Langmuir-Blodgett-assembled monolayer zinc ferrite nanoparticle film with unique photogenerated charge carrier separation efficiency and charge transfer behavior

2020 ◽  
Vol 534 ◽  
pp. 147646
Author(s):  
Yunyao Zhu ◽  
Wei Deng ◽  
Lin Chen ◽  
Jérémie Courtois ◽  
Qiang Tian ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 3925-3933
Author(s):  
Moumita Mukherjee ◽  
Rajkumar Jana ◽  
Ayan Datta

A new two-dimensional C6N6/C2N van der Waals heterostructure is proposed to realize photocatalytic water splitting. The work function difference promotes charge transfer from the C2N to C6N6 layer.


2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (46) ◽  
pp. e2115666118
Author(s):  
Yu-Xin Ye ◽  
Jinhui Pan ◽  
Yong Shen ◽  
Minhui Shen ◽  
Huijie Yan ◽  
...  

Artificial photosynthesis in ambient conditions is much less efficient than the solar-to-biomass conversion (SBC) processes in nature. Here, we successfully mimic the NADP-mediated photosynthetic processes in green plants by introducing redox moieties as the electron acceptors in the present conjugated polymeric photocatalyst. The current artificial process substantially promotes the charge carrier separation efficiency and the oxygen reduction efficiency, achieving a photosynthesis rate for converting Earth-abundant water and oxygen in air into hydrogen peroxide as high as 909 μmol⋅g−1⋅h−1 and a solar-to-chemical conversion (SCC) efficiency up to 0.26%. The SCC efficiency is more than two times higher than the average SBC efficiency in nature (0.1%) and the highest value under ambient conditions. This study presents a strategy for efficient SCC in the future.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 5861-5873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meiqi Du ◽  
Shengxin Cao ◽  
Xiaozhou Ye ◽  
Jianfeng Ye

Nanostructured TiO2-based Z-scheme heterojunctions have been widely accepted to be among the most effective photocatalysts for environmental remediation owing to their broadened light absorbance, high efficiency of photogenerated charge carrier separation, and well-preserved strong oxidation and reduction capability. In this review, we will first introduce the photogenerated charge carrier transportation mechanism of three different types of Z-scheme heterojunction systems, namely, liquid-phase Z-scheme photocatalytic system, all-solid-state indirect Z-scheme photocatalytic system, and all-solid-state direct Z-scheme photocatalytic system. Subsequently, we will describe the recent advances toward the rational design and fabrication of all-solid-state nanostructured TiO2-based Z-scheme heterojunctions. The applications of the thus-constructed all-solid-state nanostructured TiO2-based Z-scheme heterojunctions in the degradation of volatile organic compounds, removal of waste water organic pollutants, and upgradation of greenhouse gas CO2 will then be presented one by one. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of all-solid-state nanostructured TiO2-based Z-scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic environmental remediation will be briefly discussed, and the direction of future development will be prospected as well.


2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (13) ◽  
pp. 6042-6052
Author(s):  
Xinyu Zhang ◽  
Mei Wang ◽  
Xianghai Song ◽  
Yongsheng Yan ◽  
Pengwei Huo ◽  
...  

The charge carrier excitation–recombination process between the donor and acceptor, and the photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO over CN based DA composites.


2001 ◽  
Vol 121 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1559-1560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geetha K. Varier ◽  
K.S. Narayan ◽  
G. Nakmanovich ◽  
Y. Eichen ◽  
E. Ehrenfreund

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (24) ◽  
pp. 8428-8440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranjana S. Varma ◽  
Nirmala Thorat ◽  
R. Fernandes ◽  
D. C. Kothari ◽  
N. Patel ◽  
...  

Ag–TiO2nanocomposite systems have been investigated with the aim of understanding the relationship between the photocatalytic efficiency and the contributions of various structures resulting in charge carrier separation, charge transfer and extension of light absorption to the visible range.


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1033-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yansong Zhou ◽  
Gang Chen ◽  
Yaoguang Yu ◽  
Lichen Zhao ◽  
Qilin Yu ◽  
...  

In this work, lanthanum (La) has been proven as an effective space charge layer modifier to promote efficient photogenerated charge carrier separation for ZnO:GaN solid solution photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic water-splitting performance.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (15) ◽  
pp. 6238-6243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiping Li ◽  
Yuguo Xia ◽  
Tingxia Hu ◽  
Quanhua Deng ◽  
Na Du ◽  
...  

MnII-doped g-C3N4 obtained through redox reactions between a permanganate and urea upon calcination in an inert gas exhibits enhanced photogenerated charge carrier separation.


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