A computational study on the tunability of woven covalent organic frameworks for photocatalysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 546-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Chen ◽  
Li Yang ◽  
Ziye Wu ◽  
Changlun Chen ◽  
Jun Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Dihedral Angle ◽  
Light Absorption ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Central Metal ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Visible Light Absorption ◽  
Positively Charged

We show that the visible light absorption of COF-505 is tunable via altering central metal ions or the dihedral angle between two adjacent ligand groups by first-principles calculations. We also found that positively charged COF-505 with Pd(ii) exhibits appreciable O–H activation of the adsorbed H2O.

scholarly journals Computational Study of Novel Semiconducting Sc2CT2 (T = F, Cl, Br) MXenes for Visible-Light Photocatalytic Water Splitting

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4739
Author(s):  
Shaoying Guo ◽  
Hao Lin ◽  
Jiapeng Hu ◽  
Zhongliang Su ◽  
Yinggan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Water Splitting ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Redox Potentials ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
New Materials ◽  
Photocatalytic Water Splitting ◽  
Optical Absorbance ◽  
Light Region

Seeking candidate photocatalysts for photocatalytic water splitting, via visible light, is of great interest and importance. In this study, we have comprehensively explored the crystal structures, electronic properties, and optical absorbance of two-dimensional (2D) Sc2CT2 (T = F, Cl, Br) MXenes and their corresponding photocatalytic water splitting, under the visible-light region, by first-principles calculations. Herein, we have proposed that 2D Sc2CT2 MXenes can be fabricated from their layered bulk compounds, alternatively to the traditional chemical etching method. Creatively, we proposed Sc2CT2 (T = F, Br) as new materials; the band edge alignments of Sc2CF2 can be tuned to meet the water redox potentials at pH = 8.0. It is highlighted that Sc2CF2 shows outstanding optical spectra harvested under visible-light wavelength regions, and efficient separation of photo-induced electrons and holes in different zones. These present results provide eloquent evidence and open a new door on the photocatalysis applications of such novel semiconducting MXenes.

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