5% inhibition rate, which is significantly higher than GO and MnO2 nanoparticles.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hongyan Xi, Hongfei Gu, Yurui Han, Tingting You, Pengfei Wu, Qingqing Liu, Lirong Zheng, Shuhu Liu, Qiang Fu, Wenxing Chen, Yukun Gao, Yuting Wang, Penggang Yin
Summary: Fe single atoms supported on Ti3C2Tx have been developed as peroxidase-like nanozymes for sensing five antioxidants. The Fe single atoms exhibit excellent catalytic performance and electron transfer occurs along Fe-O-Ti ligands. This system enables high identifiable catalytic property and wide detection concentration ranges for antioxidants.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hongfei Gu, Jiani Li, Xiangfu Niu, Jie Lin, Li-wei Chen, Zedong Zhang, Ziqian Shi, Zhiyi Sun, Qingqing Liu, Peng Zhang, Wensheng Yan, Yu Wang, Liang Zhang, Pengfei Li, Xinyuan Li, Dingsheng Wang, Penggang Yin, Wenxing Chen
Summary: In this study, an asymmetrically coordinated p-block antimony single-atom catalyst immobilized on nitrogen-doped Ti3C2Tx was designed for electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (eNRR). The catalyst exhibited ultrahigh ammonia yield and excellent Faradaic efficiency under mild conditions, and the mechanism of catalysis was explained through experimental and theoretical calculations.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yaning Hu, Shuo Zhang, Zedong Zhang, Hexin Zhou, Bing Li, Zhiyi Sun, Xuemin Hu, Wenxiu Yang, Xiaoyan Li, Yu Wang, Shuhu Liu, Dingsheng Wang, Jie Lin, Wenxing Chen, Shuo Wang
Summary: In this study, a high-performance photocatalytic transfer hydrogenation catalyst was successfully synthesized by loading ultrafine Pd nanoparticles on a graphite-like C3N4 structure with nitrogen defects. The resulting catalyst showed superior reaction rate and selectivity in the hydrogenation of alkynes. The Mott-Schottky effect in Pd/DCN and the nitrogen defects in the supports were found to play important roles in enhancing the catalytic activity.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Huifeng Zhuang, Tengfei Zhang, Hong Xiao, Fanchao Zhang, Pinyu Han, Hongfei Gu, Junrong Jiao, Wenxing Chen, Qiuming Gao
Summary: Atomically distributed cross-linked hollow carbonaceous nanovesicle fibers are fabricated using electrostatic spinning and thermal treatment. These conductive nanovesicles are able to store electrolytes and transmit electrons quickly. As a cathode-separator interlayer, they provide efficient electrocatalytic sites, improving the capture and transformation of lithium polysulfides, resulting in high capacity and cycling stability.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
(2024)
